Issue 24, 2017

Fusion peptide functionalized hybrid nanoparticles for synergistic drug delivery to reverse cancer drug resistance

Abstract

A facile self-assembly strategy was developed to decorate polymer/inorganic hybrid nano-sized drug delivery systems with functional peptides. To enhance drug delivery efficacy and overcome tumor drug resistance, a functional fusion peptide containing an RGD sequence for tumor targeting and an R8 sequence for cell penetration was introduced onto the surface of biotinylated carboxymethyl chitosan/CaCO3 (BCMC/CaCO3) hybrid nanoparticles through biotin–avidin interaction to obtain peptide functionalized nanoparticles (PNP). The peptide functionalization results in improved delivery efficiency and effective inhibition for drug resistant tumor cells. Co-delivery of an anti-cancerous drug (doxorubicin hydrochloride, DOX) and a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor (celecoxib, CXB) by PNP can further improve the therapeutic efficiency by effectively down-regulating P-gp expression to reduce P-gp mediated drug efflux and increase intracellular drug accumulation.

Graphical abstract: Fusion peptide functionalized hybrid nanoparticles for synergistic drug delivery to reverse cancer drug resistance

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Mar 2017
Accepted
07 May 2017
First published
24 May 2017

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2017,5, 4697-4704

Fusion peptide functionalized hybrid nanoparticles for synergistic drug delivery to reverse cancer drug resistance

J. Wu, X. He, B. Liu, M. Gong, R. Zhuo and S. Cheng, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2017, 5, 4697 DOI: 10.1039/C7TB00655A

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