Poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(lactic acid)block copolymer(PEG-PLA)is one of the most widely used biomedical polymers in clinical drug delivery owing to its biocompatibility and biodegradability.However,endowing PEG-PLA m...Poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(lactic acid)block copolymer(PEG-PLA)is one of the most widely used biomedical polymers in clinical drug delivery owing to its biocompatibility and biodegradability.However,endowing PEG-PLA micelles with high drug loading,self-assembly stability and fast intracellular drug release is still challenging.Redox-responsive diblock copolymers(MPEG-SS-PMLA)of poly(ethylene glycol)and phenyl-functionalized poly(lactic acid)with disulfide bond as the linker are synthesized to prepare PLA-based micelles that demonstrate excellent colloidal stability and high Ru loading.Notably,MPEGSS-PMLA achieved a remarkably high Ru loading efficiency of 84.3%due to the existence of strongπ-πstacking between phenyl and Ru complex.MPEG-SS-PMLA exhibited good colloidal stability in physiological condition but quickly destabilized by reductive tumor microenvironment.Interestingly,about 74%of Ru complex was released under 10 mmol/L GSH concentration.Ru-loaded MEPG-SS-PMLA showed efficient delivery and release of Ru complex into MCF-7 cancer cells,achieving enhanced in vitro and in vivo antitumor activity of photodynamic therapy.This feasible functionalization method of MPEG-PLA has appeared to be a clinically viable platform for controlled delivery therapeutic agents and enhanced phototherapy.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Science Foundation of China(Nos.22022803,22078046,21808028)Science and Technology Foundation of Liaoning Province(Nos.2019BS-047,2021-YGJC-17)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.DUT20YG131)。
文摘Poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(lactic acid)block copolymer(PEG-PLA)is one of the most widely used biomedical polymers in clinical drug delivery owing to its biocompatibility and biodegradability.However,endowing PEG-PLA micelles with high drug loading,self-assembly stability and fast intracellular drug release is still challenging.Redox-responsive diblock copolymers(MPEG-SS-PMLA)of poly(ethylene glycol)and phenyl-functionalized poly(lactic acid)with disulfide bond as the linker are synthesized to prepare PLA-based micelles that demonstrate excellent colloidal stability and high Ru loading.Notably,MPEGSS-PMLA achieved a remarkably high Ru loading efficiency of 84.3%due to the existence of strongπ-πstacking between phenyl and Ru complex.MPEG-SS-PMLA exhibited good colloidal stability in physiological condition but quickly destabilized by reductive tumor microenvironment.Interestingly,about 74%of Ru complex was released under 10 mmol/L GSH concentration.Ru-loaded MEPG-SS-PMLA showed efficient delivery and release of Ru complex into MCF-7 cancer cells,achieving enhanced in vitro and in vivo antitumor activity of photodynamic therapy.This feasible functionalization method of MPEG-PLA has appeared to be a clinically viable platform for controlled delivery therapeutic agents and enhanced phototherapy.