Owing to the low pH value in tumor and cancer cells,drug delivery systems based on pH-responsive polymer nanocarriers have been extensively explored for anticancer chemotherapy.Herein,we developed a pH-responsive doxo...Owing to the low pH value in tumor and cancer cells,drug delivery systems based on pH-responsive polymer nanocarriers have been extensively explored for anticancer chemotherapy.Herein,we developed a pH-responsive doxonibicin(EXDX)nanocapsule(named as DNanoCapsule)prepared by combining in-situ polymerization teclinique with high-gravity antisolvent precipitation technique throngh an amphiphilic polymerized surface ligand.DNanoCapsules show an obvious spherical core-shell structure with a single DOX nanoparticle encapsulated in the polymer layer.Dissolution rate studies prove that the DNanoCapsules have robust dnig-release profiles under acidic environments due to the division of the pH-sensitive cross-linker,which triggers thecollapse of the polymer layer.The in vitro investigations demonstrated that the DNanoCapsules exhibited higli cellular uptake efficiency and cytotoxicity for both HeLa and MCF-7 cancer cells.Tlierefore,this work may provide a promising strategy to design and develop various stimuli-responsive drug nanocapsules tor the treatment of cancer or other diseases.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.2147601&21622601)the National Key R&D Pro gram of China(No.2015CB932101).
文摘Owing to the low pH value in tumor and cancer cells,drug delivery systems based on pH-responsive polymer nanocarriers have been extensively explored for anticancer chemotherapy.Herein,we developed a pH-responsive doxonibicin(EXDX)nanocapsule(named as DNanoCapsule)prepared by combining in-situ polymerization teclinique with high-gravity antisolvent precipitation technique throngh an amphiphilic polymerized surface ligand.DNanoCapsules show an obvious spherical core-shell structure with a single DOX nanoparticle encapsulated in the polymer layer.Dissolution rate studies prove that the DNanoCapsules have robust dnig-release profiles under acidic environments due to the division of the pH-sensitive cross-linker,which triggers thecollapse of the polymer layer.The in vitro investigations demonstrated that the DNanoCapsules exhibited higli cellular uptake efficiency and cytotoxicity for both HeLa and MCF-7 cancer cells.Tlierefore,this work may provide a promising strategy to design and develop various stimuli-responsive drug nanocapsules tor the treatment of cancer or other diseases.