Redox-Sensitive Nanoscale Coordination Polymers for Drug Delivery and Cancer Theranostics

Jiayue Zhao, Yu Yang, Xiao Han, Chao Liang, Jingjing Liu, Xuejiao Song, Zili Ge, Zhuang Liu

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Abstract

Nanoscale coordination polymers (NCPs), with inherent biodegradability, chemical diversities, and porous structures, are a promising class of nanomaterials in the nanomedicine field. Herein, a unique type of redox-sensitive NCPs is constructed with manganese ions (Mn2+) and dithiodiglycolic acid as the disulfide (SS)-containing organic bridging ligand. The obtained Mn-SS NCPs with a mesoporous structure could be efficiently loaded with doxorubicin (DOX), a chemotherapeutics. The yielded Mn-SS/DOX nanoparticles are coated with a layer of polydopamine (PDA) and then modified by poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG). In such a Mn-SS/DOX@PDA-PEG NCP structure, the disulfide linkage (SS) within dithiodiglycolic acid can be cleaved in the presence of glutathione (GSH), leading to efficient redox-responsive dissociation of NCPs and the subsequent drug release. Meanwhile, Mn2+ in Mn-SS/DOX@PDA-PEG NCPs would offer a strong T1 contrast in magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, Upon intravenous injection, these Mn-SS/DOX@PDA-PEG NCPs show efficient tumor homing, as revealed by MR imaging, and offer an obviously improved in vivo therapeutic outcome compared to that achieved with free DOX.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)23555-23563
Number of pages9
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume9
Issue number28
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Jul 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • chemotherapy
  • drug delivery
  • nanoscale coordination polymers (NCPs)
  • redox-responsive release
  • theranostics

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