Switchable Liposomes: Targeting-Peptide-Functionalized and pH-Triggered Cytoplasmic Delivery

Qiuju Han, Weizhi Wang*, Xiangqian Jia, Yixia Qian, Qian Li, Zihua Wang, Weikai Zhang, Shu Yang, Yunhong Jia, Zhiyuan Hu

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Abstract

One switchable nanodelivery system was constructed. Liposomes were functionalized by a novel dual-recognition peptide STP, which is pH-responsive as well as the affinity ligand of tumor marker VEGFR2 (the angiogenesis marker vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2). Efficient drug delivery and in vivo therapy could be "turned on" and accelerated only in the conditions of VEGFR2 overexpression and a mild acidic environment. We envisioned that the successful demonstration of this switchable nanocarrier system would open a new avenue on rapid cytoplasmic delivery for specific cancer diagnostics and therapeutics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)18658-18663
Number of pages6
JournalACS applied materials & interfaces
Volume8
Issue number29
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Jul 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • VEGFR2
  • cancer therapy
  • drug delivery
  • pH-responsive peptide
  • switchable liposomes

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