Acidity-Triggered Charge-Convertible Conjugated Polymer for Dihydroartemisinin Delivery and Tumor-Specific Chemo-Photothermal Therapy.
ACS Appl Bio Mater
; 6(6): 2303-2313, 2023 06 19.
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| ID: mdl-37190932
ABSTRACT
Since the nonspecificity and nonselectivity of traditional treatment models lead to the difficulty of cancer treatment, nanobased strategies are needed to fill in the gaps of current approaches. Herein, a tumor microenvironment (TME)-responsive chemo-photothermal treatment model was developed based on dihydroartemisinin (DHA)-loaded conjugated polymers (DHA@PLGA-PANI). The synthesized DHA@PLGA-PANI exhibited enhanced photothermal properties under mild-acidic conditions and thus triggered local heat at the tumor site. Meanwhile, these iron-doped conjugated polymers of PLGA-PANI were used as the source of Fe, and benefiting from the Fe-dependent cytotoxicity of DHA, the burst of free radicals could be generated in tumors. Therefore, the combination of TME-responsive chemo-photothermal therapy could achieve effective tumor efficacy.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Hyperthermia, Induced
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Neoplasms
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
ACS Appl Bio Mater
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China