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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 133, Issue 44, Pages 17560-17563Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ja207150n
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- National Basic Research Program of China (973 Programs) [2010CB934001, 2009CB930301]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50733003, 20974105]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [WK2070000008]
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Efficient delivery of therapeutics into tumor cells to increase the intracellular drug concentration is a major challenge for cancer therapy due to drug resistance and inefficient cellular uptake. Herein, we have designed a tailor-made dual pH-sensitive polymer drug conjugate nanoparticulate system to overcome the challenges. The nanoparticle is capable of reversing its surface charge from negative to positive at tumor extracellular pH (similar to 6.8) to facilitate cell internalization. Subsequently, the significantly increased acidity in subcellular compartments such as the endosome (similar to 5.0) further promotes doxorubicin release from the endocytosed drug carriers. This dual pH-sensitive nanoparticle has showed enhanced cytotoxicity in drug-resistant cancer stem cells, indicating its great potential for cancer therapy.
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