Journal
SMALL
Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/smll.201804105
Keywords
biomimetic nanoparticles; cell membrane; photodynamic therapy; photothermal therapy
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- Nanyang Technological University [NTUSUG: M4081627.120]
- Singapore Ministry of Education (Academic Research Fund Tier 1) [RG133/15 M4011559, 2015-T1-002-091]
- Singapore Ministry of Education (Academic Research Fund Tier 2) [MOE2016-T2-1-098]
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Phototherapy including photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) employs phototherapeutic agents to generate heat or cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS), and has therefore garnered particular interest for cancer therapy. However, the main challenges faced by conventional phototherapeutic agents include easy recognition by the immune system, rapid clearance from blood circulation, and low accumulation in target sites. Cell-membrane coating has emerged as a potential way to overcome these limitations, owing to the abundant proteins on the surface of cell membranes that can be inherited to the cell membrane-camouflaged nanoparticles. This review summarizes the recent advances in the development of biomimetic cell membrane-camouflaged nanoparticles for cancer phototherapy. Different sources of cell membranes can be used to coat nanoparticles uisng different coating approaches. After cell-membrane coating, the photophysical properties of the original phototherapeutic nanoparticles remain nearly unchanged; however, the coated nanoparticles are equipped with additional physiological features including immune escape, in vivo prolonged circulation time, or homologous targeting, depending on the cell sources. Moreover, the coated cell membrane can be ablated from phototherapeutic nanoparticles under laser irradiation, leading to drug release and thus synergetic therapy. By combining other supplementary agents to normalize tumor microenvironment, cell-membrane coating can further enhance the therapeutic efficacy against cancer.
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