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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
Volume 25, Issue 8, Pages 1248-1257Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201403190
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51125014, 51233003]
- National Key Basic Research Program of China [2011CB606202]
- Ministry of Education of China [20120141130003]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China
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In this study, a pH sensitive chimeric peptide is developed to codeliver a photosensitizer, protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), and plasmid DNA simultaneously. In the presence of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), the chimeric peptide undergoes the process of hydrolysis of PLGVR peptide sequence, exfoliation of PEG, and increase of positive charges. As a result, the chimeric peptide can be preferentially uptaken by MMP-2 rich tumor cells. To realize synergistic effect of drug and gene delivery, a dual-stage light irradiation strategy is developed, i.e., the short time light irradiation can efficiently enhance the endosomal escape of the chimeric peptide/PpIX/DNA complexes by the formation the reactive oxygen species (ROS), resulting in synergistic endosomal escape and improved DNA expression. In addition, due to the screened phototoxicity of PpIX, short time light irradiation does not lead to detectable changes in the cell viability. After the gene transfection, the screened phototoxicity of PpIX is subsequently stimulated by long time irradiation to achieve high synergistic efficacy of photodynamic and gene therapies. Both in vitro and in vivo studies confirm the chimeric peptide-based nanocarrier with a good synergistic effect is a promising nanoplatform for tumor treatments.
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