Journal
POLYMERS
Volume 9, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/polym9060213
Keywords
polymeric nanoparticles; pH-sensitive; multifunctional polymer; imiquimod
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- Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan) [MOST 105-2628-B-010-002-MY3]
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Multifunctional polymer nanoparticles have been developed for cancer treatment because they could be easily designed to target cancer cells and to enhance therapeutic efficacy according to cancer hallmarks. In this study, we synthesized a pH-sensitive polymer, poly(methacrylic acid-co-histidine/doxorubicin/biotin) (HBD) in which doxorubicin (DOX) was conjugated by a hydrazone bond to encapsulate an immunotherapy drug, imiquimod (IMQ), to form dual cancer-targeting and dual drug-loaded nanoparticles. At low pH, polymeric nanoparticles could disrupt and simultaneously release DOX and IMQ. Our experimental results show that the nanoparticles exhibited pH-dependent drug release behavior and had an ability to target cancer cells via biotin and protonated histidine.
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