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Photothermally Triggered Cytosolic Drug Delivery via Endosome Disruption Using a Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide

Journal

ACS NANO
Volume 7, Issue 8, Pages 6735-6746

Publisher

AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nn403096s

Keywords

functionalized reduced graphene oxide; photothermal effect; near infrared stimuli-responsive; controlled drug delivery; endosome disruption

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  1. Research Center Program of IBS (Institute for Basic Science) in Korea [CA1203-02]

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Graphene oxide has unique physiochemical properties, showing great potential in biomedical applications. In the present work, functionalized reduced graphene oxide (PEG-BPEI-rGO) has been developed as a nanotemplate for photothermally triggered cytosolic drug delivery by inducing endosomal disruption and subsequent drug release. PEG-BPEI-rGO has the ability to load a greater amount of doxorubicin (DOX) than unreduced PEG-BPEI-GO via pi-pi and hydrophobic interactions, showing high water stability. Loaded DOX could be efficiently released by glutathione (GSH) and the photothermal effect of irradiated near IR (NIR) in test tubes as well as in cells. Importantly, PEG-BPEI-rGO/DOX complex was found to escape from endosomes after cellular uptake by photothermally induced endosomal disruption and the proton sponge effect followed by GSH-induced DOX release Into the cytosol. Finally, it was concluded that a greater cancer well death efficacy was observed In PEG-BPEI-rGO/DOX complex treated cells with NIR irradiation than those with no irradiation. This study demonstrated the development of the potential of a PEG:BPEI-rGO nanocarrier by photothermally triggered cytosolic drug delivery via endosomal disruption.

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