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MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE
卷 18, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201700339
关键词
AIE; drug release; FRET; micelles; stimuli-responsive
资金
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology (Nankai University) [2017030]
- Tianjin University [1706]
Redox-responsive micelles are versatile nanoplatforms for on-demand drug delivery, but the in situ evaluation of drug release is challenging. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) technique shows potential for addressing this, while the aggregation-caused quenching effect limits the assay sensitivity. The aim of the current work is to combine aggregation-induced emission (AIE) probe with FRET to realize drug release assessment from micelles. Tetraphenylethene (TPE) is selected as AIE dye and curcumin (Cur) is chosen as the model drug as well as FRET receptor. The drug is covalently linked to a block copolymer via the disulfide bond linker and TPE is also chemically linked to the polymer via an amide bond; the obtained amphiphilic polymer conjugate self-assembles into micelles with a hydrodynamic size of approximate to 125 nm. Upon the supplement of glutathione or tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine) trigger (10 x 10(-3)m), the drug release induces the fluorescence increase of both TPE and Cur. Accompanied with the FRET decay, absorption enhancement and particle size increase are observed. The same phenomenon is observed in MCF-7 cells. The FRET-AIE approach can be a useful addition to the spectrum of available methods for monitoring drug release from stimuli-responsive nanomedicine.
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