期刊
BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
卷 31, 期 5, 页码 593-606出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2012.10.002
关键词
Targeted drug delivery system; Gold nanomaterials; Therapeutic mechanism; Biological barrier; Physiochemical properties; Nanoparticles toxicity; Nanomedicine
资金
- Chinese Natural Science Foundation project [30970784, 81171455]
- National Key Basic Research Program of China [2009CB930200]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Hundred Talents Program [07165111ZX]
- CAS Knowledge Innovation Program
The application of nanotechnology in medicine, known as nanomedicine, has introduced a plethora of nanoparticles of variable chemistry and design considerations for cancer diagnosis and treatment. One of the most important field is the design and development of pharmaceutical drugs, based on targeted drug delivery system (TDDS). Being inspired by physio-chemical properties of nanoparticles, TDDS are designed to safely reach their targets and specifically release their cargo at the site of disease for enhanced therapeutic effects, thereby increasing the drug tissue bioavailability. Nanoparticles have the advantage of targeting cancer by simply being accumulated and entrapped in cancer cells. However, even after rapid growth of nanotechnology in nanomedicine, designing an effective targeted drug delivery system is still a challenging task. In this review, we reveal the recent advances in drug delivery approach with a particular focus on gold nanoparticles. We seek to expound on how these nanomaterials communicate in the complex environment to reach the target site, and how to design the effective TDDS for complex environments and simultaneously monitor the toxicity on the basis of designing such delivery complexes. Hence, this review will shed light on the research, opportunities and challenges for engineering nanomaterials with cancer biology and medicine to develop effective TDDS for treatment of cancer. (c) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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