• 文献标题:   A tumor-targeting drug delivery system based on cyclic NGR-modified, combretastatin A4-loaded, functionalized graphene oxide nanosheets
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DING F, WU FH, TIAN QQ, GUO LL, WANG J, XIAO FH, YU YY
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  • 出版物名称:   RSC ADVANCES
  • ISSN:   2046-2069
  • 通讯作者地址:   Shanghai Inst Technol
  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1039/c6ra12842d
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

Graphene oxide has shown great potential in drug delivery. In this study, we developed a novel tumor-targeting drug carrier based on aminopeptidase N (APN or CD13)-targeting peptide (NGR) functionalized graphene oxide (GP-cNGR/PVP). For the preparation, graphene oxide (GO) was functionalized using polyethylenimine (PEI) covalently linked with cyclic NGR (cNGR), and then the nanosheets were conjugated with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) via non- covalent interactions. The results showed that an efficient loading of combretastatin A4 (CA4) on GP-cNGR/PVP (0.5630 +/- 0.0132 mg mg(-1)) was obtained. In vitro cytotoxicity and cellular uptake studies using two tumor cells (HT-1080, MCF-7) indicated that the GP-cNGR/PVP nanosheets could recognize certain tumor cells and enhance the uptake by cells, especially for cells overexpressing CD13 receptors. These results demonstrate that GP-cNGR/PVP could be a potential vehicle to delivery anticancer agents for specific cancer therapy.