Advances in redox-responsive drug delivery systems of tumor microenvironment

Autor: Xiaoshuang Guo, Yuan Cheng, Xiaotian Zhao, Yanli Luo, Jianjun Chen, Wei-En Yuan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Nanobiotechnology, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1477-3155
DOI: 10.1186/s12951-018-0398-2
Popis: Abstract With the improvement of nanotechnology and nanomaterials, redox-responsive delivery systems have been studied extensively in some critical areas, especially in the field of biomedicine. The system constructed by redox-responsive delivery can be much stable when in circulation. In addition, redox-responsive vectors can respond to the high intracellular level of glutathione and release the loaded cargoes rapidly, only if they reach the site of tumor tissue or targeted cells. Moreover, redox-responsive delivery systems are often applied to significantly improve drug concentrations in targeted cells, increase the therapeutic efficiency and reduce side effects or toxicity of primary drugs. In this review, we focused on the structures and types of current redox-responsive delivery systems and provided a comprehensive overview of relevant researches, in which the disulfide bond containing delivery systems are of the utmost discussion.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals
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