肠道病原菌侵袭素在药物纳米载体中的应用

口服给药是药物递送系统中的优选途径。然而,在通过胃肠道时,肠细胞的低渗透性经常会阻碍药物的有效递送。包囊药物能够解决这一问题的关键,取决于其中的细胞侵袭性靶向基团包裹的纳米颗粒系统。这种药物递送系统的侵入特性是由细菌侵袭素的关键成分提供,这些成分具有快速调节药物穿越肠细胞的作用,从而促进宿主细胞对药物的有效吸收。此综述重点阐述细菌侵袭系统,对合适的侵袭素分别从功能和分子结构、作为靶向药物的相对价值以及在使用过程中可能存在的误区依次进行探讨。此外,对口服给药方法的改进和未来前景也进行了讨论。     

药物靶向递送策略在肿瘤免疫治疗中的应用

本文通过回顾近年来药物靶向递送策略在肿瘤免疫治疗中的有关文献,简述其优势及应用,具体分为以下三个方面进行阐述:主动性靶向递送策略、被动性靶向递送策略及内响应性和外响应性的物理化学靶向递送策略,并提出了目前的不足和未来的展望。分析表明,药物靶向递送策略在肿瘤的免疫治疗中有着广阔的应用前景,为探索更好的肿瘤免疫治疗策略提供了理论基础。     

基于凋亡小体的药物递送系统研究进展

凋亡小体是一类由凋亡细胞释放的细胞外囊泡,由于具有良好的载药功能以及优异的靶向能力,凋亡小体被认为是一种具有潜力的药物递送载体。本文首先概述了凋亡小体的形成机制,然后总结了近年来基于凋亡小体的药物递送系统的相关研究,包括完整凋亡小体药物递送系统、重组凋亡小体药物递送系统、原位生成的凋亡小体药物递送系统以及类凋亡小体仿生药物递送系统,最后对凋亡小体在药物递送领域所面临的挑战和潜在解决策略进行了展望。     

新型药物递送系统研发格局分析

药物递送是通过特定的手段使活性药物成分有效地递送到目的部位,以在人类或动物中实现治疗效果的方法或过程。递送系统在控速给药、靶向给药、药物稳定性、生物相容性等方面具有重要的作用。近年来,随着药学、材料学和生物医学等相关领域的进步,从纳米尺度、细胞尺度到智能靶向递送等技术的发展使药物递送系统领域发生了巨大变化,新型药物递送系统的研究投入和市场份额持续快速增长。通过对不同载药系统的递送机制及特点进行阐述,系统梳理新兴药物递送系统技术的主要研究进展及企业竞争格局,并对相关技术的临床转化潜力和应用前景进行展望,为相关企业研发方向选择及决策提供参考。     

细菌小细胞在癌症治疗中的应用

癌症一直是危害人类健康的主要疾病之一。传统的癌症治疗方法包括放疗、化疗和手术,均具有明显的毒副作用或局限性。脂质体和纳米颗粒作为被广泛研究的药物递送载体,在人体临床试验中也出现了药物渗漏和装载功能不全等问题。目前而言,应用具有肿瘤靶向性的载体递送抗肿瘤药物或小分子,是有希望介导安全、有效的肿瘤治疗的策略之一。近年来,细菌来源的非复制型小细胞已受到越来越多的关注。小细胞是细菌异常分裂时期产生的纳米级无核细胞,其直径为200–400 nm,因而具有较大的药物装载能力。对小细胞的表面进行修饰,例如,装配能与肿瘤细胞表面特异性抗原或受体结合的抗体/配体,可显著提高小细胞的肿瘤靶向性。这种具有靶向性的纳米材料能将抗肿瘤的化疗药物、功能性核酸或编码功能性小分子的质粒靶向递送至肿瘤,而减少药物在正常组织器官的集聚。因此,使用小细胞作为靶向递送载体有助于降低药物对机体的毒性,从而最大限度地发挥药物分子在体内的抗肿瘤活性。文中将对小细胞的产生与纯化、药物装载、肿瘤细胞靶向性、内化过程以及其用于递送抗肿瘤药物的研究进展等方面进行综述,为开发基于小细胞的癌症治疗策略提供一定的参考。     

核酸自组装纳米递送载体的研究进展

随着核酸纳米技术的飞速发展,核酸自组装纳米载体已成为药物递送领域的研究热点。针对核酸自组装纳米载体在药物递送中的应用进展进行了系统综述,讨论了不同的核酸自组装策略,阐述了多种靶向递送和药物控制释放方法,同时,总结了核酸自组装纳米递送载体在蛋白质药物、核酸药物、小分子药物和纳米药物递送中的应用,并针对该领域的挑战和未来发展趋势进行了总结和展望,以期为药物递送领域和新型药物系统研究提供参考。     

活菌作为智能递送载体用于肿瘤治疗的研究进展

细菌经常被用作药物的载体实现被装载药物的肿瘤靶向、深部组织渗透等。近年来，通过合成生物学技术对细菌的基因进行改造，赋予了细菌环境感知和响应的功能，实现了细菌负荷药物的时空调控，促进细菌作为递送载体向更加智能化的方向发展。为此，本文综述了近年来利用细菌作为药物载体，以及基于环境感知和响应控制药物释放的细菌智能递送载体应用于癌症治疗的研究进展，最后对未来智能化的细菌载体应用于癌症治疗进行展望。     

细菌衍生物载体在肿瘤治疗中的研究进展

细菌载体是当前纳米载药系统研究的热点,其具有粒径小、靶向性能强、可装载化学药物和核酸药物的能力并且易于制备的特点。以活菌作为载体,容易引起生物体免疫反应,存在潜在的安全问题。通过基因工程技术和生物工程技术,可以获得低免疫原性和低毒性的细菌衍生物,并使其具有一定的靶向功能,能够用作载体来递送具有治疗作用的药物至肿瘤靶组织或靶细胞,这引起研究者的广泛关注。本文中,笔者选择3种常见的细菌衍生物——细菌外膜囊泡、细菌原生质体和微细胞这3种细菌衍生物载体在肿瘤治疗中的研究进展进行综述,以期为肿瘤治疗中药物递送系统的构建提供借鉴。     

多肽介导的核酸药物递送系统研究进展

核酸药物作为新型基因治疗药物备受关注,但生物学稳定性差、易被体内核酸酶降解、生物利用度低、靶组织内聚集浓度低等是制 约其发展的主要因素。新的药物递送技术的快速发展在一定程度上解决了核酸药物的稳定性及靶向递送问题,极大地推动了核酸药物的研 发进展。尤其是多肽蛋白类递送载体,已成为核酸药物递送系统研究领域的热点之一。介绍核酸药物递送载体多肽修饰的两种主要方式—— 共价缀合和非共价络合,重点综述近年来多肽缀合物和复合物以及多肽修饰的载体在核酸药物递送系统中的应用研究,探讨多肽介导的核 酸药物递送系统在应用中存在的问题,为新型核酸药物递送系统研发提供参考。     

浅析纳米载体靶向药物递送系统:误区、壁垒与对策

纳米载体靶向药物递送系统早已受到各国的广泛关注,虽然这一研究方向的论文发表量呈指数增加,却基本没有成药性.本文基于物理化学和生物学原理分析,通过对不同材料和粒径纳米载体扩散系数的实验研究,探讨分子与纳米粒子在水介质中依数性和扩散能力的差异、纳米载体在体内的寻靶过程,从根本上剖析了纳米载体靶向药物递送系统理论中存在的种种误区,揭示了主动靶向修饰的纳米载体并不能够按照载体设计的初衷提高对肿瘤组织的靶向效率的缺陷.证明EPR效应只适用于药物分子与具有足够扩散能力的纳米载体,并提出依靠环境特异性响应的靶向释药、提高纳米载体扩散能力、利用巨噬细胞固有的吞噬作用捕获NPs实现靶向药物递送以及逐级靶向等更具有可行性的靶向递送新策略.     

Polymers in drug delivery

Advances in polymer science have led to the development of several novel drug-delivery systems. A proper consideration of surface and bulk properties can aid in the designing of polymers for various drug-delivery applications. Biodegradable polymers find widespread use in drug delivery as they can be degraded to non-toxic monomers inside the body. Novel supramolecular structures based on polyethylene oxide copolymers and dendrimers are being intensively researched for delivery of genes and macromolecules. Hydrogels that can respond to a variety of physical, chemical and biological stimuli hold enormous potential for design of closed-loop drug-delivery systems. Design and synthesis of novel combinations of polymers will expand the scope of new drug-delivery systems in the future.     

Correction to: A novel melittin nano-liposome exerted excellent anti-hepatocellular carcinoma efficacy with better biological safety

Poor targeting of therapeutics leading to severe adverse effects on normal tissues is considered one of the obstacles in cancer therapy. To help overcome this, nanoscale drug delivery systems have provided an alternative avenue for improving the therapeutic potential of various agents and bioactive molecules through the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect. Nanosystems with cancer-targeted ligands can achieve effective delivery to the tumor cells utilizing cell surface-specific receptors, the tumor vasculature and antigens with high accuracy and affinity. Additionally, stimuli-responsive nanoplatforms have also been considered as a promising and effective targeting strategy against tumors, as these nanoplatforms maintain their stealth feature under normal conditions, but upon homing in on cancerous lesions or their microenvironment, are responsive and release their cargoes. In this review, we comprehensively summarize the field of active targeting drug delivery systems and a number of stimuli-responsive release studies in the context of emerging nanoplatform development, and also discuss how this knowledge can contribute to further improvements in clinical practice.     

Secreted phospholipase A(2) as a new enzymatic trigger mechanism for localised liposomal drug release and absorption in diseased tissue

Polymer-coated liposomes can act as versatile drug-delivery systems due to long vascular circulation time and passive targeting by leaky blood vessels in diseased tissue. We present an experimental model system illustrating a new principle for improved and programmable drug-delivery, which takes advantage of an elevated activity of secretory phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) at the diseased target tissue. The secretory PLA(2) hydrolyses a lipid-based proenhancer in the carrier liposome, producing lyso-phospholipids and free fatty acids, which are shown in a synergistic way to lead to enhanced liposome destabilization and drug release at the same time as the permeability of the target membrane is enhanced. Moreover, the proposed system can be made thermosensitive and offers a rational way for developing smart liposome-based drug delivery systems. This can be achieved by incorporating specific lipid-based proenhancers or prodestabilisers into the liposome carrier, which automatically becomes activated by PLA(2) only at the diseased target sites, such as inflamed or cancerous tissue.     

Recent Trends in Drug Delivery System Using Protein Nanoparticles

Engineered nanoparticles that can facilitate drug formulation and passively target tumours have been under extensive research in recent years. These successes have driven a new wave of significant innovation in the generation of advanced particles. The fate and transport of diagnostic nanoparticles would significantly depend on nonselective drug delivery, and hence the use of high drug dosage is implemented. In this perspective, nanocarrier-based drug targeting strategies can be used which improve the selective delivery of drugs to the site of action, i.e. drug targeting. Pharmaceutical industries majorly focus on reducing the toxicity and side effects of drugs but only recently it has been realised that carrier systems themselves may pose risks to the patient. Proteins are compatible with biological systems and they are biodegradable. They offer a multitude of moieties for modifications to tailor drug binding, imaging or targeting entities. Thus, protein nanoparticles provide outstanding contributions as a carrier for drug delivery systems. This review summarises recent progress in particle-based therapeutic delivery and discusses important concepts in particle design and biological barriers for developing the next generation of particles drug delivery systems.     

Antibody-drug therapeutic conjugates: Potential of antibody-siRNAs in cancer therapy

Codelivery is a promising strategy of targeted delivery of cytotoxic drugs for eradicating tumor cells. This rapidly growing method of drug delivery uses a conjugate containing drug linked to a smart carrier. Both two parts usually have therapeutic properties on the tumor cells. Monoclonal antibodies and their derivatives, such as Fab, scFv, and bsAb due to targeting high potent have now been attractive candidates as drug targeting carrier systems. The success of some therapeutic agents like small interfering RNA (siRNA), a small noncoding RNAs, with having problems such as enzymatic degradation and rapid renal filtration need to an appropriate carrier. Therefore, the aim of this study is to review the recent enhancements in development of antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), especially antibody–siRNA conjugates (SRCs), its characterizations and mechanisms in innovative cancer therapy approaches.     

肿瘤靶向纳米载药系统的设计与构建

近年来将纳米载药系统应用于肿瘤靶向递药的研究层出不穷。与正常组织相比,肿瘤组织具有较低的pH环境、大量新生血管生成、 不规则的血流灌注、局部缺氧等特异性的微环境,利用这些特点进行合理的纳米载药系统设计能够实现肿瘤部位的高效递药及深层穿透, 显著提高肿瘤治疗效果。针对现有的肿瘤靶向纳米载药系统的构建与设计方法进行综述,以阐述纳米载药系统在肿瘤靶向传递中的研究进展     

Secreted phospholipase A2 as a new enzymatic trigger mechanism for localised liposomal drug release and absorption in diseased tissue

Polymer-coated liposomes can act as versatile drug-delivery systems due to long vascular circulation time and passive targeting by leaky blood vessels in diseased tissue. We present an experimental model system illustrating a new principle for improved and programmable drug-delivery, which takes advantage of an elevated activity of secretory phospholipase A₂ (PLA₂) at the diseased target tissue. The secretory PLA₂ hydrolyses a lipid-based proenhancer in the carrier liposome, producing lyso-phospholipids and free fatty acids, which are shown in a synergistic way to lead to enhanced liposome destabilization and drug release at the same time as the permeability of the target membrane is enhanced. Moreover, the proposed system can be made thermosensitive and offers a rational way for developing smart liposome-based drug delivery systems. This can be achieved by incorporating specific lipid-based proenhancers or prodestabilisers into the liposome carrier, which automatically becomes activated by PLA₂ only at the diseased target sites, such as inflamed or cancerous tissue.     

Drug releasing systems in cardiovascular tissue engineering

Heart disease and atherosclerosis are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The lack of suitable autologous grafts has produced a need for artificial grafts; however, current artificial grafts carry significant limitations, including thrombosis, infection, limited durability and the inability to grow. Tissue engineering of blood vessels, cardiovascular structures and whole organs is a promising approach for creating replacement tissues to repair congenital defects and/or diseased tissues. In an attempt to surmount the shortcomings of artificial grafts, tissue-engineered cardiovascular graft (TECVG), constructs obtained using cultured autologous vascular cells seeded onto a synthetic biodegradable polymer scaffold, have been developed. Autologous TECVGs have the potential advantages of growth, durability, resistance to infection, and freedom from problems of rejection, thrombogenicity and donor scarcity. Moreover polymers engrafted with growth factors, cytokines, drugs have been developed allowing drug-releasing systems capable of focused and localized delivery of molecules depending on the environmental requirements and the milieu in which the scaffold is placed. A broad range of applications for compound-releasing, tissue-engineered grafts have been suggested ranging from drug delivery to gene therapy. This review will describe advances in the development of drug-delivery systems for cardiovascular applications focusing on the manufacturing techniques and on the compounds delivered by these systems to date.     

Molecular vehicles for targeted drug delivery

Targeted drug delivery by cell-specific cytokines and antibodies promises greater drug efficacy and reduced side effects. We describe a novel strategy for assembly of drug delivery vehicles that does not require chemical modification of targeting proteins. The strategy relies on a noncovalent binding of standardized "payload" modules to targeting proteins expressed with a "docking" tag. The payload modules are constructed by linking drug carriers to an adapter protein capable of binding to a docking tag. Using fragments of bovine ribonuclease A as an adapter protein and a docking tag, we have constructed vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) based vehicles for gene delivery and for liposome delivery. Assembled vehicles displayed remarkable selectivity in drug delivery to cells overexpressing VEGF receptors. We expect that our strategy can be employed for targeted delivery of many therapeutic or imaging agents by different recombinant targeting proteins.     

Nanoparticulate drug delivery systems for cancer chemotherapy

Abstract

Nanoparticles (NPs) are, in general, colloidal particles, less than 1000 nm, that can be used for better drug delivery and prepared either by encapsulating the drug within a vesicle and or by dispersing the drug molecules within a matrix. Nanoparticulate drug delivery systems have been extensively studied in recent years for spatial and temporal delivery, especially in tumour and brain targeting. NPs have great promise for better drug delivery as found in both pharmaceutical and clinical research. As a drug carrier, NPs have significant advantages like better bioavailability, systemic stability, high drug loading, long blood circulation time and selective distribution in the organs/tissues with longer half life. The selective targeting of NPs can be achieved by the enhanced permeability and retention effect (EPR-effect), attaching specific ligands, or by making selective distribution due to change of the physiological conditions of specific systems like nature, pH, temperature, etc. It has been observed that drug-loaded NPs can have selective distribution to organs/tissues using different types of and proportions of polymers. The current aim of researchers is to prepare NPs that are long-lived with and that demonstrate the appropriate selective distribution for better therapy and thus improved clinical outcomes. Nanoparticulate drug delivery systems have the potential to deliver a drug to the target site with specificity and to maintain the desired concentration at the site for the intended time without untoward effects. In this review article, the methods for the preparation of NPs, their characterization, biodistribution, and pharmacokinetic characteristics are discussed.