Journal
NANOSCALE
Volume 8, Issue 20, Pages 10832-10842Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c6nr02174c
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- Chinese Natural Science Foundation [81171455, 31430031]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31225009]
- State High-Tech Development Plan [2012AA020804, SS2014AA020708]
- BIC
- Chinese Academy of Science [121D11KYSB20130006]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [XDA09030301]
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PEGylated lipids confer longer systemic circulation and tumor accumulation via the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect. However, PEGylation inhibits cellular uptake and subsequent endosomal escape. In order to balance the contradiction between the advantages of long circulation and the disadvantages of poor uptake of PEGylated lipids, we prepared a sheddable PEG-lipid micelle system based on the conjugation of PEG and phosphatidyl ethanolamine (DSPE) with a pH sensitive benzoic imine bond. In a physiological environment, the PEG-protected micelles were not readily taken up by the reticuloendothelial system (RES) and could be successfully delivered to tumor tissue by the EPR effect. In a tumor acidic microenvironment, the PEG chains detached from the surfaces of the micelles while the degree of linker cleavage could not cause a significant particle size change, which facilitated the carrier binding to tumor cells and improved the cellular uptake. Subsequently, the sheddable PEG-lipid micelles easily internalized into cells and the increased acidity in the lysosomes further promoted drug release. Thus, this sheddable PEG-lipid nanocarrier could be a good candidate for effective intracellular drug delivery in cancer chemotherapy.
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