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ArticleNanoscale research letters2016

Synergistic Enhancement of Antitumor Efficacy by PEGylated Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes Modified with Cell-Penetrating Peptide TAT.

Shanshan Hu, Tong Wang, Xibo Pei, He Cai, Junyu Chen, Xin Zhang, Qianbing Wan, Jian Wang

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Article in Nanoscale research letters, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shanshan HuState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Tong WangState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Xibo PeiState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
He CaiState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Junyu ChenState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Xin ZhangState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Qianbing WanState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Jian WangState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China. ferowang@hotmail.com.
Sichuan University · CNState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the present study, a cell-penetrating peptide, the transactivating transcriptional factor (TAT) domain from HIV, was linked to PEGylated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) to develop a highly effective antitumor drug delivery system. FITC was conjugated on MWCNTs-polyethylene glycol (PEG) and MWCNTs-PEG-TAT to provide fluorescence signal for tracing the cellular uptake of the nanocarrier. After loaded with an anticancer agent, doxorubicin (DOX) via π - π stacking interaction, the physicochemical characteristics, release profile and biological evaluation of the obtained nano-sized drug carrier were investigated. The DOX loaded MWCNTs-PEG and MWCNTs-PEG-TAT drug carriers both displayed appropriate particle size, excellent stability, high drug loading, and pH-dependent drug release profile. Nevertheless, compared with DOX-MWCNTs-PEG, DOX-MWCNTs-PEG-TAT showed improved cell internalization, intracellular distribution and potentiated anticancer efficacy due to the TAT-mediated membrane translocation, endosomal escape and nuclear targeting. Furthermore, the therapeutic efficacy of DOX was not compromised after being conjugated with MWCNTs-PEG-TAT and the proposed nanocarrier was also confirmed to have a good biocompatibility. In conclusion, our results suggested that the unique combination of TAT and MWCNTs as a multifunctional drug delivery system might be a powerful tool for improved anticancer drug development.

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Antitumor activityDoxorubicinDrug deliveryMulti-walled carbon nanotubesTAT peptide

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