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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2018

pH-Sensitive Poly(β-amino ester)s Nanocarriers Facilitate the Inhibition of Drug Resistance in Breast Cancer Cells.

Mengxue Zhou, Xingcai Zhang, Jin Xie, Rongxiang Qi, Huiru Lu, Stefano Leporatti, Jun Chen, Yi Hu

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Mengxue ZhouCAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Multidisciplinary Research Division, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China. zhoumx@ihep.ac.cn.
Xingcai ZhangJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. xingcai@mit.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7114-1095
Jin XieCAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Multidisciplinary Research Division, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China. xiejin5739@163.com.
Rongxiang QiCAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Multidisciplinary Research Division, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China. qrx198913@163.com.
Huiru LuCAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Multidisciplinary Research Division, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China. luhuiru@ihep.ac.cn.
Stefano LeporattiCNR Nanotec-Istituto di Nanotecnologia, Polo di Nanotecnologia, 73100 Lecce, Italy. stefano.leporatti@nanotec.cnr.it.ORCID 0000-0001-5912-7565
Jun ChenCAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Multidisciplinary Research Division, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China. chenjun@ihep.ac.cn.
Yi HuCAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Multidisciplinary Research Division, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China. huyi@ihep.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-0952-0657
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNHarvard University · USIstituto Nanoscienze · IT

Funding

CAS Youth Innovation Promotion Association Program 2015008National Basic Research Program of China 2011CB933101National Natural Science Foundation of China 21574136, 21390411, 81573110
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multidrug resistance (MDR) remains an unmet challenge in chemotherapy. Stimuli-responsive nanocarriers emerge as a promising tool to overcome MDR. Herein, pH-sensitive poly(β-amino ester)s polymers (PHP)-based micellar nanoparticles were synthesized for enhanced doxorubicin (DOX) delivery in drug resistant breast cancer MCF-7/ADR cells. DOX-loaded PHP micelles showed rapid cell-internalization and lysosomal escape in MCF-7/ADR cells. The cytotoxicity assays showed relatively higher cell inhibition of DOX-loaded PHP micelles than that of free DOX against MCF-7/ADR cells. Further mechanistic studies showed that PHP micelles were able to inhibit P-glycoprotein (P-gp) activity by lowering mitochondrial membrane potentials and ATP levels. These results suggested that the enhanced antitumor effect might be attributed to PHP-mediated lysosomal escape and drug efflux inhibition. Therefore, PHP would be a promising pH-responsive nanocarrier for enhanced intracellular drug delivery and overcoming MDR in cancer cells.

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doxorubicinmultidrug resistancenanoparticlespH responsivepoly(β-amino ester)s

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PMID30463238
PMCPMC6267427
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