BACKGROUND A multifunctional telodendrimer-based micelle system was characterized for delivery of imaging and chemotherapy agents to mouse tumor xenografts. Previous optical imaging studies demonstrated qualitatively that these classes of nanoparticles, called nanomicelles, preferentially accumulate at tumor sites in mice. The research reported herein describes the detailed quantitative imaging...

This work aimed to investigate the effects of curcumin (Cur) encapsulated in triblock copolymer nanomicelles on lncRNA GAS5 expression and NF-κB signalling pathway ischemic stroke rats. Using polycaprolactone (PCL), polyethylene (mPEG), polyglutamic acid (PLG), Cur as raw materials, Cur-PLG-mPEG-PCL nanoparticles were prepared. Its morphology, particle size, Zeta potential analyzed. Then sevent...

The A3B-type Lactosome comprised of poly(sarcosine)3-block-poly(l-lactic acid), a biocompatible and biodegradable polymeric nanomicelle, was reported to accumulate in tumors vivo via the enhanced permeability retention (EPR) effect. Recently, cellular uptake particles through incorporation cell-penetrating peptide (CPP), L7EB1. However, ability as drug delivery carrier has not been established....

Z-GP-Dox, the FAPα (fibroblast activation protein-α)-based doxorubicin prodrug, demonstrates excellent tumor targeting effects and a favorable toxicokinetic profile. However, the insoluble nature of Z-GP-Dox becomes a significant barrier to drug administration, particularly when it comes to the clinical stage. Here we developed a nanomicelle system to facilitate the systemic delivery of Z-GP-Do...

in this study, poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) (evoh) as a novel biocompatible polymeric scaffold was surface modified by succinylation to get evohs and further pegylated to improve structural properties using methoxypolyethylene glycol (5000 da) succinate (pegs) along with targeting with retinoic acid (ra) to get final modified active and passive targeted conjugate (pegs-evohs-ra) to evaluate ...

BACKGROUND Combination of androgen ablation along with early detection and surgery has made prostate cancer highly treatable at the initial stage. However, this cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer death among American men due to castration-resistant progression, suggesting that novel therapeutic agents are urgently needed for this life-threatening condition. Phosphatidylinositol 3...

Small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapies have been hampered by lack of delivery systems in the past decades. Nowadays, a few promising vehicles for siRNA delivery have been developed and it is gradually revealed that enhancing siRNA release from endosomes into cytosol is a very important factor for successful delivery. Here, we designed a novel pH-sensitive nanomicelle, PEG-PTTMA-P(GMA-S-DMA) (P...

The objective of this research was to develop and evaluate high drug-loading ligand-modified nanomicelles to deliver a steroidal compound to the brain. YC1 (5α-cholestane-24-methylene-3β, 5α, 6β, 19-tetraol), with poor solubility and limited access to the brain, for the first time, has been proved to be an effective neuroprotective steroid by our previous studies. Based on the principle of 'lik...