Mitochondria-targeting polymer micelles in stepwise response releasing gemcitabine and destroying the mitochondria and nucleus for combined antitumor …

S Zhang, F Zheng, K Liu, S Liu, T Xiao, Y Zhu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mitochondrial DNA and nuclear DNA are essential genetic material which play an important
role in maintaining normal metabolism, survival, and proliferation of cells. Constructing a …

Mitochondria-targeting polyprodrugs to overcome the drug resistance of cancer cells by self-amplified oxidation-triggered drug release

JF Mukerabigwi, R Tang, Y Cao… - Bioconjugate …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The multi-drug resistance (MDR) of cancers is one of the main barriers for the success of
diverse chemotherapeutic methods and is responsible for most cancer deaths. Developing …

Polymeric nanoparticles for mitochondria targeting mediated robust cancer therapy

Y Sun, Q Yang, X Xia, X Li, W Ruan… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Despite all sorts of innovations in medical researches over the past decades, cancer
remains a major threat to human health. Mitochondria are essential organelles in eukaryotic …

Overcoming multidrug resistance through the GLUT1-mediated and enzyme-triggered mitochondrial targeting conjugate with redox-sensitive paclitaxel release

P Ma, J Chen, X Bi, Z Li, X Gao, H Li… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Multidrug resistance (MDR) is thought to be the major obstacle leading to the failure of
paclitaxel (PTX) chemotherapy. To solve this problem, a glucose transporter-mediated and …

pH-sensitive polymeric micelles for the Co-delivery of proapoptotic peptide and anticancer drug for synergistic cancer therapy

A Mozhi, I Ahmad, CI Okeke, C Li, XJ Liang - RSC advances, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Mitochondria plays a vital role in a wide range of biological processes in human health and
diseases. They are considered to be important organelles responsible for cellular apoptosis …

Mitocytosis Mediated by an Enzyme‐Activable Mitochondrion‐Disturbing Polymer‐Drug Conjugate Enhances Active Penetration in Glioblastoma Therapy

Y Xiang, B Wang, W Yang, X Zheng, R Chen… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The application of nanomedicines for glioblastoma (GBM) therapy is hampered by the blood–
brain barrier (BBB) and the dense glioblastoma tissue. To achieve efficient BBB crossing …

A novel mitochondrial targeted hybrid peptide modified HPMA copolymers for breast cancer metastasis suppression

Q Li, J Yang, C Chen, X Lin, M Zhou, Z Zhou… - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
Primary tumor metastasis remains to be a tough obstacle for clinical breast cancer treatment.
Since evidences have shown that mitochondria play a crucial role in tumor metastasis, we …

Unique random-block polymer architecture for site-specific mitochondrial sequestration-aided effective chemotherapeutic delivery and enhanced fluorocarbon …

D Patra, P Kumar, D Pal, I Chakraborty… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The elevation of the chemotherapeutic efficacy and attenuation of its side effects on healthy
cells and tissues become one of the prime targets for the treatment of cancer. Toward this …

Superior proapoptotic activity of curcumin-loaded mixed block copolymer micelles with mitochondrial targeting properties

D Momekova, I Ugrinova, M Slavkova… - Biomaterials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Targeting tumor cell mitochondria is a prospective strategy for highly effective anticancer
therapy. Consequently, the development of potent systems for the targeted delivery of …

Triphenylphosphonium‐conjugated poly (ε‐caprolactone)‐based self‐assembled nanostructures as nanosized drugs and drug delivery carriers for mitochondria …

DY Cho, H Cho, K Kwon, M Yu, E Lee… - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
For mitochondria‐targeting delivery, a coupling reaction between poly (ε‐caprolactone) diol
(PCL diol) and 4‐carboxybutyltriphenylphosphonium (4‐carboxybutyl TPP) results in the …