Subcellular visualization: organelle-specific targeted drug delivery and discovery

X Shao, C Meng, W Song, T Zhang, Q Chen - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organelles perform critical biological functions due to their distinct molecular composition
and internal environment. Disorders in organelles or their interacting networks have been …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial targeting theranostic nanomedicine and molecular biomarkers for efficient cancer diagnosis and therapy

SK Rout, V Priya, A Setia, AK Mehata, S Mohan… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mitochondria play a crucial part in the cell's ability to adapt to the changing
microenvironments and their dysfunction is associated with an extensive array of illnesses …

[HTML][HTML] Hyaluronic acid-targeted and pH-responsive drug delivery system based on metal-organic frameworks for efficient antitumor therapy

Q Sun, H Bi, Z Wang, C Li, X Wang, J Xu, H Zhu… - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Drug delivery systems (DDSs) have emerged to help delivering the required cargo into the
region of the tumor, achieving the objectives of extenuating the potential damage to the body …

Self-assembly of mitochondria-specific peptide amphiphiles amplifying lung cancer cell death through targeting the VDAC1–hexokinase-II complex

D Liu, A Angelova, J Liu, VM Garamus… - Journal of materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Mitochondria-targeting peptides represent an emergent tool for cancer inhibition. Here
supramolecular assemblies of novel amphiphilic cell-penetrating peptides for targeting …

[HTML][HTML] Efficient drug delivery and anticancer effect of micelles based on vitamin E succinate and chitosan derivatives

X Chen, J Gu, L Sun, W Li, L Guo, Z Gu, L Wang… - Bioactive Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanocarriers have emerged as a promising cancer drug delivery strategy. Multi-drug
resistance caused by overexpression of multiple-drug excretion transporters in tumor cells is …

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 …

Structure-activity relationships of mitochondria-targeted tetrapeptide pharmacological compounds

W Mitchell, JD Tamucci, EL Ng, S Liu, AV Birk… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Mitochondria play a central role in metabolic homeostasis, and dysfunction of this organelle
underpins the etiology of many heritable and aging-related diseases. Tetrapeptides with …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial targeted strategies and their application for cancer and other diseases treatment

Q Li, Y Huang - Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation, 2020 - Springer
Background Known as the main site of ATP production and intrinsic apoptosis regulator,
mitochondria play vital roles in physiological functions and pathological progression …

Mitochondrion-targeting peptides and peptidomimetics: recent progress and design principles

S Kim, HY Nam, J Lee, J Seo - Biochemistry, 2019 - ACS Publications
Mitochondria are multifunctional subcellular organelles whose operations encompass
energy production, signal transduction, and metabolic regulation. Given their wide range of …

Enhanced reactive oxygen species generation by mitochondria targeting of anticancer drug to overcome tumor multidrug resistance

Y Liu, Z Zhou, X Lin, X Xiong, R Zhou, M Zhou… - …, 2019 - ACS Publications
As a major clinical tumor chemotherapeutic burden, multidrug resistance (MDR) is often a
result of up-regulation of P-glycoprotein (P-gp), which strongly enhances anticancer drug …