Recent advances in cell penetrating peptide-based anticancer therapies

J Habault, JL Poyet - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cell-penetrating-peptides (CPPs) are small amino-acid sequences characterized by their
ability to cross cellular membranes. They can transport various bioactive cargos inside cells …

[HTML][HTML] Cell-penetrating peptides in protein mimicry and cancer therapeutics

M Zorko, S Jones, Ü Langel - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Extensive research has been undertaken in the pursuit of anticancer therapeutics. Many
anticancer drugs require specificity of delivery to cancer cells, whilst sparing healthy tissue …

Redesigning of cell-penetrating peptides to improve their efficacy as a drug delivery system

I Szabó, M Yousef, D Soltész, C Bató, G Mező… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cell-penetrating peptides (CPP) are promising tools for the transport of a broad range of
compounds into cells. Since the discovery of the first members of this peptide family, many …

pH-Activatable cell penetrating peptide dimers for potent delivery of anticancer drug to triple-negative breast cancer

SH Nam, J Jang, DH Cheon, SE Chong, JH Ahn… - Journal of controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
We developed a pH-activatable cell-penetrating peptide dimer LH 2 with histidine residues,
which can penetrate cells, specifically in weak acidic conditions, even at few tens of …

Delivery of various cargos into cancer cells and tissues via cell-penetrating peptides: A review of the last decade

A Shoari, R Tooyserkani, M Tahmasebi, DWPM Löwik - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Abstracts Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), also known as protein transduction domains,
are a class of diverse amino acid sequences with the ability to cross cellular membranes …

Breast cancer: insights in disease and influence of drug methotrexate

V Yang, MJ Gouveia, J Santos, B Koksch… - RSC Medicinal …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
According to the World Health Organization, cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity
and mortality worldwide. The previously estimated 14 million new cases in the year of 2012 …

Cell-penetrating peptide conjugates to enhance the antitumor effect of paclitaxel on drug-resistant lung cancer

Z Duan, C Chen, J Qin, Q Liu, Q Wang, X Xu… - Drug delivery, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
To conquer the drug resistance of tumors and the poor solubility of paclitaxel (PTX), two PTX-
cell-penetrating peptide conjugates (PTX-CPPs), PTX-TAT and PTX-LMWP, were …

Therapeutic peptides for chemotherapy: Trends and challenges for advanced delivery systems

AB Ilangala, A Lechanteur, M Fillet, G Piel - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The past decades witnessed an increasing interest in peptides as clinical therapeutics.
Rightfully considered as a potential alternative for small molecule therapy, these remarkable …

Efficient synthesis and anticancer evaluation of spider toxin peptide LVTX-8-based analogues with enhanced stability

QN Chi, SX Jia, H Yin, LE Wang, XY Fu, YN Ma… - Bioorganic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cytotoxic peptides derived from spider venoms have been considered as promising
candidates for anticancer treatment. The novel cell penetrating peptide LVTX-8, which is a …

Cell-penetrating dabcyl-containing tetraarginines with backbone aromatics as uptake enhancers

M Yousef, I Szabó, J Murányi, F Illien, D Soltész, C Bató… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cell-penetrating peptides represent an emerging class of carriers capable of effective
cellular delivery. This work demonstrates the preparation and investigation of efficient CPPs …