Elastin-like polypeptides in drug delivery
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- 作者：José ; Carlos Rodrí ; guez-Cabello ; roca@bioforge.uva.es" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Francisco Javier Arias ; Matilde Alonso Rodrigo ; Alessandra Girotti
- 关键词：Elastin-like recombinamers ; Drug delivery ; Macro-depots ; Nano-carriers ; Thermo-responsive materials ; Self-assembling ; Chemotherapeutic agents
- 刊名：Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：1 February 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：97
- 期：Complete
- 页码：85-100
- 全文大小：1559 K
文摘
The use of recombinant elastin-like materials, or elastin-like recombinamers (ELRs), in drug-delivery applications is reviewed in this work. Although ELRs were initially used in similar ways to other, more conventional kinds of polymeric carriers, their unique properties soon gave rise to systems of unparalleled functionality and efficiency, with the stimuli responsiveness of ELRs and their ability to self-assemble readily allowing the creation of advanced systems. However, their recombinant nature is likely the most important factor that has driven the current breakthrough properties of ELR-based delivery systems. Recombinant technology allows an unprecedented degree of complexity in macromolecular design and synthesis. In addition, recombinant materials easily incorporate any functional domain present in natural proteins. Therefore, ELR-based delivery systems can exhibit complex interactions with both their drug load and the tissues and cells towards which this load is directed. Selected examples, ranging from highly functional nanocarriers to macrodepots, will be presented.