Cocoon-Like Self-Degradable DNA Nanoclew for Anticancer Drug Delivery

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• 作者：Wujin Sun ; Tianyue Jiang ; Yue Lu ; Margaret Reiff ; Ran Mo ; Zhen Gu
• 刊名：Journal of the American Chemical Society
• 出版年：2014
• 出版时间：October 22, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：136
• 期：42
• 页码：14722-14725
• 全文大小：317K
• ISSN：1520-5126

文摘

A bioinspired cocoon-like anticancer drug delivery system consisting of a deoxyribonuclease (DNase)-degradable DNA nanoclew (NCl) embedded with an acid-responsive DNase I nanocapsule (NCa) was developed for targeted cancer treatment. The NCl was assembled from a long-chain single-stranded DNA synthesized by rolling-circle amplification (RCA). Multiple GC-pair sequences were integrated into the NCl for enhanced loading capacity of the anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX). Meanwhile, negatively charged DNase I was encapsulated in a positively charged acid-degradable polymeric nanogel to facilitate decoration of DNase I into the NCl by electrostatic interactions. In an acidic environment, the activity of DNase I was activated through the acid-triggered shedding of the polymeric shell of the NCa, resulting in the cocoon-like self-degradation of the NCl and promoting the release of DOX for enhanced therapeutic efficacy.