材料科学
药品
自愈水凝胶
化疗
喜树碱
癌症研究
体内
毒性
药理学
医学
内科学
化学
生物
外科
生物化学
高分子化学
生物技术
作者
Jiao Zhang,Yuanyuan Guo,Gaifang Pan,Ping Wang,Yuehua Li,Xinyuan Zhu,Chuan Zhang
标识
DOI:10.1021/acsami.0c03360
摘要
Considering the high rate of postsurgical tumor recurrence due to the possible residual cancer cells and the non-negligible toxicity of postsurgical systemic chemotherapy, we designed an injectable DNA hydrogel assembled by chemodrug-grafted DNA strands for localized chemotherapy. First, a multitude of camptothecin was successfully grafted on backbones of the phosphorothioate DNAs, which could be assembled into two types of Y-shaped building blocks and then hierarchically associated together to form drug-containing hydrogels. The injectable feature of drug-containing DNA hydrogels enables a minimally invasive approach for local drug administration. Owing to the enzymatic degradation, the hydrogel can gradually disassemble into nanosized particles, allowing its good permeation into the residual tumor tissue and efficient uptake by cells. Together with its sustained and responsive drug release behaviors, the drug-containing DNA hydrogel can significantly inhibit the regrowth of tumor cells and prevent cancer recurrence. Compared to the control groups, mice treated with our drug-containing DNA hydrogel show the lowest tumor relapse rate (1/3) and substantial slow tumor progression. Despite the long-term local embedding, negligible systemic toxicity and organ damages are observed after the treatment with our drug-grafted DNA hydrogel. With excellent antitumor efficacy and low side effects in vivo, our DNA-drug conjugate (DDC)-based hydrogel represents a promising candidate for local adjuvant therapy in cancer treatment.
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