Issue 14, 2022

Zwitterionic choline phosphate conjugated folate-poly (ethylene glycol): a general decoration of erythrocyte membrane-coated nanoparticles for enhanced tumor-targeting drug delivery

Abstract

Erythrocyte membrane nanosystems have become one of the important research directions of disease treatment, especially for tumor treatment, and can enhance the long circulation time of anti-cancer drugs in vivo, and penetrate and accumulate in the tumor site effectively. However, erythrocyte membranes lack targeting properties and it is necessary to provide tumor-targeting function by modifying erythrocyte membranes. In this study, we report on a novel modification method of an erythrocyte membrane nanosystem to target tumors. Specifically, the tumor-targeting molecule folate-poly (ethylene glycol) (FA-PEG) was modified with a zwitterionic 2-(methyl acryloyoxy) ethyl choline phosphate (MCP) by the Michael addition reaction to obtain MCP-modified FA-PEG (MCP-PEG-FA). Based on the strong “N–P” tetravalent electrostatic interaction between MCP and phosphatidyl choline on the erythrocyte membranes, MCP-PEG-FA can be modified on the erythrocyte membrane encapsulated doxorubicin (DOX) loaded poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanosystem to form a tumor-targeting erythrocyte membrane nanosystem (FA-RBC@PLGA-DOX). The results show that MCP-PEG-FA was synthesized and successfully bonded to the erythrocyte membrane nanosystem, and the FA-RBC@PLGA-DOX nanosystem had a better tumor-targeting function and tumor killing effect compared with those of the nanosystems without FA ligand modification. The universal modification method of erythrocyte membranes is successfully provided and can be applied to the treatment of various diseases.

Graphical abstract: Zwitterionic choline phosphate conjugated folate-poly (ethylene glycol): a general decoration of erythrocyte membrane-coated nanoparticles for enhanced tumor-targeting drug delivery

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 noy 2021
Accepted
18 dek 2021
First published
20 dek 2021

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2022,10, 2497-2503

Zwitterionic choline phosphate conjugated folate-poly (ethylene glycol): a general decoration of erythrocyte membrane-coated nanoparticles for enhanced tumor-targeting drug delivery

Y. Zhang, Y. Wang, Q. Xin, M. Li, P. Yu, J. Luo, X. Xu, X. Chen and J. Li, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2022, 10, 2497 DOI: 10.1039/D1TB02493K

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