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Dynamic covalent macrocycles co-delivering genes and drugs against drug-resistant cancer
Authors: Lyu Yonglei, Wu Xiaoxia, Papageorgiou Anastassios C., Yang Jinghui, Wang Xin, Qi Dawei, Li Jianwei
Publisher: Cell Press Elsevier Inc.
Publication year: 2022
Journal: Cell Reports Physical Science
Article number: 101150
Volume: 3
eISSN: 2666-3864
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2022.101150
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2022.101150
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/176937682
Polymeric carriers have dominated the development of delivering chemotherapeutic drugs and genes against drug-resistant cancer. However, the biocompatibility, loading, and release capabilities of polymers are unsatisfactory. Here, we have advanced the delivery system by developing dynamic covalent macrocycles using a dithiol monomer through a thiol/disulfide exchange reaction to co-deliver doxorubicin (DOX) and small interfering RNA (siRNA). Our thermodynamically based macrocycles achieve a drug-loading content of 30.2%, whereas a disulfide polymer prepared from the same monomer under kinetic control cannot load DOX. In combination with siRNA, the macrocycles exhibit excellent delivery efficiency and enhanced anti-tumor efficacy in vitro without systemic toxicity. Our findings suggest that dynamic covalent chemistry offers a powerful strategy for exploring macrocyclic carriers that could replace conventional polymers for co-delivery systems, paving the way to more efficient clinic therapies.
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