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Dynamic covalent macrocycles co-delivering genes and drugs against drug-resistant cancer




AuthorsLyu Yonglei, Wu Xiaoxia, Papageorgiou Anastassios C., Yang Jinghui, Wang Xin, Qi Dawei, Li Jianwei

PublisherCell Press Elsevier Inc.

Publication year2022

JournalCell Reports Physical Science

Article number101150

Volume3

eISSN2666-3864

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2022.101150

Web address https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2022.101150

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/176937682


Abstract

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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