Recent Advances in Anti-cancer Protein/Peptide Delivery
- 14 November 2018
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Bioconjugate Chemistry
- Vol. 30 (2), 305-324
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00750
Abstract
Protein/peptide drugs possess unique advantages, such as high pharmacological potency, molecular specificity, multifunction, and low toxicity, and thus hold great potentials for cancer therapy. In the past decades, great achievements have been made in protein delivery systems, which can protect cargo proteins against detrimental physiological environments and efficiently deliver proteins into tumor sites and cells. This review first summarized the existing protein/peptide drugs used for cancer treatment, illustrated their anti-tumor mechanisms, and pointed out the potential challenges/barriers against their medical utility. We then discussed the existing strategies for protein encapsulation/conjugation, and then surveyed the recent advances in the development of protein delivery vehicles including lipid-based membrane nanocarriers, polymeric carriers, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), inorganic carriers, protein/peptide-based nanocarriers, and DNA nanostructures. The design strategies, advantages in potentiating protein delivery efficiencies, and possible limitations of these delivery systems were discussed. Finally, future opportunities and challenges in anti-cancer protein/peptide delivery were indicated.Keywords
Funding Information
- Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (2016YFA0201200)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (51722305, 51573123, 51873142)
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
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