title: Ketal containing amphiphilic block copolymer micelles as pH-sensitive drug carriers.
abstract: pH-Responsive linkages have been widely exploited in the development of polymeric drug delivery systems, which trigger drug release selectively at tumor tissues or endosomes and lysosomes of cells. Herein we report new pH-sensitive amphiphilic poly(ketal adipate)-co-poly(ethylene glycol) block copolymers (PKA-PEG), which have acid-cleavable ketal linkages in their hydrophobic backbone. PKA-PEG copolymers self-assemble to form stable micelles with a mean diameter of ~175 nm, which can encapsulate a payload of anticancer drugs and rapidly dissociate to release drug payload at the acid environment. The micelles are biocompatible and exhibit abilities to disrupt endosomes to enhance the cytosol drug delivery. Taken together, we anticipate that the pH-sensitive PKA-PEG micelles have great potential as anticancer drug carriers.
authors.affiliation: Department of BIN Fusion Technology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Iljae
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Minhyung
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Yerang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: On
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Gilson
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Khang
authors.forename: Dongwon
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry; D002166:Camptothecin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D051379:Mice; D008823:Micelles; D041681:NIH 3T3 Cells; D011091:Polyesters / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry*; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D004337:Drug Carriers; D008823:Micelles; D011091:Polyesters; C584204:poly(ketal adipate)-co-poly(ethylene glycol); D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D002166:Camptothecin