2009
DOI: 10.1172/jci38842
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Molecularly targeted nanocarriers deliver the cytolytic peptide melittin specifically to tumor cells in mice, reducing tumor growth

Abstract: The in vivo application of cytolytic peptides for cancer therapeutics is hampered by toxicity, nonspecificity, and degradation. We previously developed a specific strategy to synthesize a nanoscale delivery vehicle for cytolytic peptides by incorporating the nonspecific amphipathic cytolytic peptide melittin into the outer lipid monolayer of a perfluorocarbon nanoparticle. Here, we have demonstrated that the favorable pharmacokinetics of this nanocarrier allows accumulation of melittin in murine tumors in vivo… Show more

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“…We coupled small interfering RNA (siRNA) to perfluocarbon-nanoparticles (PFC-NPs) and nebulized the mixture for aerosol application. PFC-NPs have been used in a variety of biomedical applications, including delivery of RNAi to tumor cells (22,23), but had never before been nebulized.…”
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“…We coupled small interfering RNA (siRNA) to perfluocarbon-nanoparticles (PFC-NPs) and nebulized the mixture for aerosol application. PFC-NPs have been used in a variety of biomedical applications, including delivery of RNAi to tumor cells (22,23), but had never before been nebulized.…”
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“…Even the badly toxic and unstable pharmacon, such as the peptide melittin, was successful targeted to murine tumors due to be attached to PFC nanoparticles [111,112]. As a result, the dramatically regressive tumors without noticeable systemic toxicity were observed.…”
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“…Secreted phospholipases A2 from BV have potent anti-HIV activities (19). A nanoscale delivery vehicle for cytolytic peptides was demonstrated by incorporating the non-specific amphipathic cytolytic peptide melittin into the outer lipid monolayer of a perfluorocarbon nanoparticle (20). The nanovehicles were delivered significant payloads of melittin i.v.…”
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