Chemical Communications 2018-04-10

Zinc-ion-mediated Self-assembly of Forky Peptides for Prostate cancer-specific Drug Delivery

Mingtao Tao, Keming Xu, Suyun He, Li Zhang, Hongmei Li, Xuefang Luo, Wenying Zhong

Index: 10.1039/C8CC00604K

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Abstract

A NOVEL FORKY PEPTIDE WAS DESIGNED AND SYNTHESIZED. THE PEPTIDE SELF ASSEMBLED INTO SUPRAMOLECULAR HYDROGELS TRIGGERED BY ZINC ION(ZI). THE HYDROGELS WAS DESIGNED FOR DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM(DDS), LOADED DOCETAXEL AND APPLIED IN THERAPIES OF PROSTATE CANCER. OUR RESEARCH DISCUSSED RESPONDING MECHANISM AND EVALUATED ANTICANCER EFFECT OF THE DDS.