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Glucose-Responsive Metal-Organic-Framework Nanoparticles Act as "Smart" Sense-and-Treat Carriers.

Authors :
Chen WH
Luo GF
Vázquez-González M
Cazelles R
Sohn YS
Nechushtai R
Mandel Y
Willner I
Source :
ACS nano [ACS Nano] 2018 Aug 28; Vol. 12 (8), pp. 7538-7545. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jul 10.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

Zeolitic Zn <superscript>2+</superscript> -imidazolate cross-linked framework nanoparticles, ZIF-8 NMOFs, are used as "smart" glucose-responsive carriers for the controlled release of drugs. The ZIF-8 NMOFs are loaded with the respective drug and glucose oxidase (GOx), and the GOx-mediated aerobic oxidation of glucose yields gluconic acid and H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> . The acidification of the NMOFs' microenvironment leads to the degradation of the nanoparticles and the release of the loaded drugs. In one sense-and-treat system, GOx and insulin are loaded in the NMOFs. In the presence of glucose, the nanoparticles are unlocked, resulting in the release of insulin. The release of insulin is controlled by the concentration of glucose. In the second sense-and-treat system, the NMOFs are loaded with the antivascular endothelial growth factor aptamer (VEGF aptamer) and GOx. In the presence of glucose, the ZIF-8 NMOFs are degraded, leading to the release of the VEGF aptamer, which acts as a potential inhibitor of the angiogenetic regeneration of blood vessels by VEGF. As calcination of the VEGF-generated blood vessels leads to blindness of diabetic patients, the functional NMOFs might act as "smart" materials for the treatment of macular diseases. The potential cytotoxicity of the NMOFs originated from the GOx-generated H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> is resolved by the co-immobilization of the H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> -scavanger catalase in the NMOFs.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1936-086X
Volume :
12
Issue :
8
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
ACS nano
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
29969227
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b03417