Intelligently targeted drug delivery and enhanced antitumor effect by gelatinase-responsive nanoparticles.

AIMS: The matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 2/9, also known as collagenases IV and gelatinases A/B, play a key role in cancer invasion and metastasis. However, the clinical trials of the MMP inhibitors (MMPIs) ended up with disappointing results. In this paper, we synthesized a gelatinase-responsive co...

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Main Authors: Rutian Li, Wei Wu, Qin Liu, Puyuan Wu, Li Xie, Zhenshu Zhu, Mi Yang, Xiaoping Qian, Yin Ding, Lixia Yu, Xiqun Jiang, Wenxian Guan, Baorui Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3728361?pdf=render