2004
Pinpoint drug delivery system using hollow bio-nanoparticles
KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU
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- Volume
- 61
- Number
- 12
- First page
- 606
- Last page
- 612
- Language
- Japanese
- Publishing type
- Research paper (scientific journal)
- Publisher
- SOC POLYMER SCIENCE JAPAN
Hepatitis B virus envelope L proteins produced in yeast cells form hollow nanoparticles (L particles, average diameter 220 nm) displaying human liver-specific receptor. Recently, the L particles were found to incorporate genes, proteins, and drugs, and act as an efficient pinpoint delivery system to human liver-derived tissues in xenograft models. By substituting the epidermal growth factor (EGF) for human liver-specific receptor, the mutated L particles showed the affinity to the EGF receptor, not to human liver. Other similar HBV envelope proteins, e.g., M and S particles, have already been commercialized for hepatitis B vaccine, strongly suggesting the safety of L particles in human. These results indicate that the hollow bio-nanoparticles are a promising candidate for the next-generation platform of DDS, especially that related to gene therapy.
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- ISSN : 0386-2186
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000226059600004