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Peer-reviewed
2004

Pinpoint drug delivery system using hollow bio-nanoparticles

KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU
  • T Yamada
  • ,
  • M Seno
  • ,
  • A Kondo
  • ,
  • M Ueda
  • ,
  • K Tanizawa
  • ,
  • S Kuroda

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

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