Abstract
The liposome is a lipid-based nanoparticle that is widely used as a drug encapsulation device and drug delivery system (DDS), because it enables the encapsulation of many drugs into it. Notably, the liposome is suitable as a targetable drug carrier, since it can be easily conjugated with functional pilot molecules such as antibody, peptide, sugar chain, etc., on its surface. These liposomes are referred to as active targeting liposomes, and they enable the encapsulated drugs or imaging agents to be delivered to specific sites for the treatment and diagnosis, respectively, of refractory diseases such as cancer. In this chapter, the advantages of the use of active-targeting liposomes as a tool of DDS and their application to cancer treatment are reviewed.
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Abbreviations
- APRPG:
-
Ala-Pro-Arg-Pro-Gly
- ASSHN:
-
Ala-Ser-Ser-His-Asn
- BBB:
-
blood-brain barrier
- BPA:
-
Bauhinia purprea agglutinin
- BNCT:
-
boron neutron capture therapy
- CT:
-
computed tomography
- DDS:
-
drug delivery system
- DCP:
-
dicetylphosphate
- DOX:
-
doxorubicin
- DSPE:
-
distearoylphosphatidylethanolamine
- ECM:
-
extracellular matrix
- EGF:
-
epidermal growth factor
- EGFP:
-
enhanced green fluorescent protein
- EPR:
-
enhanced permeability and retention
- FR:
-
folate receptor
- GPLPLR:
-
Gly-Pro-Leu-Pro-Leu-Arg
- HB-EGF:
-
heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor
- HUVECs:
-
human umbilical vein endothelial cells
- Mal:
-
maleimide
- MRI:
-
magnetic resonance imaging
- MT1-MMP:
-
membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase
- NGR:
-
Asn-Gly-Arg
- NHS:
-
N-hydroxysuccinimide
- OVA:
-
ovalbumin
- PC:
-
phosphatidylcholine
- PCL:
-
polycation liposome
- PDT:
-
photodynamic therapy
- PEG:
-
polyethylene glycol
- PEI:
-
polyethylenimine
- P-gp:
-
P-glycoprotein
- PS:
-
phosphatidylserine
- PTX:
-
paclitaxel
- RES:
-
reticuloendothelial system
- RGD:
-
Arg-Gly-Asp
- siRNA:
-
small interfering RNA
- sLeX:
-
sialyl LewisX
- SM:
-
sphingomyelin
- SWKLPPS:
-
Ser-Trp-Lys-Leu-Pro-Pro-Ser
- TAMs:
-
tumor-associated macrophages
- TEPA:
-
tetraethylenepentamine
- Tf:
-
transferrin
- VEGFR-1:
-
vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1
- WGA:
-
Wheat germ agglutinin
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