drug delivery systems;
cancer therapy;
doxorubicin;
poly(ethylene glycol);
peptide synthesis;
polymer-supported drugs;
antineoplastics;
cytostatics;
biodegradable polymers;
D O I:
10.1135/cccc20050327
中图分类号:
O6 [化学];
学科分类号:
0703 ;
摘要:
The synthesis and characterization of a water-soluble biodegradable multiblock polyurethane based on poly(ethylene glycol) blocks interconnected by a pentapeptide derivative N, N'-bis(aspartylprolyl)lysine is described. The pentapeptide linkages are susceptible both to chemical hydrolysis in neutral and mild acid medium (pH 5) and to enzymatic degradation by lysosomal enzyme cathepsin B. Anti-cancer drug doxorubicin was attached to a hydrazide derivative of the polymer via a hydrolytically labile hydrazone bond. Both the pH-triggered hydrolytic release of the drug and the degradation of the polymer carrier by enzymatic and chemical hydrolysis were studied using liquid chromatography.