Cell-penetrating Peptides for Cancer-targeting Therapy and Imaging

Title:Cell-penetrating Peptides for Cancer-targeting Therapy and Imaging

Volume: 15 Issue: 4

Author(s): Weiqin Wang, Sarra Abbad, Zhenhai Zhang, Shu Wang, Jianping Zhou and Huixia Lv

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Keywords: Cell penetrating peptides, tumor, targeting.

Abstract: Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) have been previously shown to be powerful transport vector tools for the delivery of a large variety of cargoes through the cell membrane, as well as other physiological membranes. And since they’re relatively cell-, receptor- and energy-independent, CPPs have unique advantages in facilitating drugs entry into cells. This paper briefly reviews the discovery, mechanism and classification of CPPs, and especially focuses on the specific limitations of CPPs and their potential applications for tumor-targeted delivery of biologically active molecules, imaging agents and carriers.

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Wang Weiqin, Abbad Sarra, Zhang Zhenhai, Wang Shu, Zhou Jianping and Lv Huixia, Cell-penetrating Peptides for Cancer-targeting Therapy and Imaging, Current Cancer Drug Targets 2015; 15 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568009615666150211104524