Drug nanorods are potential new nanocarriers for intracellular protein delivery

Theranostics. 2018 Jun 21;8(14):3872-3873. doi: 10.7150/thno.27815. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

Protein therapeutics are increasingly important for the treatment of many diseases; however, intracellular protein delivery remains a considerable challenge. To address this challenge, drug nanorods have emerged as new nanocarriers for enhanced intracellular protein delivery via bypassing endo-lysosomes, which was called a "drug-delivering-drug platform".

Keywords: nanocarrier; nanomedicine; protein delivery; protein therapeutics.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Drug Carriers
  • Drug Delivery Systems*
  • Lysosomes
  • Nanotubes*

Substances

  • Drug Carriers