Anticancer nano-prodrugs with drug release triggered by intracellular dissolution and hydrogen peroxide response

Abstract

We developed prodrug nanoparticles that release drugs through intracellular dissolution and a cancer-specific hydrogen peroxide response. To reveal the unclear mechanism regarding drug release from nanoparticles by reacting with hydrogen peroxide in cancer cells, this study demonstrates the in vitro evaluation of drug release kinetics under conditions simulated in cancer cells.