Issue 38, 2024

Endocytosis: the match point of nanoparticle-based cancer therapy

Abstract

Nanomedicine has inspired a ground-breaking strategy for cancer therapy. By intelligently assembling diverse moieties to form nanoparticles, numerous functionalities such as controlled release, synergistic efficiency, and in situ killing can be achieved. The emerging nanoparticles have been designed with elevated targeting efficiency as targeting cancer cells is the primary requirement for nanoparticles. However, effective targeting does not guarantee therapeutic effects as endocytosis is a prerequisite for nanoparticles to exert effects. The recent decade has witnessed the rapid development of endocytosis-oriented nanoparticles, and this review subtly analyzes, categorizes, and exemplifies these nanoparticles according to their biological internalization patterns, and the correlation between the endocytosis mechanism and the property of nanoparticles is bridged. Based on the interdisciplinary vision, the present challenges and future perspectives of nanoparticle design for successful endocytosis are discussed, highlighting the potential strategies for the future development of endocytosis-oriented nanoparticles, thus facilitating the endocytosis-oriented strategy from bench to bedside. The undeniable fact is that endocytosis-oriented nanoparticles will definitely bring new blood to the next generation of advanced cancer therapies.

Graphical abstract: Endocytosis: the match point of nanoparticle-based cancer therapy

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
06 6 2024
Accepted
13 8 2024
First published
28 8 2024

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024,12, 9435-9458

Endocytosis: the match point of nanoparticle-based cancer therapy

Y. Li, X. Gao, Y. Li, S. Yan, Y. Zhang, X. Zheng and Q. Gu, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12, 9435 DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01227E

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