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Application and therapeutic effects of sickle red blood cells for targeted cancer therapy

표적항암치료를 위한 겸형적혈구의 응용 및 치료 효과

  • Choe, Se-woon (Department of Medical IT Convergence Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
  • Received : 2016.07.15
  • Accepted : 2016.08.10
  • Published : 2016.12.31

Abstract

Conventional drug carriers such as liposomes, nanoparticles, polymer micelles, polymeric conjugate and lipid microemulsion for cancer chemotherapy shield normal tissues from toxic drugs to treat cancer cells in tumors. However, inaccurate tumor targeting uncontrolled drug release from the carriers and unwanted accumulation in healthy sites can limit treatment efficacy with current conventional drug carriers with insufficient concentrations of drugs in the tumors and unexpected side effects as a result. Sickle red blood cells show natural tumor preferential accumulation without any manipulation due to the adhesive interaction between molecular receptors on the membrane surface and counter-receptor on endothelial cells. In addition, structural changes of microvascular in tumor sites enhances polymerization of sickle red blood cells. In this research, we examined the use of sickle red blood cells as a new drug carrier with novel tumor targeting and controlled release properties to quantify its therapeutic effects.

암 환자들을 대상으로 하는 항암치료법은 나노입자, 폴리머 중합체, 지질, 리포솜 등을 치료 전달체로 이용하여 항암치료를 진행하는 방법들이 주로 활발하게 사용되고 있다. 이러한 전달체는 항암 치료제를 직접 암세포로 정확하게 표적 운반하는 정확성, 정확하게 운반한 후 선택적으로 항암치료제를 방출해야하는 유출제어, 다른 일반 세포들을 약물로부터 보호하는 기능 등을 동시에 가지고 있어야 하지만, 대부분 항암약물의 독성에 기인한 부작용이 발생하고 있다. 겸형적혈구는 암세포주변 혈관세포와 멤브레인 표면에 존재하는 리셉터 사이에의 점착성이 존재하며 추가적 생화학처리 없이 암세포 주변에 표적화가 가능함을 보인다. 또한, 암세포 주변의 혈관의 구조적 변화특성은 겸형적혈구의 중합화 반응을 증가시킨다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 겸형적혈구를 이용한 새로운 항암치료법의 효과를 정량적 혈관분석 방법을 통해 제시하고자 한다.

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