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Table 2 Examples of aptamers targeted nanosystems

From: Nanocomposites as biomolecules delivery agents in nanomedicine

Type of nanomaterial

Aptamer

Cargo

Justification

Efficacy test

References

Carboxyl-modified, streptavidin-coated magnetic beads

Extracellular peptide epitope of CD123 (ZW25)

DOX

Targeted chemotherapy

AML cells

BALB/c mice

[139]

PEG

Integrin α6β4 (IDA), eIF4E (AS1411), MNK1 (apMNK2F)

Drug-free

Targeted chemotherapy

PC-3 cells, 4T1 cells

BALB/c mice

[140]

Aptamer-based DNA diamond nanostructure

MUC1

ATP

Epirubicin

Targeted chemotherapy

C26 cells

MCF-7 cells

BALB/c mice

[141]

DNA nanoflowers

Sgc8

MUC1

Fluorescein, cyanine3 6-carboxy-X-rhodamine

Fluorescence imaging

MCF-7 cells

[142]

Gold nanorods

MUC1

DOX

Targeted chemo- and photothermal therapy

MCF-7 cells

[143]

PEG/gold nanorods

Ramos

ATP

DOX

Targeted chemotherapy, fluorescence imaging

Ramos cells

Ramos tumor-bearing nude mice

[144]

PEG-MnO

AS1411

 

MRI contrast agent

786–0 renal carcinoma, EA.hy926 cells

BALB/c mice

[145]

GO

Sgc8c

ATP

Drug-free

Targeted chemotherapy

Molt-4 cells

[146]

GO

MUC1 Vimentin (NAS-24)

 

Targeting apoptosis induction

MDA-MB-231 cells

MCF-7 cells

[147]

GO

MUC1 Cytochrome c

 

Targeting apoptosis induction

MDA-MB-231 cells

MCF-7 cells

[147]

GO/AuNP

MUC1

DOX

Targeted chemo- and photothermal therapy

MCF-7 cells, A549 cells

[148]

Mesoporous carbon NPs, polyacrylic acid, PEI

MUC1

DOX

Targeted chemotherapy

MCF-7 cells, A549 cells

[149]

MNPs

Sgc8c

DOX

Targeted chemotherapy

CEM, Ramos xenografted tumor mice

[150]

SPION (Au)

MUC1

 

Photothermal therapy

MRI

HT-29 cells

[151]

Myristylated chitosan

Androgen-sensitive human prostate adenocarcinoma cells aptamer

DOX

Targeted chemotherapy

LNCaP cells

[152]

PLGA/chitosan

MUC1

Epirubicin

Targeted chemotherapy

MCF-7 cells

BALB/c mice

[153]

PLGA/PEG

Platelatet-derived growth factor receptor β

PI3K-mTOR inhibitor

Deliver a multifunctional nanosystem to the brain

U87MG cells orthotopic cancer-bearing mice

[154]

PLGA/PEG

(HCC)-specific (TLS11a)

DOX

Targeted chemotherapy

HCC mouse liver cells

[155]

Liposomes/chitosan

Anti-EGFR

Erlotinib

Targeting apoptosis induction

H1975 cells

PC-9 cells

[156]

QDs/Se

AS1411

 

Targeting apoptosis induction, fluorescence imaging

U87 cells

U251 cells

HeLa cells

A375 cells

Siha cells

MCF-7 cells

EJ cells

[157]

 

ssDNA–GMT-3

DOX

Targeted chemotherapy

A-172 cells, MCF-7 cells

[158]