Recent Progress in the Design and Application of Supramolecular Peptide Hydrogels in Cancer Therapy.
Adv Healthc Mater
; 10(1): e2001239, 2021 01.
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Supramolecular peptide hydrogel (SPH) is a class of biomaterials self-assembled from peptide-based gelators through non-covalent interactions. Among many of its biomedical applications, the potential of SPH in cancer therapy has been vastly explored in the past decade, taking advantage of its good biocompatibility, multifunctionality, and injectability. SPHs can exert localized cancer therapy and induce systemic anticancer immunity to prevent tumor recurrence, depending on the design of SPH. This review first gives a brief introduction to SPH and then outlines the major types of peptide-based gelators that have been developed so far. The methodologies to tune the physicochemical properties and biological activities are summarized. The recent advances of SPH in cancer therapy as carriers, prodrugs, or drugs are highlighted. Finally, the clinical translation potential and main challenges in this field are also discussed.
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Neoplasias
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Adv Healthc Mater
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2021
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China
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Alemania