Enzyme-Responsive Nanoparticles for Targeted Accumulation and Prolonged Retention in Heart Tissue after Myocardial Infarction

Mary M. Nguyen, Andrea S. Carlini, Miao Ping Chien, Sonya Sonnenberg, Colin Luo, Rebecca L. Braden, Kent G. Osborn, Yiwen Li, Nathan C. Gianneschi, Karen L. Christman*

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Abstract

A method for targeting to and retaining intravenously injected nanoparticles at the site of acute myocardial infarction in a rat model is described. Enzyme-responsive peptide-polymer amphiphiles are assembled as spherical micellar nanoparticles, and undergo a morphological transition from spherical-shaped, discrete materials to network-like assemblies when acted upon by matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9), which are up-regulated in heart tissue post-myocardial infarction.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5547-5552
Number of pages6
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume27
Issue number37
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2015

Keywords

  • MMPs
  • enzyme-responsive
  • intravenous injection
  • myocardial infarction
  • nanoparticles

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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