Nucleotides as nontoxic endogenous endosomolytic agents in drug delivery.

Cho, Hana; Cho, Yong-Yeon; Bae, You Han; Kang, Han Chang · Adv Healthc Mater · 2014

basic_science · Level V

Where this comes from

Abstract

Nontoxic endogenous nucleotides such as adenosine triphosphate and guanosine triphosphate have secondary phosphate groups, causing proton-buffering capacity and/or hemolytic activity in endolysosomal pH ranges. Nucleotides co-delivered in single polymeric pDNA nanocarrier induce highly enhanced transfection efficiency with negligible cytotoxicity due to their endosomolytic functions.

Medical subject headings