Cell-penetrating peptides: design, synthesis, and applications

DM Copolovici, K Langel, E Eriste, U Langel - ACS nano, 2014 - ACS Publications
The intrinsic property of cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) to deliver therapeutic molecules
(nucleic acids, drugs, imaging agents) to cells and tissues in a nontoxic manner has …

Applications and challenges for use of cell-penetrating peptides as delivery vectors for peptide and protein cargos

M Kristensen, D Birch, H Mørck Nielsen - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
The hydrophilic nature of peptides and proteins renders them impermeable to cell
membranes. Thus, in order to successfully deliver peptide and protein-based therapeutics …

Tricyclic cell-penetrating peptides for efficient delivery of functional antibodies into cancer cells

O Tietz, F Cortezon-Tamarit, R Chalk, S Able… - Nature Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
The intracellular environment hosts a large number of cancer-and other disease-relevant
human proteins. Targeting these with internalized antibodies would allow therapeutic …

Improving the endosomal escape of cell-penetrating peptides and their cargos: strategies and challenges

A Erazo-Oliveras, N Muthukrishnan, R Baker… - Pharmaceuticals, 2012 - mdpi.com
Cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) can deliver cell-impermeable therapeutic cargos into cells.
In particular, CPP-cargo conjugates tend to accumulate inside cells by endocytosis …

The role of cell‐penetrating peptides in potential anti‐cancer therapy

M Zhou, X Zou, K Cheng, S Zhong, Y Su… - Clinical and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the complex physiological structure, microenvironment and multiple physiological
barriers, traditional anti‐cancer drugs are severely restricted from reaching the tumour site …

Cell-penetrating peptide: a means of breaking through the physiological barriers of different tissues and organs

J Xu, AR Khan, M Fu, R Wang, J Ji, G Zhai - Journal of Controlled Release, 2019 - Elsevier
The selective infiltration of cell membranes and tissue barriers often blocks the entry of most
active molecules. This natural defense mechanism prevents the invasion of exogenous …

Redesigning of cell-penetrating peptides to improve their efficacy as a drug delivery system

I Szabó, M Yousef, D Soltész, C Bató, G Mező… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cell-penetrating peptides (CPP) are promising tools for the transport of a broad range of
compounds into cells. Since the discovery of the first members of this peptide family, many …

Endosomal escape and cytosolic penetration of macromolecules mediated by synthetic delivery agents

DJ Brock, HM Kondow-McConaghy… - Bioconjugate …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Cell delivery reagents often exploit the endocytic pathway as a route of cell entry. Once
endocytosed, these reagents must overcome endosomal entrapment to ensure the release …

Strategies for improving the safety and RNAi efficacy of noncovalent peptide/siRNA nanocomplexes

J Wang, G Chen, N Liu, X Han, F Zhao, L Zhang… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the past decades, the striking development of cationic polypeptides and cell-penetrating
peptides (CPPs) tailored for small interfering RNA (siRNA) delivery has been fuelled by the …

Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) as therapeutic and diagnostic agents for cancer

RA Bottens, T Yamada - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Crossing biological barriers is often required for drug delivery. Cell-
penetrating peptides (CPPs) are short strands of amino acids that have been widely used as …