Self-assembly, bioactivity, and nanomaterials applications of peptide conjugates with bulky aromatic terminal groups

IW Hamley - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
The self-assembly and structural and functional properties of peptide conjugates containing
bulky terminal aromatic substituents are reviewed with a particular focus on bioactivity …

Assemblies of peptides in a complex environment and their applications

H Wang, Z Feng, B Xu - Angewandte Chemie, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Using peptide assemblies with emergent properties to achieve elaborate functions has
attracted increasing attention in recent years. Besides tailoring the self‐assembly of peptides …

Transformable nanoparticle‐enabled synergistic elicitation and promotion of immunogenic cell death for triple‐negative breast cancer immunotherapy

C Xu, Y Yu, Y Sun, L Kong, C Yang… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Although cisplatin‐based neoadjuvant chemotherapy is an efficient therapy approach for
triple‐negative breast cancer (TNBC), it has dismal prognosis and modestly improved …

Self-assembly of pentapeptides into morphology-adaptable nanomedicines for enhanced combinatorial chemo-photodynamic therapy

Z Cheng, Y Cheng, Q Chen, M Li, J Wang, H Liu, M Li… - Nano Today, 2020 - Elsevier
The persistent morphology of conventional delivering systems limits their capability to further
simultaneously optimize pharmokinetics and overcome the physiological delivering barriers …

Nucleopeptide assemblies selectively sequester ATP in cancer cells to increase the efficacy of doxorubicin

H Wang, Z Feng, Y Qin, J Wang, B Xu - Angewandte Chemie, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we report that assemblies of nucleopeptides selectively sequester ATP in complex
conditions (for example, serum and cytosol). We developed assemblies of nucleopeptides …

Recent progress in the design and application of supramolecular peptide hydrogels in cancer therapy

Y Cai, C Zheng, F **ong, W Ran, Y Zhai… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Supramolecular peptide hydrogel (SPH) is a class of biomaterials self‐assembled from
peptide‐based gelators through non‐covalent interactions. Among many of its biomedical …

Fabrication of injectable hydrogels from an anticancer peptide for local therapeutic delivery and synergistic photothermal–chemotherapy

N Liu, S Wu, X Tian, X Li - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The susceptibility of anticancer peptides to proteolytic degradation is often considered as a
major weakness that limits systemic therapeutic applications. However, localized delivery of …

Emerging applications of supramolecular peptide assemblies

BJ Kim, D Yang, B Xu - Trends in Chemistry, 2020 - cell.com
Supramolecular peptide assemblies not only provide molecular insight into understanding
and mimicking the fundamental features of the self-assembly of biological molecules, but …

Chitosan crosslinking with pyridoxal 5-phosphate vitamer toward biocompatible hydrogels for in vivo applications

AM Craciun, L Mititelu-Tartau, G Gavril… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Vitamin B6 is an essential micronutrient in the mammalian diet, with role of coenzyme and
synergistic effect with some antibiotics and antitumor drugs. Based on these, we …

Supramolecular hydrogels of self-assembled zwitterionic-peptides

Y Zhang, Y Ding, X Li, D Zheng, J Gao, Z Yang - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Zwitterionic polymer materials have been extensively studied, but zwitterionic peptides
supramolecular hydrogel materials are rarely studied. In this study, the preparation of two …