Towards a 'clicked' PSMA targeting gene delivery bioconjugate-polyplex for prostate cancer

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Abstract

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK with over 50 000 new cases diagnosed each year and although therapeutic advances in surgery, anti-androgens, radio- and chemotherapy have increased survival rates, there still remains a need for new treatments to combat the most aggressive forms of the disease. Gene therapy offers promise as an alternative approach but is reliant on selective targeting to the cancer cell surface. Herein we describe the novel construction of a prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) binding bioconjugate-polyplex, based on a glutamate-urea peptide scaffold using 'click' chemistry, which we demonstrate is capable of targeted delivery of a GFP gene to PSMA overexpressing prostate cancer cells, and therefore may have potential future application as part of a prostate cancer gene delivery therapy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)23796-23801
Number of pages6
JournalRSC Advances
Volume14
Issue number33
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Jul 2024

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