Title:Application of Cell Membrane-Coated Nanomaterials for Tumor Treatment
Volume: 23
Issue: 15
Author(s): Yanzhao Zhu, Hengqing Cui, Jin Zhang, Ying Bei, Yu Huang, Meiyun Li, Jieting Liu, Yan Wu*Jie Gao*
Affiliation:
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anti-fibrosis Biotherapy, College of Life Sciences, Mudanjiang Medicai University,
Mudanjiang, China
- Changhai Clinical Research Unit, Shanghai Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
Keywords:
Cell membrane, nanomaterials, membrane-encapsulated nanomaterials, tumor therapy, biomimetic nanomaterials, antitumor drug.
Abstract: Tumors are a major cause of human mortality worldwide, and the rapid development of
nanomaterials (NMs) for tumor therapy and drug delivery has provided new treatment methods. However,
NMs’ high immunogenicity, short circulation time, and low specificity limit their application in
tumor therapy. In recent years, bionanomaterials using cell membranes have emerged to overcome the
shortcomings of monomeric NMs. Cell membrane-encapsulated NMs extracted from multiple cells
not only retain the physicochemical properties of NMs but also inherit the biological functions of the
source cells, aiding in drug delivery. The combination of the cell membrane and drug-loading NMs
offers an efficient and targeted drug delivery system tailored to the tumor microenvironment. The
research and application of this method have been widely carried out in the academic field of tumor
diagnosis and treatment. This review presents the recent research progress of cell membrane-coated
NMs as drug carriers in tumor therapy, including cell membrane extraction methods, encapsulation
strategies, and the applications of cell membrane-encapsulated NMs in tumor therapy. We believe that
biomimetic nanomaterials will be a promising and novel anticancer strategy in the future, and their
wide application will certainly bring vitality to the field of tumor diagnosis and treatment. The combination
of membrane and drug-loading nanomaterials embodies a highly efficient and target drug delivery
system tailored to the tumor microenvironment, which broadens a new path of drug delivery for
future cancer treatment. Meanwhile, it is also a perfect combination and application of biomedical
nanomaterials, which is of great significance.