Drug release and solubility properties of two zeolitic metal-organic frameworks influenced by their hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity.

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have shown significant potential for drug delivery applications. However, there remains a scarcity of comprehensive research addressing the influence of surface properties of MOFs on drug release kinetics and drug solubility. This study focuses on examining the influence of MOFs hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity on the controlled release and solubility of drugs.

Targeted delivery of RGD-modified liposomes encapsulating both combretastatin A-4 and doxorubicin for tumor therapy: in vitro and in vivo studies.

Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) modified doxorubicin-loaded liposomes could improve anticancer effect, and vascular disrupting agents (VDAs) could induce a rapid and selective shutdown of the blood vessels of tumors. We propose that RGD-modified liposomes for co-encapsulation and sequential release of vascular disrupting agent combretastatin A-4 (CA-4) and cytotoxic agent doxorubicin (Dox) could enhance tumor inhibition responses. In this study, we encapsulated Dox and CA-4 in RGD-modified liposomes.