A coassembled peptide hydrogel boosts the radiosensitization of cisplatin†
Qian Wang,Xiaoxue Hou,Jie Gao,Chunhua Ren,Qingxiang Guo,Huirong Fan,Jinjian Liu,Wenxue Zhang,Jianfeng Liu
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 09/15/2020 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/D0CC05184E
Abstract

We constructed a novel supramolecular hydrogel by carrying out a coassembly of cisplatin and short naproxen-capped peptides. This procedure boosted the radiosensitization effect of cisplatin by increasing the number of Pt–DNA adducts, arresting the cell cycle, and inhibiting cyclooxygenase-2.

Graphical abstract: A coassembled peptide hydrogel boosts the radiosensitization of cisplatin