PMID- 27999414 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170309 LR - 20240404 IS - 1420-3049 (Electronic) IS - 1420-3049 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 12 DP - 2016 Dec 20 TI - Recent Advances in Stimuli-Responsive Release Function Drug Delivery Systems for Tumor Treatment. LID - 10.3390/molecules21121715 [doi] LID - 1715 AB - Benefiting from the development of nanotechnology, drug delivery systems (DDSs) with stimuli-responsive controlled release function show great potential in clinical anti-tumor applications. By using a DDS, the harsh side effects of traditional anti-cancer drug treatments and damage to normal tissues and organs can be avoided to the greatest extent. An ideal DDS must firstly meet bio-safety standards and secondarily the efficiency-related demands of a large drug payload and controlled release function. This review highlights recent research progress on DDSs with stimuli-responsive characteristics. The first section briefly reviews the nanoscale scaffolds of DDSs, including mesoporous nanoparticles, polymers, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), quantum dots (QDs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The second section presents the main types of stimuli-responsive mechanisms and classifies these into two categories: intrinsic (pH, redox state, biomolecules) and extrinsic (temperature, light irradiation, magnetic field and ultrasound) ones. Clinical applications of DDS, future challenges and perspectives are also mentioned. FAU - Ding, Chendi AU - Ding C AD - School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China. salamicky@sina.cn. FAU - Tong, Ling AU - Tong L AD - School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China. njustlingtong321@sina.com. FAU - Feng, Jing AU - Feng J AD - School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China. fjnjust@163.com. FAU - Fu, Jiajun AU - Fu J AD - School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China. fujiajun668@gmail.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20161220 PL - Switzerland TA - Molecules JT - Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 100964009 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Drug Carriers) RN - 0 (Nanotubes, Carbon) RN - 0 (Polymers) SB - IM MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*chemistry MH - Drug Carriers/*chemistry MH - *Drug Delivery Systems MH - Humans MH - Hydrogen-Ion Concentration MH - Light MH - Magnetic Fields MH - Nanoparticles/chemistry MH - Nanotechnology MH - Nanotubes, Carbon/chemistry MH - Neoplasms/drug therapy MH - Oxidation-Reduction MH - Polymers/chemistry MH - Quantum Dots/chemistry MH - Temperature MH - Ultrasonics PMC - PMC6273707 OTO - NOTNLM OT - anti-tumor treatment OT - drug delivery system OT - nanotechnology OT - stimuli response COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2016/12/22 06:00 MHDA- 2017/03/10 06:00 PMCR- 2016/12/20 CRDT- 2016/12/22 06:00 PHST- 2016/09/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/11/26 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/12/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/12/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/12/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/03/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/12/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - molecules21121715 [pii] AID - molecules-21-01715 [pii] AID - 10.3390/molecules21121715 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Molecules. 2016 Dec 20;21(12):1715. doi: 10.3390/molecules21121715.