Table 1 The mechanisms and applications of lysosomal escape used in nanomedicine

From: Precise design strategies of nanomedicine for improving cancer therapeutic efficacy using subcellular targeting

Mechanism of lysosomal escape

Device

The key structure for lysosomal escape

Cargoes

Cell line

Reference

Proton-sponge effect

catHDL/PA

Polyanions bearing both pendant carboxylate groups and alkyl chains

DOX and curcumin

T24

117

N-quaternary ammonium-chitosan

Quaternary amine groups

Brucine

HepG2

70

MPN-Coated NPs

The phenolic molecules in the metal–phenolic networks(MPNs)

Calcein

MDA-MB-231

118

FL–C6-NH2-Modified CRP@dOSN

pH-responsive imine bonds

Chitosan

HeLa

119

Polymeric-drug conjugate solid NPs containing encapsulated superparamagnetic iron oxide NPs (IO@PNP)

Poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(histidine)

DOX

PC3MM2

120

Polyurethane micelles

Hydrazone bonds

DOX

SKOV3

121

mPEG-b-PLA-PHis-ss-OEI

Disulfide bonds

DOX and siRNA

MCF-7/ADR

122

Surface-modified single-walled carbon nanotube

Polyethylenimine (PEI)-betaine

DOX and siRNA

A549

123

GA-loaded cp-rHDL NPs (cp-rHDL/GA)

The histidine in CPPs

Gambogic acid (GA)

HepG2 and HT1080

124

Guanidino HPMA copolymer

Guanidine group

KLA peptide

B16F10

125

TPH/PTX nanomicelles

The positively charged nanomicelles and HA

PTX

A549

126

D-alpha-tocopheryl poly (ethylene glycol 1000) succinate and HA dual-functionalized cationic liposomes

The imidazole groups of histidine

PTX

MCF-7/MDR

127

m-HA coating PEI-PCL/shRNA complexes

PEI-PCL

PTX and KIAA1199 specific shRNA

MDA-MB-231

128

Dextran nanogels with CAD adjuvant

Cationic amphiphilic drugs adjuvant (nonbiodegradable polymeric dextran NGs, inorganic propylamine-functionalized MSNPs, cationic LNPs, such as (PEGylated) DOTAP-DOPE liposomes, the lipofection reagent Lipofectamine RNAiMAX, and lipid NPs containing the ionizable lipid DLin-MC3-DMA)

siRNA

H1299

129

mPEG-PHis-PSD/PLL/siRNA NP

Poly(l-histidine)

siRNA

NSCLC

130

Lipid NPs

The ionizable cationic lipid components

siRNA

HTB-177

131

UCNP (CD/Azo) -siRNA/PEG NPs

GE11 + /TH + NP

siRNA

MDA-MB-468

132

The cationic dextran nanogels

Cationic amphiphilic drugs

siRNA

H1299

133

pH/redox dual-sensitive unimolecular NPs

The imidazole groups

siRNA

MDA-MB-468

134

Poly(2-diethylaminoethyl methacrylate) around the silica nanoparticle core (PDEAEM@SNP)

The tertiary amine group of the PDEAEM shell

siRNA

MDA-MB-231

14

siRNA biomimetic nanocomposites modified by erythrocyte membrane

Citraconic anhydride grafted poly-l-lysine

siRNA

U87MG

135

DSPE-PEG-uPA@CaP

The CaP shell

siRNA and Pt

MDA-MB-231

136

UA-GT/PAH-Cit/siRNA NCs

Imidazole-containing moieties

siVEGF

QGY-7703

137

Angiopep LipoPCB(Temozolomide + BAP/siTGF-β)

The zwitterionic lipid (distearoyl phosphoethanol-amine-polycarboxybetaine lipid)

Temozolomide and siTGF-β

GL261

138

PCI

MSNs tethered with lipid bilayers (MSN@tLB)

IR-780

Zoledronic acid

MCF-7

139

Photoactivatable Pt(IV) prodrug-backboned polymeric nanoparticle system (CNPPtCP/si(c-fos))

Azide complexes

Pt and si (c-fos)

A2780DDP

140

Glucose functionalized polydopamine NPs

Polydopamine

Bortezomib borate

MDA-MB-231 and MCF-10A

141

C60-DEX-NH2

Fullerenes

siRNA

MDA-MB-231 and 4T1

142

The lipoic acid and chlorin e6‐conjugated pullulan micelle

Ce6

Chlorin e6 and DOX

HepG2, HeLa and HCT‐116

143

Membrane fusion

pBA‐CP‐pPEGA

The self‐assembly into tubisomes

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HEK293

144

Cross-linked N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide copolymer micelles

HA2 peptide (GLFEAIEGFIENGWEGMIDGWYG)

H1-S6A and F8A (H1) peptide

MCF-7

145

CPPs

TAT-conjugated iron oxide NPs

TAT peptide

\

A549

146

siRNA @ TMV-TAT

TAT peptide

siRNA

MHCC97-H/GFP

147

siRNA /TAT-AP1-ELP complexes

TAT peptide

siRNA

4T1

148

A hybrid nanoparticulate system based on a cationic helical polypeptide PPABLG (PPABDLG HNPs)

The helical structure of PPABLG features

siRNA

RAW 264.7

149

The generation of gas

siPol2 @ NPs

The chitosan-guanidinate-CO2 NPs

POLR2A siRNA

MDA-MB-453 TNBC

150

D/N-PDA/Hb@HA

The NO donor

DOX

HeLa

151