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靶向基质金属蛋白酶的纳米药物递送系统:胶质瘤治疗的潜在策略

 

Authors Liu J, Xie P, Wang Z , Yin J, Liang S, Yang Y

Received 17 June 2025

Accepted for publication 19 November 2025

Published 5 December 2025 Volume 2025:20 Pages 14499—14520

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S547510

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Review by Single anonymous peer review

Peer reviewer comments 3

Editor who approved publication: Prof. Dr. Anderson Oliveira Lobo

Jie Liu,1,2,* Pengfei Xie,2,* Zhicheng Wang,2 Jinping Yin,2 Shuo Liang,2 Yanming Yang1 

1Department of Radiotherapy, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, People’s Republic of China; 2NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, People’s Republic of China

*These authors contributed equally to this work

Correspondence: Shuo Liang, Email liangshuo@jlu.edu.cn Yanming Yang, Email yym180@163.com

Abstract: Gliomas are the most prevalent Central Nervous System (CNS) tumors. Among them, glioblastoma (grade IV) is the most challenging brain cancer because of its highly aggressive nature, treatment resistance and poor prognosis. Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) is a family of zinc-dependent protein hydrolases. In recent years, MMPs have become a research focus owing to their central role in tumor microenvironment remodeling, angiogenesis, invasion, metastasis. Clinical studies have shown that the expression levels of MMPs in glioma tissues exhibit a significant positive correlation with the degree of malignancy and aggressiveness of gliomas. Therefore, the idea of MMPs as a detection target and therapeutic target can be proposed. Nanoparticle drug delivery system, as a cutting-edge technology, has shown great potential and broad prospects in clinical applications. The system realizes the targeted delivery, sustained-release control and bioavailability of drugs, and provides new ideas and means for the management of various pathological conditions. In this review, we will comprehensively discuss the expression relationship and major regulatory mechanisms between MMPs and gliomas, the composition of nano-drug delivery systems, routes of administration, and common types of nanomaterials used for the treatment of gliomas. In addition, we focus on cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) as an entry point. We summarize the common kinds of activatable CPPs and how they are applied in nano-drug delivery systems. It is also found that MMP-responsive systems, which can be used for the treatment of gliomas, can activate CPPs, and through the synergistic effect between CPPs and MMPs, MMPs can be used as detection or therapeutic targets and combined with nano-drug delivery system for the medical management of gliomas. The nano-drug delivery system can demonstrate exceptional blood-brain barrier (BBB) penetration efficiency and precisely target the glioma region to release the drug. This delivery approach may prove to be beneficial for glioma patients.

Keywords: matrix metalloproteinase, glioblastoma, nanomaterial, cell-penetrating peptides, nano-drug delivery systems