申请人:The U.S.A, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health & Human Services
公开号:US20140162966A1
公开(公告)日:2014-06-12
Disclosed is a nanoparticulate complex comprising an artificial phosphate receptor of formula (I): P-[L-[-N(CH
2
-2-pyridyl)
2
]]
p
.pZN
2+
(I) wherein P represents a nanoparticulate substrate, L represents a linking group, and p is an integer of ≧1. Also disclosed are a method for silencing a gene in a cancer patient in need thereof, a method for treating or preventing cancer in a patient in need thereof, and a method for targeting a cell in cancer treatment comprising use of the nanoparticulate complex, for example, a DPA/Zn-functionalized nanoparticulate complex.