The invention discloses a nano compound (RAP (at) KTP (at) AuNPs) for delivering rapamycin based on targeted
peptide modified gold nanoparticles as well as a preparation method and application of the nano compound. In the nano compound, the surfaces of the gold nanoparticles are modified by
polyethylene glycol to form a PEG layer; the K3 targeting
peptide is connected to the surface of the PEG layer through non-covalent
coupling; rapamycin is loaded and wrapped in the PEG layer. SH-PEG-SH is added into the AuNPs solution, and a PEG modified AuNPs solution is obtained through a reaction; diluting the K3 targeting
peptide with pure water to obtain a diluted solution, adding the diluted solution into the PEG-modified AuNPs solution, and reacting to obtain a KTP-coated AuNPs solution; the preparation method comprises the following steps: dissolving rapamycin
powder by using
dimethyl sulfoxide, adding the rapamycin
powder into a KTP (at) AuNPs solution, and reacting to obtain the nano-composite RAP (at) KTP (at) AuNPs. The
nanocomposite provided by the invention can realize efficient and accurate delivery of rapamycin, and improves the effect of treating
renal fibrosis.