The present invention relates to a mucoadhesive
polymeric prodrug comprising a partially succinated
polyvinyl alcohol (PVA-SA) with adjusted amount of hydroxyl and carboxyl pendant groups, which form an ester and / or
amide linkage with amino and / or carboxyl and / or hydroxyl groups of biologically active compounds such as proteins, peptides, synthetic chemical, or natural products compounds (e.g.
doxorubicin as an antitumor agent and antifibrotic
drug). Preferably, said biologically active compounds are
cysteamine (CYS) as the aminothiol compound and one compound selected from the group consisting of
doxorubicin (DOX),
ketoprofen (KETO), or 4-hydroxybenzyl
alcohol (HBA). Moreover, the simultaneous presence of both hydroxyl and carboxyl groups in the partially succinated
polyvinyl alcohol (PVA-SA) chain of the
prodrug enables the self-assembled formation of 50-260 nm particles from the linear macromolecules and thus the
drug release can be prolonged or adjusted. The present invention also relates to improving the mucoadhesive properties of the
polymeric prodrug by the regulation of the amount of conjugated aminothiol compound. Further, the present invention relates to the method for producing said mucoadhesive
polymeric prodrug, and nanoparticles of the said mucoadhesive polymeric
prodrug.