Co-assembly of curcumin and a cystine bridged peptide to construct tumor-responsive nano-micelles for efficient chemotherapy

Y Dai, Z Jiang, J Li, M Wang, C Liu, W Qi… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The effective uptake and release of hydrophobic antitumor drugs in cancer cells is a
practical challenge for tumor chemotherapy. Many methods were developed to conquer it …

Enhancing curcumin anticancer efficacy through di-block copolymer micelle encapsulation

L Lv, Y Shen, J Liu, F Wang, M Li, M Li… - Journal of …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
We report herein the development of a novel aqueous formulation and improved antitumor
activity for curcumin by encapsulating it into a biocompatible and biodegradable poly (L …

Multifunctional adenine-functionalized supramolecular micelles for highly selective and effective cancer chemotherapy

FB Ilhami, SY Huang, JK Chen, CY Kao… - Polymer Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The facile construction of supramolecular polymers—incorporating self-complementary
hydrogen bonds—with the chemical and physical properties required to achieve selective …

Folic acid-targeted disulfide-based cross-linking micelle for enhanced drug encapsulation stability and site-specific drug delivery against tumors

Y Zhang, J Zhou, C Yang, W Wang, L Chu… - International journal …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Although the shortcomings of small molecular antitumor drugs were efficiently improved by
being entrapped into nanosized vehicles, premature drug release and insufficient tumor …

Hydrogen-bonded supramolecular micelle-mediated drug delivery enhances the efficacy and safety of cancer chemotherapy

CC Cheng, YT Sun, AW Lee, SY Huang, WL Fan… - Polymer …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Water-soluble supramolecular polymers can be created by incorporation of self-
complementary multiple hydrogen bonding groups. However, technically simple fabrication …

Empowering hydrophobic anticancer drugs by ultrashort peptides: General Co-assembly strategy for improved solubility, targeted efficacy, and clinical application

F Gao, J Guo, S Liu, F Zhang, Y Zhang… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The current state of drug delivery systems allows for the resolution of specific issues like
inadequate solubility, limited targeting capabilities, and complex preparation processes …

Anticancer drug-based multifunctional nanogels through self-assembly of dextran–curcumin conjugates toward cancer theranostics

K Nagahama, Y Sano, T Kumano - Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry …, 2015 - Elsevier
Curcumin (CCM) has been received much attention in cancer theranostics because CCM
exhibits both anticancer activity and strong fluorescence available for bio-imaging. However …

pH-sensitive curcumin conjugated micelles for tumor triggered drug delivery

H Rashidzadeh, SJT Rezaei, S Zamani… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Development of new drugs are confronted with some barriers and challenges, since
these projects are mainly expensive, complex, time consuming with lack of success, there is …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation of self-assembled, curcumin-loaded nano-micelles using quarternized chitosan–vanillin imine (QCS-Vani Imine) conjugate and evaluation of …

S Sripetthong, S Nalinbenjapun, A Basit… - Journal of Functional …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nano-micelles are self-assembling colloidal dispersions applied to enhance the anticancer
efficacy of chemotherapeutic agents. In this study, the conjugate of quarternized chitosan …

pH-Responsive reversibly cross-linked micelles by phenol–yne click via curcumin as a drug delivery system in cancer chemotherapy

Y Liu, F Chen, K Zhang, Q Wang, Y Chen… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Conventional cross-linked micelles may suffer from low drug loading efficiency, side effects
or toxicity of residual cross-linkers and complicated preparation processes of drug-loaded …