The rediscovery of platinum-based cancer therapy

S Rottenberg, C Disler, P Perego - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Platinum (Pt) compounds entered the clinic as anticancer agents when cisplatin was
approved in 1978. More than 40 years later, even in the era of precision medicine and …

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles: Synthesis methods and their therapeutic use-recent advances

M Ghaferi, M Koohi Moftakhari Esfahani… - Journal of Drug …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNPs) are a particular example of innovative
nanomaterials for the development of drug delivery systems. MSNPs have recently received …

pH-responsive, adorned nanoniosomes for codelivery of cisplatin and epirubicin: synergistic treatment of breast cancer

A Moammeri, K Abbaspour, A Zafarian… - ACS applied bio …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Combination chemotherapy has become a treatment modality for breast cancer. However,
serious side effects and high cytotoxicity associated with this combination therapy make it a …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of PEGylated liposomal doxorubicin and carboplatin combination on glioblastoma

M Ghaferi, A Raza, M Koohi, W Zahra, A Akbarzadeh… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma is an incurable cancer with a 5-year survival chance of less than 5%.
Chemotherapy is a therapeutic approach to treating the disease; however, due to the …

PEG-grafted liposomes for enhanced antibacterial and antibiotic activities: An in vivo study

SE Alavi, MKM Esfahani, A Raza, H Adelnia… - NanoImpact, 2022 - Elsevier
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) biofilm-associated infections are a primary concern for
public health worldwide. Current therapeutics cannot penetrate the biofilms efficiently …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation, characterization, and evaluation of cisplatin-loaded polybutylcyanoacrylate nanoparticles with improved in vitro and in vivo anticancer activities

M Ghaferi, S Amari, B Vivek Mohrir, A Raza… - Pharmaceuticals, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of the cisplatin encapsulated into
polybutylcyanoacrylate (PBCA) nanoparticles for the treatment of kidney cancer. The …

In vivo glioblastoma therapy using targeted liposomal cisplatin

MS Ashrafzadeh, A Akbarzadeh… - International journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Drug delivery systems have demonstrated promising results to cross blood–
brain barrier (BBB) and deliver the loaded therapeutics to the brain tumor. This study aims to …

Camel milk as an alternative treatment regimen for diabetes therapy

H Hussain, FH Wattoo, MHS Wattoo… - Food science & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Camel milk is a valuable source of nutrition with a wide range of therapeutic effects. Its
unique composition helps to regulate the blood glucose level. The current study is aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Anthelmintics for drug repurposing: Opportunities and challenges

SE Alavi, HE Shahmabadi - Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Drug repositioning is defined as a process to identify a new application for drugs. This
approach is critical as it takes advantage of well-known pharmacokinetics …

[HTML][HTML] PEGylated Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles (MCM-41): A promising carrier for the targeted delivery of fenbendazole into prostrate cancer cells

MKM Esfahani, SE Alavi, PJ Cabot, N Islam, EL Izake - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Low water solubility and thus low bioavailability limit the clinical application of fenbendazole
(FBZ) as a potential anticancer drug. Solubilizing agents, such as Mobil Composition of …