Overcoming ABC transporter-mediated multidrug resistance: Molecular mechanisms and novel therapeutic drug strategies

W Li, H Zhang, YG Assaraf, K Zhao, X Xu, J Xie… - Drug Resistance …, 2016 - Elsevier
Multidrug resistance is a key determinant of cancer chemotherapy failure. One of the major
causes of multidrug resistance is the enhanced efflux of drugs by membrane ABC …

Strategies for transporting nanoparticles across the blood–brain barrier

TT Zhang, W Li, G Meng, P Wang, W Liao - Biomaterials science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The existence of blood–brain barrier (BBB) hampers the effective treatment of central
nervous system (CNS) diseases. Almost all macromolecular drugs and more than 98% of …

Mild photothermal therapy potentiates anti-PD-L1 treatment for immunologically cold tumors via an all-in-one and all-in-control strategy

L Huang, Y Li, Y Du, Y Zhang, X Wang, Y Ding… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
One of the main challenges for immune checkpoint blockade antibodies lies in malignancies
with limited T-cell responses or immunologically “cold” tumors. Inspired by the capability of …

Functional exosome-mimic for delivery of siRNA to cancer: in vitro and in vivo evaluation

Z Yang, J Xie, J Zhu, C Kang, C Chiang, X Wang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2016 - Elsevier
Exosomes, the smallest subgroup of extracellular vesicles, have been recognized as
extracellular organelles that contain genetic and proteomic information for long distance …

Visible light-induced crosslinking and physiological stabilization of diselenide-rich nanoparticles for redox-responsive drug release and combination chemotherapy

S Zhai, X Hu, Y Hu, B Wu, D Xing - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
Undesired physiological instability of nanocarriers and premature drug leakage during
blood circulation result in compromised therapeutic efficacy and severe side effects, which …

A combination of selenium and polysaccharides: Promising therapeutic potential

J Li, B Shen, S Nie, Z Duan, K Chen - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
Currently, selenium and polysaccharide combinations can be identified as three forms:
natural selenium polysaccharides, synthetic selenium polysaccharides and selenium …

Engineering functional inorganic–organic hybrid systems: advances in siRNA therapeutics

J Shen, W Zhang, R Qi, ZW Mao, H Shen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Cancer treatment still faces a lot of obstacles such as tumor heterogeneity, drug resistance
and systemic toxicities. Beyond the traditional treatment modalities, exploitation of RNA …

Multifunctional nanoparticles: recent progress in cancer therapeutics

GSR Raju, L Benton, E Pavitra, JS Yu - Chemical communications, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Although much progress has been made in treating cancers, cancer death rates in and
around the United States are still high. Current treatments are either ineffective against some …

Survivin as a novel target protein for reducing the proliferation of cancer cells

D Li, C Hu, H Li - Biomedical reports, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
Survivin, also known as baculoviral inhibitor of apoptosis repeat‑containing 5, is a novel
member of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein family. Survivin is highly expressed in tumors …

Delivery of triptolide: a combination of traditional Chinese medicine and nanomedicine

R Sun, J Dai, M Ling, L Yu, Z Yu, L Tang - Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2022 - Springer
As a natural product with various biological activities, triptolide (TP) has been reported in
anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor and anti-autoimmune studies. However, the narrow therapeutic …