Leveraging disulfiram to treat cancer: Mechanisms of action, delivery strategies, and treatment regimens

Y Lu, Q Pan, W Gao, Y Pu, K Luo, B He, Z Gu - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Disulfiram (DSF) has been used as an alcoholism drug for 70 years. Recently, it has
attracted increasing attention owing to the distinguished anticancer activity, which can be …

Physiologically active molecules and functional properties of soybeans in human health—A current perspective

IS Kim, CH Kim, WS Yang - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
In addition to providing nutrients, food can help prevent and treat certain diseases. In
particular, research on soy products has increased dramatically following their emergence …

Thermosensitive chitosan-based injectable hydrogel as an efficient anticancer drug carrier

A Ahsan, MA Farooq, A Parveen - ACS omega, 2020 - ACS Publications
A thermosensitive, physically cross-linked injectable hydrogel was formulated for the
effective and sustained delivery of disulfiram (DSF) to the cancer cells as there is no …

Nanocrystals for controlled delivery: state of the art and approved drug products

RS Kalhapure, S Palekar, K Patel… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Controlled/extended-release formulations offer numerous benefits over
conventional especially reduced side effects, improved therapeutic outcomes, and high …

Anti-alcoholism drug disulfiram for targeting glioma energy metabolism using BBB-penetrating delivery of fixed-dose combination

P Zhao, J Qu, A Wu, S Wang, X Tang, A Ou, J Zhang… - Nano Today, 2022 - Elsevier
The interconnection between tumor metabolism and the immune microenvironment governs
the progression of glioma. It was revealed that the metabolic enzymes ALDH1L1 and PKM2 …

[HTML][HTML] Ginsenoside Rb1 stabilized and paclitaxel/protopanaxadiol co-loaded nanoparticles for synergistic treatment of breast tumor

L Lu, H Ao, J Fu, M Li, Y Guo, Y Guo, M Han… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ginsenosides are the major and key components for ginseng to exert its wide and beneficial
therapeutic efficacy in clinic. Meanwhile, many ginsenosides and their metabolites showed …

The molecular context of oxidant stress response in cancer establishes ALDH1A1 as a critical target: What this means for acute myeloid leukemia

GM Dancik, L Varisli, SA Vlahopoulos - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The protein family of aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDH) encompasses nineteen members.
The ALDH1 subfamily consists of enzymes with similar activity, having the capacity to …

Nano spray-dried drugs for oral administration: A review

AA Öztürk, C Arpagaus - ASSAY and Drug Development …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Spray drying is an important technology that is fast, simple, reproducible, and scalable. It has
a wide application range, that is, in food, chemicals, and encapsulation of pharmaceuticals …

Enhanced localized therapeutic precision: A face-to-face folate-targeted Cu2+-mediated nanotherapy with thermosensitive sustained-release system

P Wang, B Liu, Q Wang, Y Wang, X Gao, J Gou… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Safe and effective Cu 2+ supplementation in local lesion is crucial for minimizing toxicity of
DSF-based chemotherapy. Targeted delivery of Cu 2+ appears more promising …

Enhancement of cytotoxic and antioxidant activities of Digenea simplex chloroform extract using the nanosuspension technique

HM El-Rafie, EA Hasan, MK Zahran - Bioprocess and Biosystems …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Digenea simplex (D. simplex), an Egyptian marine red macroalga, contains a
diverse group of phytochemicals with unique bioactivities. At the same time, the synthesis of …