An update of the molecular mechanisms underlying doxorubicin plus trastuzumab induced cardiotoxicity

M Anjos, M Fontes-Oliveira, VM Costa, M Santos… - Life sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Cardiotoxicity is a major side effect of the chemotherapeutic drug doxorubicin (Dox), which is
further exacerbated when it is combined with trastuzumab, a standard care approach for …

[HTML][HTML] Importance of integrating nanotechnology with pharmacology and physiology for innovative drug delivery and therapy–an illustration with firsthand examples

RX Zhang, J Li, T Zhang, MA Amini, C He… - Acta Pharmacologica …, 2018 - nature.com
Nanotechnology has been applied extensively in drug delivery to improve the therapeutic
outcomes of various diseases. Tremendous efforts have been focused on the development …

[HTML][HTML] Perturbing the dynamics and organization of cell membrane components: a new paradigm for cancer-targeted therapies

N Bernardes, A M. Fialho - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a multi-process disease where different mechanisms exist in parallel to ensure
cell survival and constant adaptation to the extracellular environment. To adapt rapidly …

Anticancer drug-loaded mesenchymal stem cells for targeted cancer therapy

Y Takayama, K Kusamori, C Tsukimori… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have a tumor-homing ability—they accumulate inside
tumors after systemic injection, and may thus be useful as carriers for tumor-targeting …

[HTML][HTML] Cholesterol and its derivatives: multifaceted players in breast cancer progression

G Centonze, D Natalini, A Piccolantonio… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cholesterol is an essential lipid primarily synthesized in the liver through the mevalonate
pathway. Besides being a precursor of steroid hormones, bile acid, and vitamin D, it is an …

Lipophilic caffeic and ferulic acid derivatives presenting cytotoxicity against human breast cancer cells

TL Serafim, FS Carvalho, MPM Marques… - Chemical research in …, 2011 - ACS Publications
In the present work, lipophilic caffeic and ferulic acid derivatives were synthesized, and their
cytotoxicity on cultured breast cancer cells was compared. A total of six compounds were …

Surface engineering of nanoparticles for targeted delivery to hepatocellular carcinoma

J Lu, J Wang, D Ling - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer‐associated deaths
worldwide. There is a lack of efficient therapy for HCC; the only available first‐line systemic …

[HTML][HTML] Membrane–drug interactions studied using model membrane systems

J Knobloch, DK Suhendro, JL Zieleniecki… - Saudi Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The direct interaction of drugs with the cell membrane is often neglected when drug effects
are studied. Systematic investigations are hindered by the complexity of the natural …

Co-delivery of IL17RB siRNA and doxorubicin by chitosan-based nanoparticles for enhanced anticancer efficacy in breast cancer cells

V Alinejad, MH Somi, B Baradaran… - Biomedicine & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Overexpression of IL17RB is associated with poor prognosis and short survival of the breast
cancer patients. IL17RB/IL17B signaling triggers a substantial increase in the cell growth …

[HTML][HTML] Epithelial-stromal interactions in human breast cancer: effects on adhesion, plasma membrane fluidity and migration speed and directness

C Angelucci, G Maulucci, G Lama, G Proietti… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Interactions occurring between malignant cells and the stromal microenvironment heavily
influence tumor progression. We investigated whether this cross-talk affects some molecular …