Nanotechnology-based intelligent drug design for cancer metastasis treatment

Y Gao, J Xie, H Chen, S Gu, R Zhao, J Shao… - Biotechnology advances, 2014 - Elsevier
Traditional chemotherapy used today at clinics is mainly inherited from the thinking and
designs made four decades ago when the Cancer War was declared. The potency of those …

Nanomedicine from amphiphilized prodrugs: Concept and clinical translation

J Xiang, X Liu, G Yuan, R Zhang, Q Zhou, T Xie… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanomedicines generally consisting of carrier materials with small fractions of active
pharmaceutical ingredients (API) have long been used to improve the pharmacokinetics and …

Enzyme-triggered nanomedicine: Drug release strategies in cancer therapy (Invited Review)

TL Andresen, DH Thompson… - Molecular membrane …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Nanomedicine as a field has emerged from the early success of nanoparticle-based drug
delivery systems, in particular for treatment of cancer, and the advances made in nano-and …

Emerging roles for phospholipase A2 enzymes in cancer

KF Scott, M Sajinovic, J Hein, S Nixdorf, P Galettis… - Biochimie, 2010 - Elsevier
Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) enzymes (EC3. 1.4. 4) regulate the release of biologically active
fatty acids and lysophospholipids from membrane phospholipid pools. These lipids are also …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma lipidomics profiling identified lipid biomarkers in distinguishing early-stage breast cancer from benign lesions

X Chen, H Chen, M Dai, J Ai, Y Li, B Mahon, S Dai… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Breast cancer is very common and highly fatal in women. Current non-invasive
detection methods like mammograms are unsatisfactory. Lipidomics, a promising detection …

Phospholipase A2 as targets for anti-cancer drugs

BS Cummings - Biochemical pharmacology, 2007 - Elsevier
Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) are esterases that cleave glycerophospholipids to release fatty
acids and lysophospholipids. Inhibition of PLA2 alters cancer cell growth and death in vitro …

Mass spectrometry-based quantitative metabolomics revealed a distinct lipid profile in breast cancer patients

Y Qiu, B Zhou, M Su, S Baxter, X Zheng, X Zhao… - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer accounts for the largest number of newly diagnosed cases in female cancer
patients. Although mammography is a powerful screening tool, about 20% of breast cancer …

Enzyme and redox dual-triggered intracellular release from actively targeted polymeric micelles

L Zhang, Y Wang, X Zhang, X Wei… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Highly effective delivery of therapeutic agents into target cells using nanocarriers and
subsequently rapid intracellular release are of great importance in cancer treatment. Here …

Expression of group IIa secretory phospholipase A2 increases with prostate tumor grade

JR Graff, BW Konicek, JA Deddens, M Chedid… - Clinical cancer …, 2001 - AACR
Purpose: Arachidonate release contributes to prostate tumor progression as arachidonate is
metabolized into prostaglandins and leukotrienes, potent mediators of immune suppression …

Prostaglandin E2 production and metabolism in human breast cancer cells and breast fibroblasts. Regulation by inflammatory mediators

MP Schrey, KV Patel - British Journal of Cancer, 1995 - nature.com
Malignant human breast tumours contain high levels of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). However,
the mechanisms controlling PGE2 production in breast cancer are unknown. This in vitro …