Opportunities and challenges for co-delivery nanomedicines based on combination of phytochemicals with chemotherapeutic drugs in cancer treatment

Q Gao, J Feng, W Liu, C Wen, Y Wu, Q Liao… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
The therapeutic limitations such as insufficient efficacy, drug resistance, metastasis, and
undesirable side effects are frequently caused by the long duration monotherapy based on …

Nano-drug co-delivery system of natural active ingredients and chemotherapy drugs for cancer treatment: a review

B Li, H Shao, L Gao, H Li, H Sheng, L Zhu - Drug Delivery, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Chemotherapy drugs have been used for a long time in the treatment of cancer, but serious
side effects are caused by the inability of the drug to be solely delivered to the tumor when …

The role of polyphenols in overcoming cancer drug resistance: A comprehensive review

P Maleki Dana, F Sadoughi, Z Asemi… - Cellular & molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Chemotherapeutic drugs are used to treat advanced stages of cancer or following surgery.
However, cancers often develop resistance against drugs, leading to failure of treatment and …

[HTML][HTML] New insight towards development of paclitaxel and docetaxel resistance in cancer cells: EMT as a novel molecular mechanism and therapeutic possibilities

M Ashrafizadeh, S Mirzaei, F Hashemi, A Zarrabi… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) mechanism is responsible for metastasis and
migration of cancer cells to neighboring cells and tissues. Morphologically, epithelial cells …

Anti-cancer potential of cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids present in cannabis

AM Tomko, EG Whynot, LD Ellis, DJ Dupré - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, and even more since its legalization in several jurisdictions, cannabis and
the endocannabinoid system have received an increasing amount of interest related to their …

Targeting monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs) in cancer: how close are we to the clinics?

M Singh, J Afonso, D Sharma, R Gupta, V Kumar… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a result of metabolic reprogramming, cancer cells display high rates of glycolysis,
causing an excess production of lactate along with an increase in extracellular acidity …

Strategies to overcome cancer multidrug resistance (MDR) through targeting P-glycoprotein (ABCB1): an updated review

J Dong, L Yuan, C Hu, X Cheng, JJ Qin - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2023 - Elsevier
The emergence of multidrug resistance (MDR) in malignant tumors is one of the leading
threats encountered currently in many chemotherapeutic agents. The overexpression of the …

[HTML][HTML] Paclitaxel and docetaxel resistance in prostate cancer: Molecular mechanisms and possible therapeutic strategies

M Hashemi, MA Zandieh, Y Talebi… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Prostate cancer is among most malignant tumors around the world and this urological tumor
can be developed as result of genomic mutations and their accumulation during progression …

Flavonoids as an effective sensitizer for anti-cancer therapy: Insights into multi-faceted mechanisms and applicability towards individualized patient profiles

A Liskova, M Samec, L Koklesova, A Brockmueller… - Epma Journal, 2021 - Springer
Cost-efficacy of currently applied treatments is an issue in overall cancer management
challenging healthcare and causing tremendous economic burden to societies around the …

Gallic acid for cancer therapy: Molecular mechanisms and boosting efficacy by nanoscopical delivery

M Ashrafizadeh, A Zarrabi, S Mirzaei, F Hashemi… - Food and Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Majority of recent research efforts in
the field aim to address why cancer resistance to therapy develops and how to overcome or …