Chitosan as possible inhibitory agents and delivery systems in leukemia

P Zivarpour, J Hallajzadeh, Z Asemi, F Sadoughi… - Cancer Cell …, 2021 - Springer
Leukemia is a lethal cancer in which white blood cells undergo proliferation and immature
white blood cells are seen in the bloodstream. Without diagnosis and management in early …

Recent advances in chitosan and its derivatives in cancer treatment

J Ding, Y Guo - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cancer has become a main public health issue globally. The conventional treatment
measures for cancer include surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Among the various …

Using chitosan or chitosan derivatives in cancer therapy

MS Shakil, KM Mahmud, M Sayem, MS Niloy… - Polysaccharides, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the major causes of death worldwide. Chemotherapeutic drugs have
become a popular choice as anticancer agents. Despite the therapeutic benefits of …

Anticancer effects of chitin and chitosan derivatives

MZ Karagozlu, SK Kim - Advances in food and nutrition research, 2014 - Elsevier
Despite considerable progress in medical research, cancer is still one of the high-ranking
causes of death in the world. It is the second most common cause of death due to disease …

Anticancer activity of chitosan, chitosan derivatives, and their mechanism of action

HS Adhikari, PN Yadav - International Journal of Biomaterials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Tailoring of chitosan through the involvement of its amino, acetamido, and hydroxy groups
can give derivatives of enhanced solubility and remarkable anticancer activity. The general …

Amelioration of cancer employing chitosan, its derivatives, and chitosan-based nanoparticles: recent updates

T Virmani, G Kumar, A Sharma, K Pathak, MS Akhtar… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The limitations associated with the conventional treatment of cancer have necessitated the
design and development of novel drug delivery systems based mainly on nanotechnology …

Chitosan nanopolymers: an overview of drug delivery against cancer

R Shanmuganathan, TNJI Edison, F LewisOscar… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cancer is becoming a major reason for death troll worldwide due to the difficulty in finding
an efficient, cost effective and target specific method of treatment or diagnosis. The variety of …

[PDF][PDF] Chitosan nanoparticles: an e merging weapon against the cancer

PD Pravin, SU Aashutosh - MOJ Cell Sci. Rep, 2016 - znahar.farm
Submit Manuscript| http://medcraveonline. com present methods of treatment for several
diseases. One of the major applications of nanotechnology use in medicine is the use of …

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HT Ta, DE Dunstan, CR Dass - Chitin, chitosan, oligosaccharides …, 2010 - books.google.com
Chitosan is an amino polysaccharide obtained by alkaline deacetylation of naturally
abundant chitin, a cellulose-like polymer found in fungal cell walls, yeast, lower plants, and …

Chitosan nanoparticles for therapeutic delivery of anticancer drugs

G Arya, N Gupta, S Nimesh - Polysaccharide Nanoparticles, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer is a complex disease with second leading cause of mortality all over the world.
According to WHO, cancer-related deaths are projected to increase to∼ 13.1 million by …