Size shrinkable drug delivery nanosystems and priming the tumor microenvironment for deep intratumoral penetration of nanoparticles

Y Niu, J Zhu, Y Li, H Shi, Y Gong, R Li, Q Huo… - Journal of Controlled …, 2018 - Elsevier
The penetration of nanomedicine into solid tumor still constitutes a great challenge for
cancer therapy, which lead to the failure of thorough clearance of tumor cells. Aiming at …

Enzyme-triggered size shrink and laser-enhanced NO release nanoparticles for deep tumor penetration and combination therapy

C Hu, X Cun, S Ruan, R Liu, W Xiao, X Yang, Y Yang… - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy remains restricted by poor drug delivery efficacy due to the heterogenous
nature of tumor. Herein, we presented a novel nanoparticle that could not only response to …

Stimulus-responsive gold nanotheranostic platforms for targeting the tumor microenvironment

J Jin, M Ovais, C Chen - Nano Today, 2018 - Elsevier
Gold nanoparticles with unique optical and photo-thermal properties have promising
application in nanotheranostics, achieving the integration of diagnosis and therapy in a …

The role of tumor microenvironment in chemoresistance: 3D extracellular matrices as accomplices

DA Senthebane, T Jonker, A Rowe… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Background: The functional interplay between tumor cells and their adjacent stroma has
been suggested to play crucial roles in the initiation and progression of tumors and the …

Coadministration of iRGD with multistage responsive nanoparticles enhanced tumor targeting and penetration abilities for breast cancer therapy

C Hu, X Yang, R Liu, S Ruan, Y Zhou… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Limited tumor targeting and poor penetration of nanoparticles are two major obstacles to
improving the outcome of tumor therapy. Herein, coadministration of tumor-homing peptide …

A size switchable nanoplatform for targeting the tumor microenvironment and deep tumor penetration

X Cun, M Li, S Wang, Y Wang, J Wang, Z Lu, R Yang… - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The complex tumor microenvironment (TME) in solid tumors forms physiological barriers to
the efficient delivery of nanomedicine, leading to limited therapeutic efficacy. Herein, to …

Hybrid pH-sensitive nanogels surface-functionalized with collagenase for enhanced tumor penetration

X Wang, J Luo, L He, X Cheng, G Yan, J Wang… - Journal of colloid and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Densely extracellular matrix (ECM) is one of the main barriers that hinder the penetration of
drug into tumor parenchyma, compromising the therapeutic activity. In this work, alginic acid …

Physical oncology: new targets for nanomedicine

A Nicolas-Boluda, AKA Silva, S Fournel, F Gazeau - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
Physical oncology is an emerging paradigm which recognizes tissue mechanics, per se, as
an active modulator of tumorigenesis, treatment resistance and clinical outcome, mediated …

Self-assembled nanomaterials for synergistic antitumour therapy

C Lan, S Zhao - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembly is a bottom-up strategy that can be used to construct a wide range of
nanostructures. This review discusses the applications of self-assembled nanomaterials in …

Peritumoral implantation of hydrogel-containing nanoparticles and losartan for enhanced nanoparticle penetration and antitumor effect

H Shen, Q Gao, Q Ye, S Yang, Y Wu… - International Journal …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background and purpose Nanoparticle-loaded hydrogels–localized drug delivery devices
containing a combination of therapeutic nanoparticles and implantable hydrogel–have been …