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 …

Green-based bio-synthesis of nickel oxide nanoparticles in Arabic gum and examination of their cytotoxicity, photocatalytic and antibacterial effects

Z Sabouri, A Akbari, HA Hosseini… - … Chemistry Letters and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In the current paper, NiO-NPs were synthesized through a sol–gel method by the usage of a
biocompatible polymer known as Arabic gum (GA) as a stabilizing agent. The structural …

Anticancer potential and molecular mechanisms of cinnamaldehyde and its congeners present in the cinnamon plant

S Banerjee, S Banerjee - Physiologia, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Today, cancer is the leading cause of death. It appears that using large
amounts of natural resources reduces the damaging consequences of cancer therapy. Over …

Cinnamaldehyde–cucurbituril complex: investigation of loading efficiency and its role in enhancing cinnamaldehyde in vitro anti-tumor activity

B Al Tbakhi, H Nsairat, W Alshaer, A Al-Kadash… - RSC …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
This study aimed to clarify the physico-chemical properties of cucurbit [7] uril (CB [7]) and
cinnamaldehyde (Cinn) inclusion complexes (CB [7]–Cinn) and their resulting antitumor …

Cinnamaldehyde and doxorubicin co-loaded graphene oxide wrapped mesoporous silica nanoparticles for enhanced MCF-7 cell apoptosis

K Dong, ZZ Zhao, J Kang, LR Lin… - International Journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background Combined chemotherapy is often affected by the different physicochemical
properties of chemotherapeutic drugs, which should be improved by the reasonable design …

Thymoquinone-treated mouse mesenchymal stem cells-derived conditioned medium inhibits human breast cancer cells in vitro

P Hajmomeni, S Sisakhtnezhad… - Chemico-biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is now the most prevalent cancer in females, therefore, it is essential to
identify factors affecting its initiation and progression. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have …

Design, synthesis, biological evaluation and in silico study of benzyloxybenzaldehyde derivatives as selective ALDH1A3 inhibitors

AIM Ibrahim, B Ikhmais, E Batlle, WK AbuHarb, V Jha… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A3 (ALDH1A3) has recently gained attention from researchers in
the cancer field. Several studies have reported ALDH1A3 overexpression in different cancer …

The sesquiterpene lactone cynaropicrin manifests strong cytotoxicity in glioblastoma cells U-87 MG by induction of oxidative stress

R Rotondo, MA Oliva, A Arcella - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cynaropicrin has shown a wide range of pharmacological properties, such as antitumor
action. Here, we showed the inhibitory effect of Cyn on human glioblastoma cell U-87 MG …

Chemical composition of essential and fixed oils of Tagetes erecta fruits (Iran) and their implications in inhibition of cancer signaling

V Ahmadpour, M Modarresi, M Eftekhari, M Saeedi… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The current research was conducted to explore, for the first time, Tagetes erecta L.(family
Asteraceae) fruits from northwest Iran in terms of the chemical composition of essential and …

Efficacy of cinnamon patch treatment for alleviating symptoms of overactive bladder: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

LL Chen, YC Shen, CC Ke, Z Imtiyaz, HI Chen… - Phytomedicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Current treatments for overactive bladder (OAB) have limited efficacy, low
persistence and a high rate of adverse events commonly leading to treatment cessation in …