Applications and evolution of melittin, the quintessential membrane active peptide

S Guha, RP Ferrie, J Ghimire, CR Ventura, E Wu… - Biochemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Melittin, the main venom component of the European Honeybee, is a cationic linear peptide-
amide of 26 amino acid residues with the sequence: GIGAVLKVLTTGLPALISWIKRKRQQ …

[HTML][HTML] The progress and perspective of nanoparticle-enabled tumor metastasis treatment

W Zhang, F Wang, C Hu, Y Zhou, H Gao… - Acta pharmaceutica sinica …, 2020 - Elsevier
As one of the most serious threats to human being, cancer is hard to be treated when
metastasis happens. What's worse, there are few identified targets of metastasis for drug …

Phosphorous dendron micelles as a nanomedicine platform for cooperative tumor chemoimmunotherapy via synergistic modulation of immune cells

M Zhan, J Qiu, Y Fan, L Chen, Y Guo… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Design of effective nanomedicines to modulate multiple immune cells to overcome
the immune‐suppressive tumor microenvironment is desirable to improve the overall poor …

Enzymatic synthesis of polyesters and their bioapplications: Recent advances and perspectives

V Hevilla, A Sonseca, C Echeverría… - Macromolecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews the most important advances in the enzymatic synthesis of polyesters. In
first place, the different processes of polyester enzymatic synthesis, ie, polycondensation …

Endogenous stimuli‐activatable nanomedicine for immune theranostics for cancer

W Wang, Y Jin, X Liu, F Chen, X Zheng… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer immunotherapy has witnessed significant advances in the past decade, however
challenges associated with immune‐related adverse effects and immunosuppressive tumor …

Recent advances in melittin-based nanoparticles for antitumor treatment: from mechanisms to targeted delivery strategies

X Yu, S Jia, S Yu, Y Chen, C Zhang, H Chen… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
As a naturally occurring cytolytic peptide, melittin (MLT) not only exhibits a potent direct
tumor cell-killing effect but also possesses various immunomodulatory functions. MLT shows …

Delivery strategies for melittin-based cancer therapy

J Zhou, C Wan, J Cheng, H Huang… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Melittin (MLT) has been studied preclinically as an anticancer agent based on its broad lytic
effects in multiple tumor types. However, unsatisfactory tissue distribution, hemolysis, rapid …

Poly (β‐amino esters) based potential drug delivery and targeting polymer; an overview and perspectives

S Iqbal, Y Qu, Z Dong, J Zhao, AR Khan… - European Polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Poly (β-amino ester) s (PβAE) s are considered as the most potent alternative to viral
vectors, which has been increasingly proposed for targeting gene delivery, because of their …

Nanoparticles in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer metastases: Current and future perspectives

M Hegde, N Naliyadhara, J Unnikrishnan… - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Metastasis accounts for greater than 90% of cancer-related deaths. Despite recent
advancements in conventional chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and their …

Brain targeting, antioxidant polymeric nanoparticles for stroke drug delivery and therapy

H Wu, B Peng, FS Mohammed, X Gao, Z Qin, KN Sheth… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of death and disability and remains without effective
treatment options. Improved treatment of stroke requires efficient delivery of multimodal …