Advances in nanomedicines for lymphatic imaging and therapy

P He, H Tang, Y Zheng, Y Xiong, H Cheng, J Li… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Lymph nodes play a pivotal role in tumor progression as key components of the lymphatic
system. However, the unique physiological structure of lymph nodes has traditionally …

[HTML][HTML] Role of lymphatic endothelial cells in the tumor microenvironment—a narrative review of recent advances

M He, Q He, X Cai, Z Chen, S Lao, H Deng… - … lung cancer research, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background As lymphatic vessel is a major route for solid tumor metastasis, they are
considered an essential part of tumor drainage conduits. Apart from forming the walls of …

Targeted micellar phthalocyanine for lymph node metastasis homing and photothermal therapy in an orthotopic colorectal tumor model

HY Feng, Y Yuan, Y Zhang, HJ Liu, X Dong, SC Yang… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2021 - Springer
Highlights Small-sized trastuzumab-targeted micelles (T-MP) were engineered using a
surfactant-stripping approach that yielded concentrated phthalocyanines with strong near …

Subcutaneous drug delivery from nanoscale systems

L Tomasini, M Ferrere, J Nicolas - Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 2024 - nature.com
Various types of nanoscale drug delivery systems (DDSs) have been developed for
therapeutic and/or diagnostic applications. However, most systems have been designed for …

The lymphatic system and pancreatic cancer

DM Fink, MM Steele, MA Hollingsworth - Cancer letters, 2016 - Elsevier
This review summarizes current knowledge of the biology, pathology and clinical
understanding of lymphatic invasion and metastasis in pancreatic cancer. We discuss the …

Lymphatic changes in cancer and drug delivery to the lymphatics in solid tumors

B Cote, D Rao, RG Alany, GS Kwon… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2019 - Elsevier
Although many solid tumors use the lymphatic system to metastasize, there are few
treatment options that directly target cancer present in the lymphatic system, and those that …

Vitamin D suppresses ovarian cancer growth and invasion by targeting long non-coding RNA CCAT2

L Wang, S Zhou, B Guo - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ovarian cancer is the most deadly gynecologic cancer among women worldwide. Poor
response to current treatment makes it necessary to discover new diagnostic biomarkers to …

Pep-1&borneol–bifunctionalized carmustine-loaded micelles enhance anti-glioma efficacy through tumor-targeting and BBB-penetrating

X Guo, G Wu, H Wang, L Chen - Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Tumor-targeting and blood-brain barrier (BBB)-penetrating are highly desirable for the
treatment of glioma. In this study, we developed Pep-1&borneol–bifunctionalized carmustine …

Near-infrared upconversion multimodal nanoparticles for targeted radionuclide therapy of breast cancer lymphatic metastases

C Zhang, Y Zhang, M Liang, X Shi, Y Jun… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The theranostics of lymph node metastasis has always been one of the major obstacles to
defeating breast cancer and an important decisive factor in the prognosis of patients. Herein …

Nanomaterial-based drug delivery system targeting lymph nodes

Z Cheng, H Que, L Chen, Q Sun, X Wei - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The lymphatic system plays an indispensable role in humoral balance, lipid metabolism, and
immune regulation. The lymph nodes (LNs) are known as the primary sites of tumor …