Anti-cancer peptides: classification, mechanism of action, reconstruction and modification

M Xie, D Liu, Y Yang - Open biology, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Anti-cancer peptides (ACPs) are a series of short peptides composed of 10–60 amino acids
that can inhibit tumour cell proliferation or migration, or suppress the formation of tumour …

Lactoferrin, a multi-functional glycoprotein: Active therapeutic, drug nanocarrier & targeting ligand

AO Elzoghby, MA Abdelmoneem, IA Hassanin… - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent progress in protein-based nanomedicine, inspired by the success of Abraxane®
albumin-paclitaxel nanoparticles, have resulted in novel therapeutics used for treatment of …

Lactoferrin's anti-cancer properties: Safety, selectivity, and wide range of action

A Cutone, L Rosa, G Ianiro, MS Lepanto… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Despite recent advances in cancer therapy, current treatments, including radiotherapy,
chemotherapy, and immunotherapy, although beneficial, present attendant side effects and …

Peptide-based agents for cancer treatment: current applications and future directions

NTT Nhàn, T Yamada, KH Yamada - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Peptide-based strategies have received an enormous amount of attention because of their
specificity and applicability. Their specificity and tumor-targeting ability are applied to …

Therapeutic effect of camel milk and its exosomes on MCF7 cells in vitro and in vivo

AA Badawy, MA El-Magd… - Integrative cancer …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background/Objectives: In the Middle East, people consume camel milk regularly as it is
believed to improve immunity against diseases and decrease the risk for cancer. Recently, it …

Lactoferrin: A glycoprotein involved in immunomodulation, anticancer, and antimicrobial processes

Q Rascón-Cruz, EA Espinoza-Sánchez… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lactoferrin is an iron binding glycoprotein with multiple roles in the body. Its participation in
apoptotic processes in cancer cells, its ability to modulate various reactions of the immune …

[HTML][HTML] Current research status of anti-cancer peptides: Mechanism of action, production, and clinical applications

RK Chinnadurai, N Khan, GK Meghwanshi… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The escalating rate of cancer cases, together with treatment deficiencies and long-term side
effects of currently used cancer drugs, has made this disease a global burden of the 21st …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic potential of camel milk exosomes against HepaRG cells with potent apoptotic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-angiogenesis effects for colostrum …

AM El-Kattawy, O Algezawy, MY Alfaifi… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate and compare the therapeutic effect of camel milk exosomes
derived from colostrum, early, mid, and late lactation periods on liver cancer HepaRG cells …

Multifunctional iron bound lactoferrin and nanomedicinal approaches to enhance its bioactive functions

JR Kanwar, K Roy, Y Patel, SF Zhou, MR Singh… - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
Lactoferrin (Lf), an iron-binding protein from the transferrin family has been reported to have
numerous functions. Even though Lf was first isolated from milk, it is also found in most …

[HTML][HTML] Avengers against cancer: A new era of nano-biomaterial-based therapeutics

N Kumar, S Fazal, E Miyako, K Matsumura, R Rajan - Materials today, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. As the cancer burden continues to
increase globally, it exerts tremendous physical, emotional, and financial strain on …