Chitosan: A versatile bio-platform for breast cancer theranostics

VS Madamsetty, S Tavakol, S Moghassemi… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is considered one of the utmost neoplastic diseases globally, with a high
death rate of patients. Over the last decades, many approaches have been studied to early …

Fucoidan-based nanoparticles: Preparations and applications

J Venkatesan, SS Murugan, GH Seong - International Journal of Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoparticle-based therapy has gained much attention in the pharmaceutical industry.
Fucoidan is a sulfated polysaccharide naturally derived from marine brown algae and is …

[PDF][PDF] Chitosan-functionalized bioplatforms and hydrogels in breast cancer: immunotherapy, phototherapy and clinical perspectives

T Li, M Ashrafizadeh, Y Shang, Y Nuri Ertas… - Drug Discov …, 2024 - researchgate.net
The incidence rate of breast cancer in women is high, and this has caused a significant
health problem for society and public health providers.(p1) The epidemiological data …

Fucoidan/hyaluronic acid cross-linked zein nanoparticles loaded with fisetin as a novel targeted nanotherapy for oral cancer

MA Moustafa, WM El-Refaie, YSR Elnaggar… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fisetin (FS) is an anticancer drug having potential role in oral tumors management.
However, its clinical application is limited due to its hydrophobicity and instability. Bioactive …

Novel Fucoidan Pharmaceutical Formulations and Their Potential Application in Oncology—A Review

N Zahariev, P Katsarov, P Lukova, B Pilicheva - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fucoidan belongs to the family of marine sulfated, L-fucose-rich polysaccharides found in
the cell wall matrix of various brown algae species. In the last few years, sulfated …

Synthesis of multi fluorine containing polyoxometalate sandwich type compound with drug delivery, DNA interaction and protein binding studies

R Khan, M Tariq, IA Shaaban, MA Assiri, MH Bhatti… - Polyhedron, 2023 - Elsevier
The combination of polyoxometalates (POMs) and fluorinated anhydride in a variety of
modes of interaction turned out to be the key for unlocking new directions in the study of …

Bioactive carbohydrate polymers—between myth and reality

M Drira, F Hentati, O Babich, S Sukhikh, V Larina… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Polysaccharides are complex macromolecules long regarded as energetic storage
resources or as components of plant and fungal cell walls. They have also been described …

Nanoparticles as physically-and biochemically-tuned drug formulations for cancers therapy

V Foglizzo, S Marchiò - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Conventional antitumor drugs have limitations, including poor water
solubility and lack of targeting capability, with consequent non-specific distribution, systemic …

Fucoidan independently enhances activity in human immune cells and has a cytostatic effect on prostate cancer cells in the presence of nivolumab

AY Park, I Nafia, DN Stringer, SS Karpiniec, JH Fitton - Marine drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fucoidan compounds may increase immune activity and are known to have cancer
inhibitory effects in vitro and in vivo. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan-functionalized bioplatforms and hydrogels in breast cancer: immunotherapy, phototherapy and clinical perspectives

T Li, M Ashrafizadeh, Y Shang, YN Ertas, G Orive - Drug Discovery Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Breast cancer is a leading cause of death among women.•Chitosan is a
biodegradable and biocompatible polymer obtained from chitin.•Chitosan-based …