Opportunities and challenges for co-delivery nanomedicines based on combination of phytochemicals with chemotherapeutic drugs in cancer treatment

Q Gao, J Feng, W Liu, C Wen, Y Wu, Q Liao… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
The therapeutic limitations such as insufficient efficacy, drug resistance, metastasis, and
undesirable side effects are frequently caused by the long duration monotherapy based on …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation methods and applications of chitosan nanoparticles; with an outlook toward reinforcement of biodegradable packaging

M Yanat, K Schroën - Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Chitosan nanoparticles (NPs) are promising polymeric and bio-based NPs, which have
received a lot of attention in the last decades. They have great potential as nanocarriers that …

Effective use of nanocarriers as drug delivery systems for the treatment of selected tumors

FU Din, W Aman, I Ullah, OS Qureshi… - International journal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Nanotechnology has recently gained increased attention for its capability to effectively
diagnose and treat various tumors. Nanocarriers have been used to circumvent the …

Curcumin as an anti‐inflammatory agent: Implications to radiotherapy and chemotherapy

B Farhood, K Mortezaee, NH Goradel… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer is the second cause of death worldwide. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are the
most common modalities for the treatment of cancer. Experimental studies have shown that …

Emerging potential of 5-Fluorouracil-loaded chitosan nanoparticles in cancer therapy

TT Dongsar, TS Dongsar, N Gupta, WH Almalki… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer is among the leading causes of mortality in the globe. Chemotherapy utilizing
various anticancer medicines continues to be the most widely used form of treatment …

Advances in nutraceutical delivery systems: From formulation design for bioavailability enhancement to efficacy and safety evaluation

RFS Gonçalves, JT Martins, CMM Duarte… - Trends in Food Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Aiming at the enhancement of food products' nutritional and health value, the
incorporation of nutraceuticals has attracted increasing interest in the last years. However …

Phytochemicals in cancer cell chemosensitization: Current knowledge and future perspectives

E Khatoon, K Banik, C Harsha, BL Sailo… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite significant advancements made in the treatment of cancer during the past several
decades, it remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide killing approximately 9.6 …

Amelioration of cancer employing chitosan, its derivatives, and chitosan-based nanoparticles: recent updates

T Virmani, G Kumar, A Sharma, K Pathak, MS Akhtar… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The limitations associated with the conventional treatment of cancer have necessitated the
design and development of novel drug delivery systems based mainly on nanotechnology …

pH-controlled nucleolin targeted release of dual drug from chitosan-gold based aptamer functionalized nano drug delivery system for improved glioblastoma treatment

A Sathiyaseelan, K Saravanakumar… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study developed the pH, and over-expressed nucleolin receptor responsive nano-drug
delivery system (nDDS) composed by bio-synthesized gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) …

A review on Chitosan's uses as biomaterial: Tissue engineering, drug delivery systems and cancer treatment

R de Sousa Victor, A Marcelo da Cunha Santos… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chitosan, derived from chitin, is a biopolymer consisting of arbitrarily distributed β-(1-4)-
linked D-glucosamine and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine that exhibits outstanding properties …