Aptamer-functionalized nanoparticles in targeted delivery and cancer therapy

Z Fu, J Xiang - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Using nanoparticles to carry and delivery anticancer drugs holds much promise in cancer
therapy, but nanoparticles per se are lacking specificity. Active targeting, that is, using …

Drug delivery of natural products through nanocarriers for effective breast cancer therapy: A comprehensive review of literature

KM Yap, M Sekar, S Fuloria, YS Wu… - International Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Despite recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer (BC), it remains a
global health issue affecting millions of women annually. Poor prognosis in BC patients is …

Curcumin-loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles for drug delivery: synthesis, biological assays and therapeutic potential–a review

M Iranshahy, MY Hanafi-Bojd, SH Aghili, M Iranshahi… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Curcumin-loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) have shown promise as drug
delivery systems to address the limited pharmacokinetic characteristics of curcumin …

[HTML][HTML] Aptamer grafted nanoparticle as targeted therapeutic tool for the treatment of breast cancer

A Sheikh, S Md, P Kesharwani - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2022 - Elsevier
Breast carcinomas repeat their number and grow exponentially making it extremely frequent
malignancy among women. Approximately, 70–80% of early diagnosed or non-metastatic …

Overexpression of MUC1 predicts poor prognosis in patients with breast cancer

X Jing, H Liang, C Hao, X Yang… - Oncology …, 2019 - spandidos-publications.com
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in females; thus, there is an urgent
requirement to identify precise biomarkers for the diagnosis and treatment of the disease …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced mesoporous silica nanocarriers in cancer theranostics and gene editing applications

K Živojević, M Mladenović, M Djisalov… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Targeted nanomaterials for cancer theranostics have been the subject of an expanding
volume of research studies in recent years. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are …

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles as a versatile nanocarrier for cancer treatment: A review

AS Taleghani, AT Nakhjiri, MJ Khakzad… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Curing cancer has drastically improved in recent decades, but it is essential to find more
effective and specific treatments. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy can cause serious side …

Surface engineered nanocarriers for the management of breast cancer

Y Nitheesh, R Pradhan, S Hejmady, R Taliyan… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is commonly known life-threatening malignancy in women after lung cancer.
The standard of care (SOC) treatment for breast cancer primarily includes surgery …

Glycans as targets for drug delivery in cancer

F Diniz, P Coelho, HO Duarte, B Sarmento, CA Reis… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Alterations in glycosylation are frequently observed in cancer cells.
Different strategies have been proposed to increase drug delivery to the tumor site in order …

Aptamers as smart ligands for targeted drug delivery in cancer therapy

Z Wei, Y Zhou, R Wang, J Wang, Z Chen - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Undesirable side effects and multidrug tolerance are the main holdbacks to the treatment of
cancer in conventional chemotherapy. Fortunately, targeted drug delivery can improve the …