Anti-cancer peptide-based therapeutic strategies in solid tumors

M Karami Fath, K Babakhaniyan, M Zokaei… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Background Nowadays, conventional medical treatments such as surgery, radiotherapy, and
chemotherapy cannot cure all types of cancer. A promising approach to treat solid tumors is …

Glioblastoma chemoresistance: the double play by microenvironment and blood-brain barrier

M Da Ros, V De Gregorio, AL Iorio, L Giunti… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
For glioblastoma, the tumor microenvironment (TME) is pivotal to support tumor progression
and therapeutic resistance. TME consists of several types of stromal, endothelial and …

Nanotechnology and nanocarrier-based drug delivery as the potential therapeutic strategy for glioblastoma multiforme: An update

JF Hsu, SM Chu, CC Liao, CJ Wang, YS Wang, MY Lai… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) are among the most lethal tumors. The
highly invasive nature and presence of GBM stem cells, as well as the blood brain barrier …

Developments in blood-brain barrier penetrance and drug repurposing for improved treatment of glioblastoma

BG Harder, MR Blomquist, J Wang, AJ Kim… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the most common, deadly, and difficult-to-treat adult brain
tumors. Surgical removal of the tumor, followed by radiotherapy (RT) and temozolomide …

Targeted nanotechnology in glioblastoma multiforme

T Glaser, I Han, L Wu, X Zeng - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Gliomas, and in particular glioblastoma multiforme, are aggressive brain tumors
characterized by a poor prognosis and high rates of recurrence. Current treatment strategies …

Advances in therapies for neurological lysosomal storage disorders

S Ellison, H Parker, B Bigger - Journal of Inherited Metabolic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSDs) are a diverse group of inherited, monogenic
diseases caused by functional defects in specific lysosomal proteins. The lysosome is a …

Organ-on-a-chip technology for nanoparticle research

S Kang, SE Park, DD Huh - Nano Convergence, 2021 - Springer
The last two decades have witnessed explosive growth in the field of nanoengineering and
nanomedicine. In particular, engineered nanoparticles have garnered great attention due to …

Focused ultrasound-mediated blood-brain barrier opening increases delivery and efficacy of etoposide for glioblastoma treatment

HJ Wei, PS Upadhyayula, AN Pouliopoulos… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Glioblastoma (GBM) is a devastating disease. With the current treatment of surgery
followed by chemoradiation, outcomes remain poor, with median survival of only 15 months …

Tumor targeting peptides: novel therapeutic strategies in glioblastoma

D Raucher - Current opinion in pharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Peptides have a potential for ligand-mediated targeting and drug
delivery.•Peptides can inhibit dysregulated signaling pathways and kill cancer cells.•Some …

Smart strategies for therapeutic agent delivery into brain across the blood–brain barrier using receptor-mediated transcytosis

T Tashima - Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Discriminatory drug delivery into target cells is essential to effectively elicit the drug activity
and to avoid off-target side effects; however, transporting drugs across the cell membrane is …