Air pollution: A culprit of lung cancer

Y Xue, L Wang, Y Zhang, Y Zhao, Y Liu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution is a global health problem, especially in the context of rapid economic
development and the expansion of urbanization. Herein, we discuss the harmful effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Current research trends of nanomedicines

Q Liu, J Zou, Z Chen, W He, W Wu - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to the inherent shortcomings of traditional therapeutic drugs in terms of inadequate
therapeutic efficacy and toxicity in clinical treatment, nanomedicine designs have received …

Roles of macrophage polarization and macrophage-derived miRNAs in pulmonary fibrosis

A Kishore, M Petrek - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This mini-review summarizes the current evidence for the role of macrophage activation and
polarization in inflammation and immune response pertinent to interstitial lung disease …

The potential exposure and hazards of copper nanoparticles: A review

T Ameh, CM Sayes - Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
Copper is an essential element for metabolism in plants and animals. In its nanoform,
copper has found various applications, thus increasing potential environmental exposure …

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles for pulmonary drug delivery

A Garcia-Fernandez, F Sancenon… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the last years, respiratory diseases represent a clinical concern, being included among
the leading causes of death in the world due to the lack of effective lung therapies, mainly …

Understanding nanomaterial–liver interactions to facilitate the development of safer nanoapplications

J Li, C Chen, T **a - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nanomaterials (NMs) are widely used in commercial and medical products, such as
cosmetics, vaccines, and drug carriers. Exposure to NMs via various routes such as dermal …

Review of toxicity studies of carbon nanotubes

N Kobayashi, H Izumi… - Journal of occupational …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We reviewed studies on pulmonary, reproductive, and developmental toxicity
caused by carbon nanotubes (CNTs). In paricular, we analyzed how CNT exposure affects …

Long-term pulmonary exposure to multi-walled carbon nanotubes promotes breast cancer metastatic cascades

X Lu, Y Zhu, R Bai, Z Wu, W Qian, L Yang, R Cai… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Anthropogenic carbon nanotubes, with a fibrous structure and physical properties similar to
asbestos, have recently been found within human lung tissues. However, the reported …

Recent advances in the field of transition metal dichalcogenides for biomedical applications

V Agarwal, K Chatterjee - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanosheets of transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDs), the graphene-like two-dimensional
(2D) materials, exhibit a unique combination of properties and have attracted enormous …

Nanotechnology in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer

AM Cryer, AJ Thorley - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2019 - Elsevier
Lung cancer is an umbrella term for a subset of heterogeneous diseases that are collectively
responsible for the most cancer-related deaths worldwide. Despite the tremendous progress …