[HTML][HTML] Functionalized niosomes as a smart delivery device in cancer and fungal infection

P Aparajay, A Dev - European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Various diseases remain untreated due to lack of suitable therapeutic moiety or a suitable
drug delivery device, especially where toxicities and side effects are the primary reason for …

The role of cancer stem cells in radiation resistance

CR Arnold, J Mangesius, II Skvortsova… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cancer stem cells (CSC) are a distinct subpopulation within a tumor. They are able to self-
renew and differentiate and possess a high capability to repair DNA damage, exhibit low …

Immune and genomic correlates of response to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in glioblastoma

J Zhao, AX Chen, RD Gartrell, AM Silverman… - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint inhibitors have been successful across several tumor types; however,
their efficacy has been uncommon and unpredictable in glioblastomas (GBM), where< 10 …

An update on actively targeted liposomes in advanced drug delivery to glioma

S Mojarad-Jabali, M Farshbaf, PR Walker… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
High-grade glioma is one of the most aggressive types of cancer with a low survival rate
ranging from 12 to 15 months after the first diagnosis. Though being the most common …

Glioma infiltration and extracellular matrix: key players and modulators

VP Ferrer, V Moura Neto, R Mentlein - Glia, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
An outstanding characteristic of gliomas is their infiltration into brain parenchyma, a property
that impairs complete surgical resection; consequently, these tumors might recur, resulting in …

[HTML][HTML] A narrative review on CD44's role in glioblastoma invasion, proliferation, and tumor recurrence

A Inoue, T Ohnishi, M Nishikawa, Y Ohtsuka… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary As recurrence in glioblastoma is locally generated around the resection
cavity, surviving glioma stem-like cells may cause recurrence. Glioma stem-like cells …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Layer-by-layer polymer functionalization improves nanoparticle penetration and glioblastoma targeting in the brain

AJ Pickering, NG Lamson, MH Marand, W Hwang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Glioblastoma is characterized by diffuse infiltration into surrounding healthy brain tissues,
which makes it challenging to treat. Complete surgical resection is often impossible, and …

Endothelial cells promote 3D invasion of GBM by IL-8-dependent induction of cancer stem cell properties

MG McCoy, D Nyanyo, CK Hung, JP Goerger… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Rapid growth and perivascular invasion are hallmarks of glioblastoma (GBM) that have
been attributed to the presence of cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) and their association with …

[HTML][HTML] Transferrin receptor-targeted nanocarriers: overcoming barriers to treat glioblastoma

MJ Ramalho, JA Loureiro, MAN Coelho, MC Pereira - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and lethal type of brain tumor, and the
clinically available approaches for its treatment are not curative. Despite the intensive …