Engineered sulfated polysaccharides for biomedical applications

Ø Arlov, D Rütsche, M Asadi Korayem… - Advanced Functional …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Sulfated polysaccharides are ubiquitous in living systems and have central roles in
biological functions such as organism development, cell proliferation and differentiation …

“Drug-Free” chitosan nanoparticles as therapeutic for cancer treatment

A Iskandar, SK Kim, TW Wong - Polymer Reviews, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
Chitosan is cancer cytotoxic. It induces apoptosis/necrosis/autophagy and immuno-
responses, and mitigates angiogenic and metastasis tendency of cancer cells. The lower …

Aquaculture and its by-products as a source of nutrients and bioactive compounds

F Al Khawli, FJ Martí-Quijal, E Ferrer, MJ Ruiz… - Advances in food and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Underutilized marine resources (eg, algae, fish, and shellfish processing by-products), as
sustainable alternatives to livestock protein and interesting sources of bioactive compounds …

An oral bioactive chitosan-decorated doxorubicin nanoparticles/bacteria bioconjugates enhance chemotherapy efficacy in an in-situ breast cancer model

J Li, Q Wen, J Dai, B Wang, Y Lu, Z Wu, Y Fan… - International Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women
worldwide. Despite significant advancements in chemotherapy, its effectiveness is often …

Heparanized chitosans: Towards the third generation of chitinous biomaterials

J Revuelta, I Fraile, DT Monterrey, N Peña… - Materials …, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The functionalization of chitosans is an emerging research area in the design of solutions for
a wide range of biomedical applications. In particular, the modification of chitosans to …

Endogenous tumor microenvironment-responsive multifunctional nanoplatforms for precision cancer theranostics

C Wang, S Ding, S Wang, Z Shi, NK Pandey… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Multifunctional nanoplatforms (MFNPs) have attracted increasing attention because of their
ability to integrate diverse functional diagnostic and therapeutic agents in one system …

Biomaterial-based responsive nanomedicines for targeting solid tumor microenvironments

K Avgoustakis, A Angelopoulou - Pharmaceutics, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Solid tumors are composed of a highly complex and heterogenic microenvironment, with
increasing metabolic status. This environment plays a crucial role in the clinical therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound-mediated immune regulation in tumor immunotherapy

S Sun, Q Tang, L Sun, J Zhang, L Zhang, M Xu… - Materials Today …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Cancer immunotherapy, which enhances the body's immune response and inhibits immune
escape to eliminate or combat tumors, holds great promise for cancer treatment. However, it …

Overcoming therapeutic failure in osteosarcoma via Apatinib-encapsulated hydrophobic poly (ester amide) nanoparticles

X Li, L Wang, L Wang, J Yu, G Lu, W Zhao… - Biomaterials …, 2020‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Anti-angiogenic tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have been proved to be effective in
prolonging progression-free survival in advanced osteosarcoma. However, osteosarcoma …