Targeting M2-like tumor-associated macrophages is a potential therapeutic approach to overcome antitumor drug resistance

S Wang, J Wang, Z Chen, J Luo, W Guo, L Sun… - NPJ precision …, 2024 - nature.com
Tumor drug resistance emerges from the interaction of two critical factors: tumor cellular
heterogeneity and the immunosuppressive nature of the tumor microenvironment (TME) …

Engineering macrophages for cancer immunotherapy and drug delivery

Y **a, L Rao, H Yao, Z Wang, P Ning… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophages play an important role in cancer development and metastasis.
Proinflammatory M1 macrophages can phagocytose tumor cells, while anti‐inflammatory M2 …

Nanotechnology and its use in imaging and drug delivery

S Sim, NK Wong - Biomedical reports, 2021 - spandidos-publications.com
Nanotechnology is the exploitation of the unique properties of materials at the nanoscale.
Nanotechnology has gained popularity in several industries, as it offers better built and …

The use of alternative strategies for enhanced nanoparticle delivery to solid tumors

M Izci, C Maksoudian, BB Manshian… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nanomaterial (NM) delivery to solid tumors has been the focus of intense research for over a
decade. Classically, scientists have tried to improve NM delivery by employing passive or …

Tailoring materials for modulation of macrophage fate

J Li, X Jiang, H Li, M Gelinsky, Z Gu - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Human immune system acts as a pivotal role in the tissue homeostasis and disease
progression. Immunomodulatory biomaterials that can manipulate innate immunity and …

Cancer nanomedicine: progress, challenges and opportunities

J Shi, PW Kantoff, R Wooster, OC Farokhzad - Nature reviews cancer, 2017 - nature.com
The intrinsic limits of conventional cancer therapies prompted the development and
application of various nanotechnologies for more effective and safer cancer treatment …

MicroRNA delivery through nanoparticles

SWL Lee, C Paoletti, M Campisi, T Osaki… - Journal of Controlled …, 2019 - Elsevier
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are attracting a growing interest in the scientific community due to
their central role in the etiology of major diseases. On the other hand, nanoparticle carriers …

Harnessing tumor-associated macrophages as aids for cancer immunotherapy

X Li, R Liu, X Su, Y Pan, X Han, C Shao, Y Shi - Molecular Cancer, 2019 - Springer
Cancer immunotherapies that engage immune cells to fight against tumors are proving to be
powerful weapons in combating cancer and are becoming increasingly utilized in the clinics …

Engineered macrophages as near-infrared light activated drug vectors for chemo-photodynamic therapy of primary and bone metastatic breast cancer

Y Huang, Z Guan, X Dai, Y Shen, Q Wei, L Ren… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Patients with primary and bone metastatic breast cancer have significantly reduced survival
and life quality. Due to the poor drug delivery efficiency of anti-metastasis therapy and the …

Chemical design and synthesis of functionalized probes for imaging and treating tumor hypoxia

J Liu, W Bu, J Shi - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Hypoxia development in tumor is closely associated with its increased aggressiveness and
strong resistance to therapy, leading to the poor prognosis in several cancer types …