Biomedical applications of PLGA nanoparticles in nanomedicine: advances in drug delivery systems and cancer therapy

A Narmani, R Jahedi… - Expert opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction During the last decades, the ever-increasing proportion of patients with cancer
has been led to serious concerns worldwide. Therefore, the development and use of novel …

Extracellular vesicles and viruses: two intertwined entities

C Moulin, MJF Crupi, CS Ilkow, JC Bell… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Viruses share many attributes in common with extracellular vesicles (EVs). The cellular
machinery that is used for EV production, packaging of substrates and secretion is also …

Recent advances in chitosan and its derivatives in cancer treatment

J Ding, Y Guo - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cancer has become a main public health issue globally. The conventional treatment
measures for cancer include surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Among the various …

Anticancer effect of pomegranate peel polyphenols against cervical cancer

SL Teniente, AC Flores-Gallegos… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polyphenols are a broad group of bioactive phytochemicals with powerful antioxidant, anti-
inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and antiviral activities. Numerous studies have …

Smart chitosan-PLGA nanocarriers functionalized with surface folic acid ligands against lung cancer cells

A Narmani, S Ganji, M Amirishoar, R Jahedi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lung cancer is the second most prevalent and first killer cancer worldwide, and conventional
approaches do not have enough ability to suppress it. Therefore, a novel targeted chitosan …

[HTML][HTML] An updated overview of cyclodextrin-based drug delivery systems for cancer therapy

DN Păduraru, AG Niculescu, A Bolocan, O Andronic… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Encompassing a group of complex and heterogeneous diseases, cancer continues to be a
challenge for patients and healthcare systems worldwide. Thus, it is of vital importance to …

Natural product-based pharmacological studies for neurological disorders

V Puri, N Kanojia, A Sharma, K Huanbutta… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Central nervous system (CNS) disorders and diseases are expected to rise sharply in the
coming years, partly because of the world's aging population. Medicines for the treatment of …

Therapeutic and diagnostic potential of exosomes as drug delivery systems in brain cancer

DI Avgoulas, KS Tasioulis, RM Papi, AA Pantazaki - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer is designated as one of the principal causes of mortality universally. Among different
types of cancer, brain cancer remains the most challenging one due to its aggressiveness …

Flavonoids as promising anticancer therapeutics: Contemporary research, nanoantioxidant potential, and future scope

M Gupta, J Ahmad, J Ahamad, S Kundu… - Phytotherapy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Flavonoids are natural polyphenolic compounds considered safe, pleiotropic, and readily
available molecules. It is widely distributed in various food products such as fruits and …

Design and fabrication of folic acid-conjugated and gold-loaded poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) biopolymers for suppression of breast cancer cell survival combining …

M Amirishoar, S Noori, J Mohammadnejad… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) copolymers have been extensively used in cancer
research. PLGA can be chemically engineered for conjugation or encapsulation of drugs in …