Biological importance and pharmaceutical significance of keratin: A review

A Sarma - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022 - Elsevier
Protein-based biomaterials have emerged as a promising alternative because of their
inherent cell-to-cell interaction, structural support, and cellular communications. Over the last …

Nanoscale metal–organic frameworks for tumor phototherapy

X Huang, X Sun, W Wang, Q Shen, Q Shen… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are constructed from metal ions/cluster nodes and
functional organic ligands through coordination bonds. Owing to the advantages of diverse …

An up-to-date review of natural nanoparticles for cancer management

D Ion, AG Niculescu, DN Păduraru, O Andronic… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer represents one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, imposing
an urgent need to develop more efficient treatment alternatives. In this respect, much …

Pheophorbide a and paclitaxel bioresponsive nanoparticles as double-punch platform for cancer therapy

F Moret, L Menilli, M Battan, D Tedesco, M Columbaro… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer therapy is still a challenging issue. To address this, the combination of anticancer
drugs with other therapeutic modalities, such as light-triggered therapies, has emerged as a …

Salinomycin-based drug delivery systems: overcoming the hurdles in cancer therapy

LR Tefas, C Barbălată, C Tefas, I Tomuță - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are reportedly responsible for the initiation and propagation of
cancer. Since CSCs are highly resistant to conventional chemo-and radiotherapy, they are …

A state-of-the-art review on keratin biomaterial as eminent nanocarriers for drug delivery applications

V Srinivasan, P Palanisamy - Letters in Drug Design & Discovery, 2023 - benthamdirect.com
The utilization of biomaterials in the human body was first practiced several years ago to
restore normal functional activities by replacing the impaired organs with bio-inspired …

Eradicating the tumor “seeds”: nanomedicines-based therapies against cancer stem cells

L Li, R Ni, D Zheng, L Chen - DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Objectives Cancer stem cells (CSCs), a small subpopulation of cells with high
tumorigenesis and strong intrinsic drug resistance, exhibit self-renewal and differentiation …

Zinc oxide nitrogen oxide crosses the placental barrier and induces fetal malformations through activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

X Wei, Q Liu, Z Wang, G Xu - Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2024 - Springer
In the recent years, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) exhibit attractive attention due to
their special physical and chemical properties. With the wide applications of ZnO NPs in …

[PDF][PDF] An Up-to-Date Review of Natural Nanoparticles for Cancer Management. Pharmaceutics 2022, 14, 18

D Ion, AG Niculescu, DN Păduraru, O Andronic… - 2021 - researchgate.net
Cancer represents one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, imposing
an urgent need to develop more efficient treatment alternatives. In this respect, much …