简介:Thelymphaticsystemhasanimportantdefensiveroleinthehumanbody.Themetastasisofmosttumorsinitiallyspreadsthroughthesurroundinglymphatictissueandeventuallyformslymphaticmetastatictumors;thetumorcellsmayeventransfertootherorganstoformothertypesoftumors.Clinically,lymphaticmetastatictumorsdeveloprapidly.Giventhelimitationsofsurgicalresectionandtheloweffectivenessofradiotherapyandchemotherapy,thetreatmentoflymphaticmetastatictumorsremainsagreatchallenge.Lymphnodemetastasismayleadtothefurtherspreadoftumorsandmaybepredictiveoftheendpointevent.Underthesecircumstances,novelandeffectivelymphatictargeteddrugdeliverysystemshavebeenexploredtoimprovethespecificityofanticancerdrugstotumorcellsinlymphnodes.Inthisreview,wesummarizetheprinciplesoflymphatictargeteddrugdeliveryanddiscussrecentadvancesinthedevelopmentoflymphatictargetedcarriers.
简介:Platinum-basedanticanceragentsarewidelyusedasfirst-linedrugsincancerchemotherapyforvarioussolidtumors.However,greatsideeffectsandoccurrenceofresistanceremainasthemajordrawbacksforalmostalltheplatinumdrugsdeveloped.Toconquertheseproblems,newstrategiesshouldbeadoptedforplatinumdrugbasedchemotherapy.Modernnanotechnologyhasbeenwidelyemployedinthedeliveryofvarioustherapeuticsanddiagnostic.Itprovidesthepossibilityoftargeteddeliveryofacertainanticancerdrugtothetumorsite,whichcouldminimizetoxicityandoptimizethedrugefficacy.Here,inthisreview,wefocusedontherecentprogressinpolymerbaseddrugdeliverysystemsforplatinum-basedcombinationtherapy.
简介:Thedevelopmentofcancernanotherapeuticshasattractedgreatinterestintherecentdecade.Cancernanotherapeuticshaveovercomeseverallimitationsofconventionaltherapies,suchasnonspecificbiodistribution,poorwatersolubility,andlimitedbioavailability.Nanoparticleswithtunedsizeandsurfacecharacteristicsarethekeycomponentsofnanotherapeutics,andaredesignedtopassivelyoractivelydeliveranti-cancerdrugstotumorcells.Weprovideanoverviewofnanoparticle-baseddrugdeliverymethodsandcancertherapiesbasedontumor-targetingdeliverystrategiesthathavebeendevelopedinrecentyears.
简介:Risingworldwidecancerincidenceandresistancetocurrentanti-cancerdrugsnecessitatetheneedfornewpharmaceuticalcompoundsanddrugdeliverysystem.Malfunctionoftheimmunesystem,particularlyinthetumormicroenvironment,causestumorgrowthandenhancestumorprogression.Thus,cancerimmunotherapycanbeanappropriateapproachtoprovokethesystemicimmunesystemtocombattumorexpansion.Texosomes,whichareendogenousnanovesiclesreleasedbyalltumorcells,contributetocell-cellcommunicationandmodifythephenotypicfeaturesofrecipientcellsduetothetexosomes'abilitytotransportbiologicalcomponents.Forthisreason,texosome-baseddeliverysystemcanbeavaluablestrategyfortherapeuticpurposes.Toimprovethepharmaceuticalbehaviorofthissystemandtofacilitateitsuseinmedicalapplications,biotechnologyapproachesandmimetictechniqueshavebeenutilized.Inthisreview,wepresentthedevelopmenthistoryoftexosome-baseddeliverysystemsanddiscusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachsystem.
简介:Inthefightagainstcancer,controlleddrugdeliverysystemshaveemergedtoenhancethetherapeuticefficacyandsafetyofanti-cancerdrugs.Amongthesesystems,mesoporoussilicananoparticles(MSNs)withafunctionalsurfacepossessobviousadvantagesandwerethusrapidlydevelopedforcancertreatment.Manystimuli-responsivematerials,suchasnanoparticles,polymers,andinorganicmaterials,havebeenappliedascapsandgatekeeperstocontroldrugreleasefromMSNs.ThisreviewpresentsanoverviewoftherecentprogressintheproductionofpH-responsiveMSNsbasedonthepHgradientbetweennormaltissuesandthetumormicroenvironment.Fourmaincategoriesofgatekeeperscanrespondtoacidicconditions.Thesecategorieswillbedescribedindetail.