Nanoparticles and targeted drug delivery in cancer therapy

B Bahrami, M Hojjat-Farsangi, H Mohammadi… - Immunology letters, 2017 - Elsevier
Surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and hormone therapy are the main common anti-
tumor therapeutic approaches. However, the non-specific targeting of cancer cells has made …

Asialoglycoprotein receptor mediated hepatocyte targeting—Strategies and applications

AA D'Souza, PV Devarajan - Journal of controlled release, 2015 - Elsevier
Hepatocyte resident afflictions continue to affect the human population unabated. The
asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGPR) is primarily expressed on hepatocytes and minimally …

Enhancing curcumin oral bioavailability through nanoformulations

VS Ipar, A Dsouza, PV Devarajan - European journal of drug metabolism …, 2019 - Springer
Curcumin is a promising therapeutic agent that exhibits manifold therapeutic activities.
However, it is challenging to study curcumin as it exhibits poor aqueous solubility and low …

A kinetic degradation study of curcumin in its free form and loaded in polymeric micelles

O Naksuriya, MJ van Steenbergen, JS Torano… - The AAPS journal, 2016 - Springer
Curcumin, a phenolic compound, possesses many pharmacological activities and is under
clinical evaluation to treat different diseases. However, conflicting data about its stability …

Asialoglycoprotein receptor targeted delivery of doxorubicin nanoparticles for hepatocellular carcinoma

S Pranatharthiharan, MD Patel, VC Malshe, V Pujari… - Drug …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
We report asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGPR)-targeted doxorubicin hydrochloride (Dox)
nanoparticles (NPs) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Polyethylene sebacate (PES) …

Degradation of Angelica sinensis polysaccharide: Structures and protective activities against ethanol-induced acute liver injury

Y Zhang, H Wang, Y Zheng, Z Wu, J Liu, F Cheng… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Angelica sinensis polysaccharide (ASP) possesses diverse bioactivities; however, its
metabolic fate following oral administration remains poorly understood. To intuitively …

Multi-purpose zein nanoparticles for battling hepatocellular carcinoma: A Green approach

EA Hassan, RM Hathout, HA Gad… - European Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
The journey against cancer has witnessed many trials to increase the safety and efficacy of
treatment. Zein is an excellent starting material for formulating nanosystems owing to its …

In-silico approach as a tool for selection of excipients for safer amphotericin B nanoformulations

PA Todke, PV Devarajan - Journal of Controlled Release, 2022 - Elsevier
Safer and efficacious Amphotericin B (AmB) nanoformulations can be designed by
augmenting AmB in the monomeric or super-aggregated state, and restricting the …

Development and characterization of anti-inflammatory activity of curcumin-loaded biodegradable microspheres with potential use in intestinal inflammatory disorders

E Blanco-García, FJ Otero-Espinar… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
This research addresses the development and in vitro evaluation of a microparticulate
system intended for intestine-targeted delivery of curcumin (CRM), a natural polyphenol with …

Novel derivatives of arabinogalactan, pullulan & lactobionic acid for targeting asialoglycoprotein receptor: Biomolecular interaction, synthesis & evaluation

DU Warrier, AK Dhanabalan, G Krishnasamy… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Targeted-drug administration to liver reduces side effects by minimising drug distribution to
non-target organs and increases therapeutic efficacy by boosting drug concentration in …