Traditional herbal medicine and nanomedicine: Converging disciplines to improve therapeutic efficacy and human health

J Zhang, K Hu, L Di, P Wang, Z Liu, J Zhang… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Traditional herbal medicine (THM), an ancient science, is a gift from nature. For thousands of
years, it has helped humans fight diseases and protect life, health, and reproduction …

Anticancer activity of chitosan, chitosan derivatives, and their mechanism of action

HS Adhikari, PN Yadav - International Journal of Biomaterials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Tailoring of chitosan through the involvement of its amino, acetamido, and hydroxy groups
can give derivatives of enhanced solubility and remarkable anticancer activity. The general …

Bioavailability of hesperidin and its aglycone hesperetin—compounds found in citrus fruits as a parameter conditioning the pro-health potential (neuroprotective and …

K Wdowiak, J Walkowiak, R Pietrzak, A Bazan-Woźniak… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hesperidin and hesperetin are polyphenols that can be found predominantly in citrus fruits.
They possess a variety of pharmacological properties such as neuroprotective and …

Current advances in chitosan nanoparticles based oral drug delivery for colorectal cancer treatment

H Choukaife, S Seyam, B Alallam… - International journal …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
As per the WHO, colorectal cancer (CRC) caused around 935,173 deaths worldwide in 2020
in both sexes and at all ages. The available anticancer therapies including chemotherapy …

Chemotherapeutic potential of hesperetin for cancer treatment, with mechanistic insights: A comprehensive review

M Sohel, H Sultana, T Sultana, M Al Amin, S Aktar… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Background Cancer has become a significant concern in the medical sector with increasing
disease complexity. Although some available conventional treatments are still a blessing for …

Chitosan nanoparticles embedded with curcumin and its application in pork antioxidant edible coating

W Shen, M Yan, S Wu, X Ge, S Liu, Y Du… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Curcumin (Cur) exhibits low water solubility and insufficient dispersibility in food systems,
and cannot exert its excellent antioxidant properties. In this work, Chitosan (CS) …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan-tripolyphosphate nanoparticles designed to encapsulate polyphenolic compounds for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications− A review

MC Di Santo, CL D'Antoni, APD Rubio, A Alaimo… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plant-based polyphenols are natural compounds, present in fruits and vegetables. During
recent years, polyphenols have gained special attention due to their nutraceutical and …

[HTML][HTML] Marine-derived drugs: Recent advances in cancer therapy and immune signaling

AFUH Saeed, J Su, S Ouyang - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2021 - Elsevier
The marine environment is an enormous source of marine-derived natural products (MNPs),
and future investigation into anticancer drug discovery. Current progress in anticancer drugs …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging nanoformulation strategies for phytocompounds and applications from drug delivery to phototherapy to imaging

HS Han, SY Koo, KY Choi - Bioactive Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Over thousands of years, natural bioactive compounds derived from plants (bioactive
phytocompounds, BPCs) have been used worldwide to address human health issues …

Dietary flavonoids: Nano delivery and nanoparticles for cancer therapy

P Aiello, S Consalvi, G Poce, A Raguzzini, E Toti… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Application of nanotechnologies to cancer therapy might increase solubility and/or
bioavailability of bioactive compounds of natural or synthetic origin and offers other potential …