Chitosan-based selenium composites as potent Se supplements: Synthesis, beneficial health effects, and applications in food and agriculture

W Chen, X Li, H Cheng, W Xia - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Selenium is an essential micronutrient that plays a vital role in human health.
The global selenium deficiency stimulates the development of novel selenium compounds …

Effects of chitosan and oligochitosans on the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-AKT pathway in cancer therapy

E Amirani, J Hallajzadeh, Z Asemi… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-AKT pathway is one of the most important
kinase signaling networks in the context of cancer development and treatment. Aberrant …

Se@ SiO 2–FA–CuS nanocomposites for targeted delivery of DOX and nano selenium in synergistic combination of chemo-photothermal therapy

Y Wang, X Liu, G Deng, J Sun, H Yuan, Q Li, Q Wang… - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, a versatile tumor-targeted and multi-stimuli-responsive drug delivery vehicle
(Se particle@ porous silica–folic acid–copper sulfide/doxorubicin (Se@ SiO2–FA …

Autophagy is an important action mode for functionalized selenium nanoparticles to exhibit anti-colorectal cancer activity

G Huang, Z Liu, L He, KH Luk, ST Cheung… - Biomaterials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) have attracted much interest as potential anticancer
nanodrugs. Our previous studies also demonstrated that SeNPs could be developed as …

Drug delivery approaches for the treatment of cervical cancer

F Ordikhani, M Erdem Arslan, R Marcelo, I Sahin… - Pharmaceutics, 2016 - mdpi.com
Cervical cancer is a highly prevalent cancer that affects women around the world. With the
availability of new technologies, researchers have increased their efforts to develop new …

Large amino acid mimicking selenium-doped carbon quantum dots for multi-target therapy of Alzheimer's disease

X Zhou, S Hu, S Wang, Y Pang, Y Lin… - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Multi-target intervention and synergistic treatment are critical for the drug development of
Alzheimer's disease (AD) due to its complex and multifactional nature. Oxidative stress and …

A sequentially triggered nanosystem for precise drug delivery and simultaneous inhibition of cancer growth, migration, and invasion

T Liu, L Lai, Z Song, T Chen - Advanced Functional Materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The rational design of cancer‐targeted and bioresponsive drug delivery vehicles can
enhance the anticancer efficacy of conventional chemotherapeutics and reduce their …

Functionalized Selenium Nanosystem as Radiation Sensitizer of 125I Seeds for Precise Cancer Therapy

Y Yang, Q Xie, Z Zhao, L He, L Chan… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Although radiotherapy has been extensively applied in cancer treatment, external beam
radiation therapy is still unable to avoid damage to adjacent normal tissues in the process of …

Possible role of nanocarriers in drug delivery against cervical cancer

S Gupta, MK Gupta - Nano reviews & experiments, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer and the largest cancer
killer among women in most developing countries including India. Although, various drugs …

Paclitaxel prodrug based mixed micelles for tumor-targeted chemotherapy

D Tang, X Zhao, T Yang, C Wang - Rsc Advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
An effective chemotherapy is usually subject to an insufficient loading of hydrophobic drugs
as well as severe side effects. In order to address these dilemmas in one formulation, we …