Targeting glucose metabolism enzymes in cancer treatment: current and emerging strategies

Y Zhang, Q Li, Z Huang, B Li, EC Nice, C Huang, L Wei… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Reprogramming of glucose metabolism is a hallmark of cancer and can be
targeted by therapeutic agents. Some metabolism regulators, such as ivosidenib and …

Pharmacological properties of shikonin–a review of literature since 2002

I Andújar, JL Ríos, RM Giner, MC Recio - Planta medica, 2013 - thieme-connect.com
The naphthoquinone shikonin is the main active principle of Zicao, a traditional Chinese
herbal medicine made from the dried root of Lithospermum erythrorhizon. Studies carried …

Promising nanomedicines of shikonin for cancer therapy

C Yan, Q Li, Q Sun, L Yang, X Liu, Y Zhao… - International journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Malignant tumor, the leading cause of death worldwide, poses a serious threat to human
health. For decades, natural product has been proven to be an essential source for novel …

Herbal nanomedicines: Recent advancements, challenges, opportunities and regulatory overview

PK Teja, J Mithiya, AS Kate, K Bairwa, SK Chauthe - Phytomedicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Herbal Nano Medicines (HNMs) are nano-sized medicine containing
herbal drugs as extracts, enriched fractions or biomarker constituents. HNMs have certain …

[HTML][HTML] Application of nanotechnology to herbal antioxidants as improved phytomedicine: An expanding horizon

Y Mishra, HIM Amin, V Mishra, M Vyas… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phytotherapy, based on medicinal plants, have excellent potential in managing several
diseases. A vital part of the healthcare system is herbal medicines, consisting of therapeutic …

Low dose shikonin and anthracyclines coloaded liposomes induce robust immunogenetic cell death for synergistic chemo-immunotherapy

J Li, S Zhou, J Yu, W Cai, Y Yang, X Kuang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chemo-immunotherapy based on immunogenic cell death (ICD) is a promising strategy for
cancer therapy. However, the effective ICD requires a high dosage of ICD stimulus, which …

Advanced drug delivery nanosystems (aDDnSs): a mini-review

C Demetzos, N Pippa - Drug Delivery, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Significant progress has been made in nanoscale drugs and delivery systems employing
diverse chemical formulations to facilitate the rate of drug delivery and to improve its …

Vesicular nanocarriers for phytocompounds in wound care: preparation and characterization

DA Safta, C Bogdan, ML Moldovan - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The need to develop wound healing preparations is a pressing challenge given the
limitations of the current treatment and the rising prevalence of impaired healing wounds …

The effect of a beeswax, olive oil and Alkanna tinctoria (L.) Tausch mixture on burn injuries: An experimental study with a control group

K Gümüş, ZK Özlü - Complementary therapies in medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives This study was planned to investigate the effect of a mixture of beeswax, olive oil
and A. Tinctoria (L.) Tausch on burn wounds to determine the impact on burn healing, pain …

On the ubiquitous presence of fractals and fractal concepts in pharmaceutical sciences: a review

N Pippa, A Dokoumetzidis, C Demetzos… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Fractals have been very successful in quantifying nature's geometrical complexity, and have
captured the imagination of scientific community. The development of fractal dimension and …