Polyphenols constitute an important group of natural products that are traditionally
associated with a wide range of bioactivities. These are usually found in low concentrations …

Gene therapy by expression constructs or down-regulation of certain genes has shown great
potential for the treatment of various diseases. The wide clinical application of nucleic acid …

Todays, nano-pharmaceutics is emerging as an important field of science to develop and
improve efficacy of different drugs. Although nutraceuticals are currently being utilized in the …

Normal cells depend on autophagy to maintain cellular homeostasis by recycling damaged
organelles and misfolded proteins and degrading toxic agents. Similar to apoptosis …

Long-term exposure to crystalline silica particles leads to silicosis characterized by
persistent inflammation and progressive fibrosis in the lung. So far, there is no specific …

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) acts as a barrier to prevent the central nervous system (CNS)
from damage by substances that originate from the blood circulation. The BBB limits drug …

Paclitaxel (PTX) and docetaxel (DTX) are key members of taxanes with high anti-tumor
activity against various cancer cells. These chemotherapeutic agents suffer from a number of …

Prostate cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and new estimates revealed prostate
cancer as the leading cause of death in men in 2021. Therefore, new strategies are pertinent …

Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common cancers with high malignancy. In spite of the
great development in diagnostic tools and application of anti-tumor drugs, we have not …

The use of polymers and nanomaterials has vastly grown for industrial and biomedical
sectors during last years. Before any designation or selection of polymers and their …