Therapeutic applications of AS1411 aptamer, an update review

R Yazdian-Robati, P Bayat, F Oroojalian… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nucleolin or C23, is one of the most abundant non-ribosomal phosphoproteins of nucleolus.
However, in several cancers, nucleolin is highly expressed both intracellularly and on the …

Aptamer-functionalized nanoparticles in targeted delivery and cancer therapy

Z Fu, J Xiang - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Using nanoparticles to carry and delivery anticancer drugs holds much promise in cancer
therapy, but nanoparticles per se are lacking specificity. Active targeting, that is, using …

An eco-friendly synthesis of Enterococcus sp.–mediated gold nanoparticle induces cytotoxicity in human colorectal cancer cells

M Vairavel, E Devaraj, R Shanmugam - Environmental Science and …, 2020 - Springer
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have become frequently used materials in biotechnological and
biomedical applications including cancer. They can be commonly synthesized by biological …

Recent progress and opportunities for nucleic acid aptamers

J Byun - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Coined three decades ago, the term aptamer and directed evolution have now reached their
maturity. The concept that nucleic acid could modulate the activity of target protein as ligand …

Bio-inspired encapsulation and functionalization of iron oxide nanoparticles for biomedical applications

SO Aisida, PA Akpa, I Ahmad, T Zhao, M Maaza… - European polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cancer cells are typified by proliferating mass of cells that grow faster than other smaller cell
tissues within the body. Efforts to combat this effect through chemotherapy, radiotherapy …

[HTML][HTML] Gene therapy in cancer treatment: why go nano?

C Roma-Rodrigues, L Rivas-García, PV Baptista… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The proposal of gene therapy to tackle cancer development has been instrumental for the
development of novel approaches and strategies to fight this disease, but the efficacy of the …

Advances in aptamer-mediated targeted delivery system for cancer treatment

S He, Y Du, H Tao, H Duan - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aptamers with high affinity and specificity for certain targets have rapidly become a novel
class of targeted ligands applicated in drug delivery. Based on the excellent characteristics …

Aptamers in biomedicine: Selection strategies and recent advances

G Ștefan, O Hosu, K De Wael, MJ Lobo-Castañón… - Electrochimica …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aptamers have come in the spotlight as bio-mimetic molecular recognition elements in the
field of biomedicine due to various applications in diagnostics, drug delivery, therapeutics …

[HTML][HTML] Current trends in bio-waste mediated metal/metal oxide nanoparticles for drug delivery

BHJ Gowda, MG Ahmed, S Chinnam, K Paul… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles have received much attention in biomedical applications due to their unique
physicochemical properties. The metal/metal oxide nanoparticles are involved in various …

A pH-sensitive delivery system based on N-succinyl chitosan-ZnO nanoparticles for improving antibacterial and anticancer activities of curcumin

SB Ghaffari, MH Sarrafzadeh, M Salami… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Inherent selective cytotoxicity, antibacterial activity and unique physicochemical properties
of ZnO nanostructures and chitosan (CS) make them promising candidates for drug delivery …