Autophagy inhibitors for cancer therapy: small molecules and nanomedicines

JL Chen, X Wu, D Yin, XH Jia, X Chen, ZY Gu… - Pharmacology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Autophagy is a conserved process in which the cytosolic materials are degraded and
eventually recycled for cellular metabolism to maintain homeostasis. The dichotomous role …

Functional nucleic acids-engineered bio-barcode nanoplatforms for targeted synergistic therapy of multidrug-resistant cancer

S Zhi, X Zhang, J Zhang, X Wang, S Bi - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Rational design of multifunctional nanomedicines has revolutionized the therapeutic efficacy
of cancers. Herein, we have constructed the functional nucleic acids (FNAs)-engineered …

Bioorthogonal disruption of pyroptosis checkpoint for high-efficiency pyroptosis cancer therapy

W Zhang, Z Liu, J Zhu, Z Liu, Y Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Pyroptosis is an inflammatory form of programmed cell death that holds great promise in
cancer therapy. However, autophagy as the crucial pyroptosis checkpoint and the self …

[HTML][HTML] Autophagy-driven regulation of cisplatin response in human cancers: exploring molecular and cell death dynamics

Y Yang, L Liu, Y Tian, M Gu, Y Wang, M Ashrafizadeh… - Cancer Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite the challenges posed by drug resistance and side effects, chemotherapy remains a
pivotal strategy in cancer treatment. A key issue in this context is macroautophagy …

Selective methionine pool exhaustion mediated by a sequential positioned MOF nanotransformer for intense cancer immunotherapy

W Wang, L Zhang, Z Liu, Y Zhang, J Zhu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer cells are addictive to exogenous methionine to gear toward tumor proliferation.
Meanwhile, they can replenish methionine pool from polyamine metabolism through a …

Autophagy in oral cancer: Promises and challenges

Z Li, Y Zhang, J Lei, Y Wu - … Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - spandidos-publications.com
Autophagy captures damaged or dysfunctional proteins and organelles through the
lysosomal pathway to achieve proper cellular homeostasis. Autophagy possesses distinct …

Engineered hypoxia-responsive albumin nanoparticles mediating mitophagy regulation for cancer therapy

W Wang, SY Yao, J Luo, C Ding, Q Huang… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Hypoxic tumors present a significant challenge in cancer therapy due to their ability to
adaptation in low-oxygen environments, which supports tumor survival and resistance to …

Excessive autophagy-inducing and highly penetrable biomineralized bacteria for multimodal imaging-guided and mild hyperthermia-enhanced immunogenic cell …

Y Wu, H Qu, X Li, X Liu, L Wang, X Xia, X Wu - Journal of Colloid and …, 2025 - Elsevier
The tumor microenvironment, characterized by hypoxia, supports the efficacy of anaerobic
bacteria like attenuated S. typhimurium in cancer therapies. These bacteria target and …

Transformable nanoparticles to bypass biological barriers in cancer treatment

M Ramachandran, Z Ma, K Lin, C De Souza… - Nanoscale advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanomedicine based drug delivery platforms provide an interesting avenue to explore for
the future of cancer treatment. Here we discuss the barriers for drug delivery in cancer …

Nanofibers in Organelles: From Structure Design to Biomedical Applications

JJ Hu, N Lin, Y Zhang, F Xia, X Lou - Angewandte Chemie, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nanofibers are one of the most important morphologies of molecular self‐assemblies, the
formation of which relies on the diverse intermolecular interactions of fibrous‐forming units …