Therapeutic potential of phenolic compounds in medicinal plants—Natural health products for human health

W Sun, MH Shahrajabian - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Phenolic compounds and flavonoids are potential substitutes for bioactive agents in
pharmaceutical and medicinal sections to promote human health and prevent and cure …

Progress in research of chitosan chemical modification technologies and their applications

Q Chen, Y Qi, Y Jiang, W Quan, H Luo, K Wu, S Li… - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chitosan, which is derived from chitin, is the only known natural alkaline cationic polymer.
Chitosan is a biological material that can significantly improve the living standard of the …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in drug delivery systems for targeting cancer stem cells

H Duan, Y Liu, Z Gao, W Huang - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a subpopulation of cancer cells with functions similar to those
of normal stem cells. Although few in number, they are capable of self-renewal, unlimited …

Threatening cancer with nanoparticle aided combination oncotherapy

S Rawal, MM Patel - Journal of controlled release, 2019 - Elsevier
Employing combination therapy has become obligatory in cancer cases exhibiting high
tumor load, chemoresistant tumor population, and advanced disease stages. Realization of …

Synergistic effects of curcumin and its analogs with other bioactive compounds: A comprehensive review

MS Hosseini-Zare, M Sarhadi, M Zarei… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Curcumin, as a natural compound, extracted from plant Curcuma longa, is abundant in the
Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and have been used in a diverse array of …

Chitosan nanoparticle-based system: A new insight into the promising controlled release system for lung cancer treatment

C Yee Kuen, MJ Masarudin - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lung cancer has been recognized as one of the most often diagnosed and perhaps most
lethal cancer diseases worldwide. Conventional chemotherapy for lung cancer-related …

Nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems with platinum drugs for overcoming cancer drug resistance

P Xie, Y Wang, D Wei, L Zhang, B Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Platinum drugs are commonly used in cancer therapy, but their therapeutic outcomes have
been significantly compromised by the drug resistance of cancer cells. To this end, intensive …

Aerosolized niosome formulation containing gemcitabine and cisplatin for lung cancer treatment: Optimization, characterization and in vitro evaluation

NI Mohamad Saimi, N Salim, N Ahmad, E Abdulmalek… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Gemcitabine (Gem) and cisplatin (Cis) are currently being used for lung cancer treatment,
but they are highly toxic in high dosages. This research aimed to develop a niosome …

Polyelectrolyte three layer nanoparticles of chitosan/dextran sulfate/chitosan for dual drug delivery

F Wang, J Li, X Tang, K Huang, L Chen - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, dual drug loaded in chitosan/dextran sulfate/chitosan (CS/DEX/CS)
nanoparticles was synthesized by layer-by-layer (LBL) self-assembly technique for use in …

[HTML][HTML] Carboxymethyl-hexanoyl chitosan: A promising candidate for hydrophobic and hydrophilic drug delivery

BN Kumara, NG Gurudatt, KS Prasad - Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodegradable polymers are versatile materials that are used in a plethora of biomedical
applications owing to their biocompatible nature, degradability, non-toxicity, and low cost …