“Bioinspired” membrane-coated nanosystems in cancer theranostics: a comprehensive review

N Desai, D Rana, S Pande, S Salave, J Giri, D Benival… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Achieving precise cancer theranostics necessitates the rational design of smart
nanosystems that ensure high biological safety and minimize non-specific interactions with …

[HTML][HTML] Engineered bacterial outer membrane vesicles: a versatile bacteria-based weapon against gastrointestinal tumors

K Zheng, Y Feng, L Li, F Kong, J Gao, X Kong - Theranostics, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are nanoscale lipid bilayer structures released by gram-
negative bacteria. They share membrane composition and properties with their originating …

Bacterial nanotechnology as a paradigm in targeted cancer therapeutic delivery and immunotherapy

A Gholami, M Mohkam, S Soleimanian… - Microsystems & …, 2024 - nature.com
Cancer, a multifaceted and diverse ailment, presents formidable obstacles to traditional
treatment modalities. Nanotechnology presents novel prospects for surmounting these …

[HTML][HTML] Biomedical engineering utilizing living photosynthetic cyanobacteria and microalgae: Current status and future prospects

T Zhang, D Liu, Y Zhang, L Chen, W Zhang, T Sun - Materials Today Bio, 2024 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria are the only prokaryotes capable of performing oxygenic photosynthesis on
Earth. Besides their traditional roles serving as primary producers, cyanobacteria also …

Membrane vesicles as drug delivery systems: source, preparation, modification, drug loading, in vivo administration and biodistribution, and application in various …

C Sun, Y Qin, H Zhuang, Y Zhang, Z Wu, Y Chen - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bioinspired (or biologically inspired) drug delivery systems (DDSs) have been intensively
studied in the last decades. As bioinspired DDSs, membrane vesicles, including …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling clinical applications of bacterial extracellular vesicles as natural nanomaterials in disease diagnosis and therapeutics

C Liu, N Yazdani, CS Moran, C Salomon… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs) are naturally occurring bioactive membrane-bound
nanoparticles released by both gram-negative and positive bacterial species, exhibiting a …

Gram-negative bacterial sRNAs encapsulated in OMVs: an emerging class of therapeutic targets in diseases

M Ajam-Hosseini, F Akhoondi, F Parvini… - Frontiers in Cellular and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) encapsulated in outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are
critical post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression in prokaryotic and eukaryotic …

The potential role of gut microbiota outer membrane vesicles in colorectal cancer

R Meng, M Zeng, Y Ji, X Huang, M Xu - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common malignant digestive tract tumor in colorectal regions.
Considerable evidence now shows that the gut microbiota have essential roles in CRC …

Phytosome-Based Nanotechnology for Enhanced Efficacy of Anticancer Phytocompounds: Challenges and Prospects

S Sadr, A Hajjafari, N Lotfalizadeh… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2024 - Elsevier
Herbal medications and phytochemicals are becoming more popular cancer treatments
owing to their compatibility, safety, simplicity of manufacture, low cost, and few adverse …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging Strategies for Revascularization: Use of Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles and Artificial Nanovesicles in Critical Limb Ischemia

VM Ravi Mythili, RL Rajendran, R Arun… - Bioengineering, 2025 - mdpi.com
Critical limb ischemia (CLI) poses a substantial and intricate challenge in vascular medicine,
necessitating the development of innovative therapeutic strategies to address its …