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Drug delivery2026ResearchDrug Delivery

1. Cell-penetrating peptide functionalized ZIF-90 platform for photodynamic-chemical combined therapy in colorectal cancer

Fu T, Ni B, Yin D, Zhu R, Liao S, Du Y, Et Al.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the major concerns of developed nations. The combination of different treatment modalities has been shown to be effective in improving tumor therapy efficiency and reducing side effects. However, the synergistic anti-tumor efficiency and highly responsive drug release still remain…

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Drug Delivery2018ResearchDrug Delivery

2. Development of dual drug loaded stealth nanocarriers for targeted and synergistic anti lung cancer efficacy

Juan Chen, Xiaobing Yang, Liuqing Huang, Huixian Lai, Chuanhai Gan, Xuetao Luo

Lung cancer has the highest mortality among cancers, and single-agent chemotherapy is often unsuccessful due to drug resistance, insufficient intracellular uptake, nonspecific targeting, and severe systemic toxicity. Combination chemotherapy can suppress drug resistance and achieve synergistic anticancer efficacy…

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Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces2018ResearchDrug Delivery

3. A novel MUC1 aptamer-modified PLGA-epirubicin-PβAE-antimir-21 nanocomplex platform for targeted co-delivery of anticancer agents in vitro and in vivo

Amirhossein Bahreyni, Mona Alibolandi, Mohammad Ramezani, Atefeh Sarafan Sadeghi, Khalil Abnous, Seyed Mohammad Taghdisi

Conventional chemotherapy for breast and colon cancers suffers from low specificity, rapid drug clearance, and severe toxic side effects on healthy tissues, while chemoresistance and metastasis remain major causes of cancer-related mortality. There is an unmet need for targeted delivery systems that can co-deliver…

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Drug Delivery2016ResearchDrug Delivery

4. Nanostructured Lipid Carriers, Solid Lipid Nanoparticles, and Polymeric Nanoparticles—Which Kind of Drug Delivery System Is Better for Glioblastoma Chemotherapy?

Jie Qu, Liangqiao Zhang, Zhihua Chen, Guohua Mao, Ziyun Gao, Xianliang Lai, Xingen Zhu, Jianming Zhu

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) has a poor prognosis due to limited drug delivery across the blood–brain barrier (BBB), therapeutic resistance, and recurrence. Nanocarriers may improve temozolomide (TMZ) delivery, but it is unclear which nanocarrier type—polymeric nanoparticles (PNPs), solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs)…

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International Journal of Nanomedicine2015ResearchDrug Delivery

5. Engineering of lipid prodrug-based, hyaluronic acid-decorated nanostructured lipid carriers platform for 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin combination gastric cancer therapy

Chun-Ying Qu, Min Zhou, Ying-Wei Chen, Mei-Mei Chen, Feng Shen, Lei-Ming Xu

5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) plus cisplatin (CDDP) is a first-line gastric cancer chemotherapy regimen, but it causes substantial toxicity and 5-FU has poor biopharmaceutical properties. A targeted nanoparticle platform could codeliver both drugs, improve synergy, and reduce systemic toxicity. Optimal HA coating…

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International Journal of Nanomedicine2015ResearchNon-viral Gene Delivery

6. Targeted lung cancer therapy: preparation and optimization of transferrin-decorated nanostructured lipid carriers as novel nanomedicine for co-delivery of anticancer drugs and DNA

Zhenyu Shao, Jingyu Shao, Bingxu Tan, Shanghai Guan, Zhulong Liu, Zengjun Zhao, Fangfang He, Jian Zhao

Lung cancer chemotherapy is limited by multidrug resistance, severe adverse effects, and poor tumour targeting. A nanocarrier that actively targets lung cancer cells and co-delivers a cytotoxic drug plus therapeutic DNA could improve efficacy and reduce off-target toxicity. Tf₅ₖ-PTX-DNA-NLC: ~133 nm, zeta +19 mV…

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ACS Nano2015ResearchNon-viral Gene Delivery

7. Polymeric Nanoparticles for Non-Viral Gene Therapy Extend Brain Tumor Survival In Vivo

Antonella Mangraviti, Stephany Yi Tzeng, Kristen Lynn Kozielski, Yuan Wang, Yike Jin, David Gullotti, Mariangela Pedone, Nitsa Buaron, Ann Liu, David R. Wilson, Sarah K. Hansen, Fausto J. Rodriguez, Guo-Dong Gao, Francesco Dimeco, Henry Brem, Alessandro Olivi, Betty Tyler, Jordan J. Green

Glioblastoma remains highly lethal with poor prognosis despite surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Gene therapy is a promising alternative, but viral vectors carry safety risks. Non-viral polymeric nanoparticles are safer but have historically shown poor in vivo efficacy. A biodegradable poly(beta-amino ester)…

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2014ResearchDrug Delivery

8. Liposomes versus Lipid Nanoparticles Comparative Study of Lipid-Based Systems as Oryzalin Carriers for the Treatment of Leishmaniasis

Lopes Rm, Gaspar Mm, Pereira J, Eleuterio Cv, Carvalho M, Almeida Aj, Cruz Mem

Current leishmaniasis chemotherapy lacks options that combine high activity, low toxicity, and affordable cost. Oryzalin (ORZ), a dinitroaniline with in vitro antileishmanial activity, is limited by poor water solubility and low accumulation in diseased organs. Lipid-based nanocarriers may overcome these limitations…

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