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ReviewDrug delivery2017

Recent developments in d-α-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol-succinate-based nanomedicine for cancer therapy.

Songwei Tan, Chenming Zou, Wei Zhang, Mingxing Yin, Xueqin Gao, Qing Tang

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Review in Drug delivery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Songwei Tana School of Pharmacy , Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan , China.
Chenming Zoua School of Pharmacy , Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan , China.
Wei Zhanga School of Pharmacy , Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan , China.
Mingxing Yinb Department of Pharmacy , Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical School, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan , China.
Xueqin Gaoa School of Pharmacy , Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan , China.
Qing Tanga School of Pharmacy , Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan , China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer remains an obstacle to be surmounted by humans. As an FDA-approved biocompatible drug excipient, d-α-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol succinate (TPGS) has been widely applied in drug delivery system (DDS). Along with in-depth analyses of TPGS-based DDS, increasingly attractive results have revealed that TPGS is able to act not only as a simple drug carrier but also as an assistant molecule with various bio-functions to improve anticancer efficacy. In this review, recent advances in TPGS-based DDS are summarized. TPGS can inhibit P-glycoprotein, enhance drug absorption, induce mitochondrial-associated apoptosis or other apoptotic pathways, promote drug penetration and tumor accumulation, and even inhibit tumor metastasis. As a result, many formulations, by using original TPGS, TPGS-drug conjugates or TPGS copolymers, were prepared, and as expected, an enhanced therapeutic effect was achieved in different tumor models, especially in multidrug resistant and metastatic tumors. Although the mechanisms by which TPGS participates in such functions are not yet very clear, considering its effectiveness in tumor treatment, TPGS-based DDS appears to be one of the best candidates for future clinical applications.

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AnimalsDrug CarriersDrug Delivery SystemsHumansNanomedicineNeoplasmsVitamin EDrug CarrierstocophersolanVitamin Ecancerdrug delivery systemd-α-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol succinate (TPGS)multidrug-resistantnanomedicine

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PMID29182031
PMCPMC8241040

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