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ReviewJournal of oncology2020

The Dual Role of the Liver in Nanomedicine as an Actor in the Elimination of Nanostructures or a Therapeutic Target.

Lorena Baboci, Sara Capolla, Federica Di Cintio, Federico Colombo, Prisca Mauro, Michele Dal Bo, Monica Argenziano, Roberta Cavalli, Giuseppe Toffoli, Paolo Macor

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Review in Journal of oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Lorena BabociExperimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO) di Aviano IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
Sara CapollaExperimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO) di Aviano IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
Federica Di CintioExperimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO) di Aviano IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
Federico ColomboDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Prisca MauroDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Michele Dal BoExperimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO) di Aviano IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
Monica ArgenzianoDepartment of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Roberta CavalliDepartment of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Giuseppe ToffoliExperimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO) di Aviano IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
Paolo MacorExperimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO) di Aviano IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3079-4019

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of nanostructures for therapeutic purpose is rapidly growing, following the results obtained in vivo in animal models and in the clinical trials. Unfortunately, the potential therapeutic efficacy is not completely exploited, yet. This is mainly due to the fast clearance of the nanostructures in the body. Nanoparticles and the liver have a unique interaction because the liver represents one of the major barriers for drug delivery. This interaction becomes even more relevant and complex when the drug delivery strategies employing nanostructures are proposed for the therapy of liver diseases, such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In this case, the selective delivery of therapeutic nanoparticles to the tumor microenvironment collides with the tendency of nanostructures to be quickly eliminated by the organ. The design of a new therapeutic approach based on nanoparticles to treat HCC has to particularly take into consideration passive and active mechanisms to avoid or delay liver elimination and to specifically address cancer cells or the cancer microenvironment. This review will analyze the different aspects concerning the dual role of the liver, both as an organ carrying out a clearance activity for the nanostructures and as target for therapeutic strategies for HCC treatment.

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PMID32184825
PMCPMC7060440

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