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ReviewCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2021

Role of inflammatory microenvironment: potential implications for improved breast cancer nano-targeted therapy.

Meng Lan, Wenping Lu, Tengteng Zou, Lihong Li, Fengjie Liu, Tiange Cai, Yu Cai

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Review in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Meng Lan *College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Wenping Lu *Guang an'men Hospital China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Tengteng ZouCollege of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Lihong LiCollege of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Fengjie LiuCollege of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Tiange CaiCollege of Life Sciences, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, China. caitiange@163.com.
Yu CaiCollege of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China. caiyu8@sohu.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8532-7816
Jinan University · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNLiaoning University · CN

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong 2019A1515011286the National Natural Science Foundation of China 81973839the Open Project funded by Key laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Ministry of Education/Beijing 2019 Open Project-05the Projects of International Cooperation and Exchanges of National Natural Science Foundation of China 82020108033
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumor cells, inflammatory cells and chemical factors work together to mediate complex signaling networks, which forms inflammatory tumor microenvironment (TME). The development of breast cancer is closely related to the functional activities of TME. This review introduces the origins of cancer-related chronic inflammation and the main constituents of inflammatory microenvironment. Inflammatory microenvironment plays an important role in breast cancer growth, metastasis, drug resistance and angiogenesis through multifactorial mechanisms. It is suggested that inflammatory microenvironment contributes to providing possible mechanisms of drug action and modes of drug transport for anti-cancer treatment. Nano-drug delivery system (NDDS) becomes a popular topic for optimizing the design of tumor targeting drugs. It is seen that with the development of therapeutic approaches, NDDS can be used to achieve drug-targeted delivery well across the biological barriers and into cells, resulting in superior bioavailability, drug dose reduction as well as off-target side effect elimination. This paper focuses on the review of modulation mechanisms of inflammatory microenvironment and combination with nano-targeted therapeutic strategies, providing a comprehensive basis for further research on breast cancer prevention and control.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsDrug Delivery SystemsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmHumansInflammationNanoparticlesNeovascularization, PathologicTumor MicroenvironmentAntineoplastic AgentsBreast cancerChemotherapyDrug targetingInflammationNanoparticleTumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID33386887
PMCPMC11073202
OpenAlexW3113938755

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