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ReviewAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2021

Nanoparticulation of Prodrug into Medicines for Cancer Therapy.

Yuezhou Zhang, Huaguang Cui, Ruiqi Zhang, Hongbo Zhang, Wei Huang

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In one paragraph

Review in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
39citing papers in PubMed
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 119 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yuezhou ZhangFrontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8560-5716
Huaguang CuiFrontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China.
Ruiqi ZhangFrontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China.
Hongbo ZhangPharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, FI-00520, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-1071-4416
Wei HuangFrontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7004-6408
Northwestern Polytechnical University · CNÅbo Akademi University · FI

Funding

Academy of Finland 328933Fundamental Research Funds for the Central UniversitiesJoint Research Funds of Department of Science & Technology of Shaanxi ProvinceNational Natural Science Foundation of China 61935017Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi 2020JM-141Northwestern Polytechnical University 2020GXLH-Z-017Programs Supported by Ningbo Natural Science Foundation 202003N4006Projects of International Cooperation and Exchanges NSFC 51811530018Sigrid Juséliuksen SäätiöSigrid Jusélius Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article provides a broad spectrum about the nanoprodrug fabrication advances co-driven by prodrug and nanotechnology development to potentiate cancer treatment. The nanoprodrug inherits the features of both prodrug concept and nanomedicine know-how, attempts to solve underexploited challenge in cancer treatment cooperatively. Prodrugs can release bioactive drugs on-demand at specific sites to reduce systemic toxicity, this is done by using the special properties of the tumor microenvironment, such as pH value, glutathione concentration, and specific overexpressed enzymes; or by using exogenous stimulation, such as light, heat, and ultrasound. The nanotechnology, manipulating the matter within nanoscale, has high relevance to certain biological conditions, and has been widely utilized in cancer therapy. Together, the marriage of prodrug strategy which shield the side effects of parent drug and nanotechnology with pinpoint delivery capability has conceived highly camouflaged Trojan horse to maneuver cancerous threats.

Indexed as

Drug Delivery SystemsHumansNanoparticlesNeoplasmsProdrugsProdrugscancer therapyendogenous/exogenous stimulinanoprodrugon-demand releasepolyprodrug

Identifiers

PMID34323373
PMCPMC8456229
OpenAlexW3184686389

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