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ReviewPolymers2023

Hyaluronic Acid-Based Nanocarriers for Anticancer Drug Delivery.

Chao-Ping Fu, Xing-Yu Cai, Si-Lin Chen, Hong-Wei Yu, Ying Fang, Xiao-Chen Feng, Li-Ming Zhang, Chang-Yong Li

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Review in Polymers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

8 authors.

Chao-Ping FuInstitute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering & Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4757-6889
Xing-Yu CaiInstitute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering & Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China.
Si-Lin ChenInstitute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering & Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China.
Hong-Wei YuInstitute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering & Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China.
Ying FangCollege of Materials Science & Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China.
Xiao-Chen FengCollege of Materials Science & Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China.
Li-Ming ZhangSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Chang-Yong LiInstitute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering & Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1004-917X

Funding

General Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province No. 2022J01297National Key R&D Program of China No. 2019YFE0113600National Natural Science Foundation of China 32071323National Natural Science Foundation of China 81971734
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyaluronic acid (HA), a main component of the extracellular matrix, is widely utilized to deliver anticancer drugs due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, non-toxicity, non-immunogenicity and numerous modification sites, such as carboxyl and hydroxyl groups. Moreover, HA serves as a natural ligand for tumor-targeted drug delivery systems, as it contains the endocytic HA receptor, CD44, which is overexpressed in many cancer cells. Therefore, HA-based nanocarriers have been developed to improve drug delivery efficiency and distinguish between healthy and cancerous tissues, resulting in reduced residual toxicity and off-target accumulation. This article comprehensively reviews the fabrication of anticancer drug nanocarriers based on HA in the context of prodrugs, organic carrier materials (micelles, liposomes, nanoparticles, microbubbles and hydrogels) and inorganic composite nanocarriers (gold nanoparticles, quantum dots, carbon nanotubes and silicon dioxide). Additionally, the progress achieved in the design and optimization of these nanocarriers and their effects on cancer therapy are discussed. Finally, the review provides a summary of the perspectives, the lessons learned so far and the outlook towards further developments in this field.

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anticancer drug carriersdrug deliveryhyaluronic acidprodrugs

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PMID37242892
PMCPMC10224391

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