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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Smart Targeted Delivery Systems for Enhancing Antitumor Therapy of Active Ingredients in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Chenglong Kang, Jianwen Wang, Ruotong Li, Jianing Gong, Kuanrong Wang, Yuxin Wang, Zhenghua Wang, Ruzhe He, Fengyun Li

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Chenglong KangSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.ORCID 0009-0002-6398-2673
Jianwen WangSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.
Ruotong LiSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.
Jianing GongSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9690-4084
Kuanrong WangSchool of Management, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.
Yuxin WangSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.
Zhenghua WangSchool of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.
Ruzhe HeSchool of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.
Fengyun LiSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a therapeutic tool inherited for thousands of years, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) exhibits superiority in tumor therapy. The antitumor active components of TCM not only have multi-target treatment modes but can also synergistically interfere with tumor growth compared to traditional chemotherapeutics. However, most antitumor active components of TCM have the characteristics of poor solubility, high toxicity, and side effects, which are often limited in clinical application. In recent years, delivering the antitumor active components of TCM by nanosystems has been a promising field. The advantages of nano-delivery systems include improved water solubility, targeting efficiency, enhanced stability in vivo, and controlled release drugs, which can achieve higher drug-delivery efficiency and bioavailability. According to the method of drug loading on nanocarriers, nano-delivery systems can be categorized into two types, including physically encapsulated nanoplatforms and chemically coupled drug-delivery platforms. In this review, two nano-delivery approaches are considered, namely physical encapsulation and chemical coupling, both commonly used to deliver antitumor active components of TCM, and we summarized the advantages and limitations of different types of nano-delivery systems. Meanwhile, the clinical applications and potential toxicity of nano-delivery systems and the future development and challenges of these nano-delivery systems are also discussed, aiming to lay the foundation for the development and practical application of nano-delivery systems of TCM in clinical settings.

Indexed as

Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsMedicine, Chinese TraditionalBiological AvailabilityDrug Delivery SystemsHumansNanoparticle Drug Delivery SystemNanoparticle Drug Delivery Systemantitumor active ingredientschemical couplingnano-delivery systemspharmacological efficacyphysical encapsulationtraditional Chinese medicine

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PMID37630208
PMCPMC10459615

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