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Targeted cancer treatment using folate-conjugated sponge-like ZIF-8 nanoparticles: a review.

Mahsa Akbari Oryani, Shamim Nosrati, Hossein Javid, Ali Mehri, Alireza Hashemzadeh, Mehdi Karimi-Shahri

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Review in Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Mahsa Akbari OryaniDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Shamim NosratiDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Azad Shahroud University, Shahroud, Iran.
Hossein JavidDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Varastegan Institute for Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Javidh@varastegan.ac.ir.ORCID 0000-0002-2248-7708
Ali MehriEndoscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Alireza HashemzadehDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mehdi Karimi-ShahriDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Labratorylabratory@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0003-4910-3134

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ZIF-8 (zeolitic imidazolate framework-8) is a potential drug delivery system because of its unique properties, which include a large surface area, a large pore capacity, a large loading capacity, and outstanding stability under physiological conditions. ZIF-8 nanoparticles may be readily functionalized with targeting ligands for the identification and absorption of particular cancer cells, enhancing the efficacy of chemotherapeutic medicines and reducing adverse effects. ZIF-8 is also pH-responsive, allowing medication release in the acidic milieu of cancer cells. Because of its tunable structure, it can be easily functionalized to design cancer-specific targeted medicines. The delivery of ZIF-8 to cancer cells can be facilitated by folic acid-conjugation. Hence, it can bind to overexpressed folate receptors on the surface of cancer cells, which holds the promise of reducing unwanted deliveries. As a result of its importance in cancer treatment, the folate-conjugated ZIF-8 was the major focus of this review.

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Metal-Organic FrameworksNanoparticlesNeoplasmsDrug Delivery SystemsFolic AcidHumansFolic AcidMetal-Organic FrameworksCytotoxicityMalignanciesMetal organic frameworkNanoparticlesSmart drug delivery

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