ReviewPharmaceutics2023
Chitosan and Cyclodextrins-Versatile Materials Used to Create Drug Delivery Systems for Gastrointestinal Cancers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Porphyrin-Based Compounds in Medicine: From Photodynamic Therapy to Theranostics.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Chitosan/β-cyclodextrin nanocarriers enhance 5-fluorouracil efficacy against colorectal cancer via pH-responsive release and apoptosis modulation.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Formulation Strategies to Enhance the Solubility of Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs and Phytochemicals: Current Advances and Challenges.Pharmaceutics · 2026Review
- Advantages of the Combined Use of Cyclodextrins and Chitosan in Drug Delivery: A Review.Pharmaceutics · 2026Review
- Ionotropic Gelation and Chemical Crosslinking as Tools to Obtain Gellan Gum-Based Beads with Mesalazine.Pharmaceutics · 2025Article
- Smart Drug Delivery Systems Based on Cyclodextrins and Chitosan for Cancer Therapy.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Chitosan-Based Nanoparticles Targeted Delivery System: In Treatment Approach for Dyslipidemia.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Review
- Oral Administration of Berberine Hydrochloride Based on Chitosan/Carboxymethyl-β-Cyclodextrin Hydrogel.Polymers · 2024Article
- Advances in Cyclodextrins and Their Derivatives in Nano-Delivery Systems.Pharmaceutics · 2024Review
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Abstract
Gastrointestinal cancers are characterized by a frequent incidence, a high number of associated deaths, and a tremendous burden on the medical system and patients worldwide. As conventional chemotherapeutic drugs face numerous limitations, researchers started to investigate better alternatives for extending drug efficacy and limiting adverse effects. A remarkably increasing interest has been addressed to chitosan and cyclodextrins, two highly versatile natural carbohydrate materials endowed with unique physicochemical properties. In this respect, numerous studies reported on fabricating various chitosan and cyclodextrin-based formulations that enabled prolonged circulation times, improved cellular internalization of carried drugs, preferential uptake by the targeted cells, reduced side effects, enhanced apoptosis rates, and increased tumor suppression rates. Therefore, this paper aims to briefly present the advantageous properties of these oligo- and polysaccharides for designing drug delivery systems, further focusing the discussion on nanocarrier systems based on chitosan/cyclodextrins for treating different gastrointestinal cancers. Specifically, there are reviewed studies describing promising solutions for colorectal, liver, gastric, pancreatic, and other types of cancers of the digestive system towards creating an updated framework of what concerns anticancer chitosan/cyclodextrin-based drug delivery systems.
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