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ArticleBioconjugate chemistry2025

Dual Stimuli-Responsive Gemcitabine-Conjugated Alginate-Chitosan Nanoparticles for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Therapy: A Smart Approach.

Tarun Patel, Ambati Himaja, Swati Biswas, Balaram Ghosh

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Article in Bioconjugate chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Tarun PatelEpigenetic Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences - Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal, Medchal District, Hyderabad, Telangana 500078, India.
Ambati HimajaEpigenetic Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences - Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal, Medchal District, Hyderabad, Telangana 500078, India.
Swati BiswasNanomedicine Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences - Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Kapra mandal, Medchal District, Hyderabad, Telangana 500078, India.ORCID 0000-0002-1575-4206
Balaram GhoshEpigenetic Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences - Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal, Medchal District, Hyderabad, Telangana 500078, India.ORCID 0000-0002-3425-2439

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Among the available chemotherapeutic agents, gemcitabine (GEM) has demonstrated significant efficacy against various cancers. Nevertheless, its clinical application is restricted due to its poor pharmacokinetic properties, highlighting the need for improved drug delivery strategies. Here, Dual stimuli-responsive hybrid polymeric nanoparticles conjugating GEM have been developed using a chitosan alginate biopolymer. The polymers anchored GEM via hydrazone and disulfide linkers, enabling dual stimuli-responsive drug release in tumors by leveraging pH variations and elevated glutathione (GSH) levels. This innovative nanoplatform enhances GEM systemic exposure, stability, and therapeutic efficacy while minimizing systemic toxicity. The Alg/Chi-GEM nanoparticles (NPs) were comprehensively characterized for their physicochemical properties via

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AlginatesAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticChitosanDeoxycytidineNanoparticlesTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisCell Line, TumorDrug CarriersDrug LiberationFemaleGemcitabineHumansMiceAlginatesAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAntineoplastic AgentsChitosanDeoxycytidineDrug CarriersGemcitabine

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PMID40888294
PMCPMC12447381

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