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Ashique S, Garg A, Mishra N, Raina N, Ming LC, Tulli HS, Behl T, Rani R, Gupta M. Nano-mediated strategy for targeting and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2023; 396:2769-2792. [PMID: 37219615 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-023-02522-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
Lung cancer is the most common type of cancer, with over 2.1 million cases diagnosed annually worldwide. It has a high incidence and mortality rate, leading to extensive research into various treatment options, including the use of nanomaterial-based carriers for drug delivery. With regard to cancer treatment, the distinct biological and physico-chemical features of nano-structures have acquired considerable impetus as drug delivery system (DDS) for delivering medication combinations or combining diagnostics and targeted therapy. This review focuses on the use of nanomedicine-based drug delivery systems in the treatment of lung cancer, including the use of lipid, polymer, and carbon-based nanomaterials for traditional therapies such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and phototherapy. The review also discusses the potential of stimuli-responsive nanomaterials for drug delivery in lung cancer, and the limitations and opportunities for improving the design of nano-based materials for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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- Sumel Ashique
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Bharat Institute of Technology (BIT), School of Pharmacy, Meerut, 250103, UP, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Guru Ramdas Khalsa Institute of Science and Technology, Jabalpur, M.P, 483001, India
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- Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior, 474005, MP, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, PushpVihar, New Delhi, 110017, India
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia
- School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, 47500, Sunway City, Malaysia
- PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong,, Brunei, Darussalam
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- Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Engineering College, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to Be University), Mullana, Ambala, 133207, India
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- School of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Bidholi, Dehradun, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, PushpVihar, New Delhi, 110017, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, PushpVihar, New Delhi, 110017, India.
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Fang G, Li X, Yang F, Huang T, Qiu C, Peng K, Wang Z, Yang Y, Lan C. Amentoflavone mitigates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by suppressing cardiomyocyte pyroptosis and inflammation through inhibition of the STING/NLRP3 signalling pathway. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2023; 117:154922. [PMID: 37321078 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2023.154922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Doxorubicin (DOX) is a potent anticancer chemotherapeutic agent whose clinical application is substantially constrained by its cardiotoxicity. The pathophysiology of DOX-induced cardiotoxicity manifests as cardiomyocyte pyroptosis and inflammation. Amentoflavone (AMF) is a naturally occurring biflavone possessing anti-pyroptotic and anti-inflammatory properties. However, the mechanism through which AMF alleviates DOX-induced cardiotoxicity remains undetermined. PURPOSE This study aimed at investigating the role of AMF in alleviating DOX-induced cardiotoxicity. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS To assess the in vivo effect of AMF, DOX was intraperitoneally administered into a mouse model to induce cardiotoxicity. To elucidate the underlying mechanisms, the activities of STING/NLRP3 were quantified using the NLRP3 agonist nigericin and the STING agonist amidobenzimidazole (ABZI). Primary cardiomyocytes isolated from neonatal Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with saline (vehicle) or DOX with or without AMF and/or ABZI. The echocardiogram, haemodynamics, cardiac injury markers, heart/body weight ratio, and pathological alterations were monitored; the STING/NLRP3 pathway-associated proteins were detected by western blot and cardiomyocyte pyroptosis was analysed by immunofluorescence staining of cleaved N-terminal GSDMD and scanning electron microscopy. Furthermore, we evaluated the potential of AMF in compromising the anticancer effects of DOX in human breast cancer cell lines. RESULTS AMF substantially alleviated cardiac dysfunction and reduced heart/body weight ratio and myocardial damage in mice models of DOX-induced cardiotoxicity. AMF effectively suppressed DOX-mediated upregulation of IL-1β, IL-18, TNF-α, and pyroptosis-related proteins, including NLRP3, cleaved caspase-1, and cleaved N-terminal GSDMD. The levels of apoptosis-related proteins, namely Bax, cleaved caspase-3, and BCL-2 were not affected. In addition, AMF inhibited STING phosphorylation in DOX-affected hearts. Intriguingly, the administration of nigericin or ABZI dampened the cardioprotective effects of AMF. The in vitro anti-pyroptotic effect of AMF was demonstrated in attenuating the DOX-induced reduction in cardiomyocyte cell viability, upregulation of cleaved N-terminal GSDMD, and pyroptotic morphology alteration at the microstructural level. AMF exhibited a synergistic effect with DOX to reduce the viability of human breast cancer cells. CONCLUSION AMF alleviates DOX-induced cardiotoxicity by suppressing cardiomyocyte pyroptosis and inflammation via inhibition of the STING/NLRP3 signalling pathway, thereby validating its efficacy as a cardioprotective agent.
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- Guangyao Fang
- College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China.; Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, People's Hospital of Luotian County, Huanggang, Hubei, P.R. China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 903rd Hospital of PLA, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China.; Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China..
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- College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China.; Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China..
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Entezari M, Yousef Abad GG, Sedghi B, Ettehadi R, Asadi S, Beiranvand R, Haratian N, Karimian SS, Jebali A, Khorrami R, Zandieh MA, Saebfar H, Hushmandi K, Salimimoghadam S, Rashidi M, Taheriazam A, Hashemi M, Ertas YN. Gold nanostructure-mediated delivery of anticancer agents: Biomedical applications, reversing drug resistance, and stimuli-responsive nanocarriers. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 225:115673. [PMID: 36906270 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The application of nanoarchitectures in cancer therapy seems to be beneficial for the delivery of antitumor drugs. In recent years, attempts have been made to reverse drug resistance, one of the factors threatening the lives of cancer patients worldwide. Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) are metal nanostructures with a variety of advantageous properties, such as tunable size and shape, continuous release of chemicals, and simple surface modification. This review focuses on the application of GNPs for the delivery of chemotherapy agents in cancer therapy. Utilizing GNPs results in targeted delivery and increased intracellular accumulation. Besides, GNPs can provide a platform for the co-delivery of anticancer agents and genetic tools with chemotherapeutic compounds to exert a synergistic impact. Furthermore, GNPs can promote oxidative damage and apoptosis by triggering chemosensitivity. Due to their capacity for providing photothermal therapy, GNPs can enhance the cytotoxicity of chemotherapeutic agents against tumor cells. The pH-, redox-, and light-responsive GNPs are beneficial for drug release at the tumor site. For the selective targeting of cancer cells, surface modification of GNPs with ligands has been performed. In addition to improving cytotoxicity, GNPs can prevent the development of drug resistance in tumor cells by facilitating prolonged release and loading low concentrations of chemotherapeutics while maintaining their high antitumor activity. As described in this study, the clinical use of chemotherapeutic drug-loaded GNPs is contingent on enhancing their biocompatibility.
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- Maliheh Entezari
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Sciences and Technology, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Division of Epidemiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- European University Association, League of European Research Universities, University of Milan, Italy
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Division of Epidemiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, 4815733971, Iran; The Health of Plant and Livestock Products Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, 4815733971, Iran.
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- Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey; ERNAM-Nanotechnology Research and Application Center, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
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Tuli HS, Joshi H, Vashishth K, Ramniwas S, Varol M, Kumar M, Rani I, Rani V, Sak K. Chemopreventive mechanisms of amentoflavone: recent trends and advancements. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2023; 396:865-876. [PMID: 36773053 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-023-02416-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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In parallel to the continuous rise of new cancer cases all over the world, the interest of scientific community in natural anticancer agents has steadily been increased. In the past decades, numerous phytochemicals have been shown to possess a strong anticancer potential in preclinical conditions. One of such interesting compounds, derived from different plants such as ginkgo, hinoki, and St. John`s wort, is amentoflavone. In this review article, a wide range of anticancer properties of this natural biflavone are described, revealing its ability to suppress the malignant growth and lead tumor cells to apoptotic death, besides impeding also angiogenic and metastatic processes. Therefore, amentoflavone can be considered a potential lead compound for the development of novel anticancer drug candidates, definitely deserving further in vivo studies and also initiation of clinical trials. It is expected that this plant biflavone might be important, either alone or in combination with the current standard chemotherapeutics, in providing some alleviation for the continuous rise of global cancer burden.
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- Hardeep Singh Tuli
- Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Engineering College, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to Be University), Ambala, Mullana, 133207, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Advance Cardiac Centre Department of Cardiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh, Chandigarh, 160012, India
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- University Centre for Research and Development, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chandigarh University, Mohali, 140413, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Maharishi Markandeshwar University Sadopur, Ambala, 134007, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Medical Sciences and Research (MMCMSR), Sadopur, 134007, Ambala, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, A-10, Sector-62, Noida, 201307, Uttar Pradesh, India
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