Current Drug Delivery - Volume 21, Issue 2, 2024

Currently, the main cause of cancer chemotherapy failure is multi-drug resistance (MDR), which involves a variety of complex mechanisms. Compared with traditional small-molecule chemotherapy, targeted nanomedicines offer promising alternative strategies as an emerging form of therapy, especially active targeted nanomedicines. However, although single-targeted nanomedicines have made some progress in tum Read More

In the current era, the Transdermal delivery of bioactive molecules has become an area of research interest. The transdermal route of administration enables direct entry of bioactive molecules into the systemic circulation with better and easy accessibility, bypassing the hepatic metabolism and improving patient compliance. Permeation through the skin has always been a barrier. To overcome this challenge, an e Read More

Cancer is a disease with a high mortality rate; therefore, research on new treatment strategies is essential. There has been increased interest in novel drug delivery systems (DDS) in recent years, such as calixarene, one of the most important principal molecules in supramolecular chemistry. Calixarene is a cyclic oligomer of phenolic units linked by methylene bridges that belongs to the third generation of supramolecular com Read More

Cancer is a broad term for a set of disorders marked by the development of physically and functionally changed cells that proliferate uncontrollably, infect neighboring tissues, and result in malignant tumours, 'neoplasm'. Cancer remains a difficult disease to treat because of the significant adverse effects and poor pharmacokinetic profile of antineoplastic drugs, despite advancements in our understanding of the f Read More

Therapeutic proteins and peptides (PPTs) have become one of the most important biological molecules for the management of many common and complex diseases due to their high specificity and high bioactivity. However, these biomolecules are mainly given by the hypodermic injection, which often leads to poor patient compliance due to the invasive nature of this route of administration. The oral route has been consider Read More

Background: Realgar, a Chinese herbal decoction, has been used to treat various types of tumors with positive outcomes; however, there is a lack of convincing evidence on its use for the treatment of esophageal cancer (EC). In this study, the role of the p62-Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1)-nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) pathway in the regulation of EC cell proliferation, migration, and ferroptosis in Read More

Background: Nicotine is a fat-soluble substance that is easily absorbed through the skin and mucosal tissues of the human body. However, its properties, such as light exposure, heat decomposition, and volatilization, restrict its development and application in external preparations. Objective: This study focused on the preparation of stable nicotine-encapsulated ethosomes. Methods: During their preparation, two wat Read More

Background: Formononetin (FNT), a methoxy isoflavone, is a potential phytoconstituent utilized for refurbishing fractures in bone tissue. Conceding to its involvement in first-pass metabolism followed by glucuronidation, its absorption efficacy is limited. Hence, it belongs to the BCS class II classification. Objective: We designed the present work to enhance FNT oral bioavailability by using Phospholipids (PL) as a promising car Read More

Aim: The aim of this study is to improve the water solubility and stability of cannabidiol (CBD) utilizing micelle technology. Materials and Methods: Mixing of rubusoside (RUB) with Poloxamer 407 (P407) was explored as the wall material for the preparation of CBD micelles. In this study, CBD-loaded mixed micelles (CBD-M) composed of P407 and RUB was successfully formed by self-assembly then solid were prepared by solve Read More

Background: Biocompatible MIL-100 (Fe), a metal organic framework material, has recently attracted increasing attention in biomedical engineering. The high surface area, pore volume, and accessible Lewis acid sites make MIL-100 (Fe) a proper candidate for hydrophobic anticancer drug loading and storage. In this study, a novel investigation of cyclophosphamide (CP) -loaded MIL-100(Fe) (MIL- 100(Fe)/CP) and a simu Read More

Introduction: Anti-inflammatory medications, in particular aspirin, have chemopreventive and anticancer adjuvant effects on specific types of cancers, according to ongoing anti-tumor research. Additionally, efforts have been made to transform Poly(salicylic acid) (PSA) into delivery-related nanocarriers. to transport anticancer medications into nanocarriers. However, tumor cell targeting and tumor selectivity were lacking in Read More