Advances in nanotechnology for targeting cancer-associated fibroblasts: A review of multi-strategy drug delivery and preclinical insights
Zhongsong Zhang,
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Yujie Tang,
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Dan Luo
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et al.
APL Bioengineering,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
9(1)
Published: March 1, 2025
Cancer-associated
fibroblasts
(CAFs)
play
a
crucial
role
in
the
tumor
microenvironment
by
promoting
growth,
immune
evasion,
and
metastasis.
Recently,
drug
delivery
systems
targeting
CAFs
have
emerged
as
promising
long-term
effective
approach
to
cancer
treatment.
Advances
nanotechnology,
particular,
led
development
of
nanomedicine
designed
specifically
target
CAFs,
offering
new
possibilities
for
precise
personalized
therapies.
This
article
reviews
recent
progress
using
nanocarriers
that
CAFs.
Additionally,
we
explore
potential
combining
multiple
therapies,
such
chemotherapy
immunotherapy,
with
enhance
efficacy
overcome
resistance.
Although
many
preclinical
studies
show
promise,
clinical
application
still
faces
considerable
challenges,
especially
terms
penetration
large-scale
production.
Therefore,
this
review
aims
provide
fresh
perspective
on
CAF-targeted
highlight
future
research
directions
applications.
Language: Английский
Mechanistic role of stromal cancer-associated fibroblasts in tumorigenesis and brain metastasis: highlighting drug resistance and targeted therapy
Pathology - Research and Practice,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 155918 - 155918
Published: March 1, 2025
Language: Английский
Unveiling purine metabolism dysregulation orchestrated immunosuppression in advanced pancreatic cancer and concentrating on the central role of NT5E
Junqian Zhang,
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Xiaobo Zhang,
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R. Wu
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et al.
Frontiers in Immunology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16
Published: April 1, 2025
The
dismal
efficacy
of
immunotherapy
for
Pancreatic
cancer
(PC)
can
be
predominantly
ascribed
to
its
distinctive
cold-tumor
properties.
by-products
purine
metabolic
reprogramming
are
extensively
engaged
in
tumor
immune
modulation,
influencing
the
functions
and
recruitment
cells
molding
an
microenvironment
that
is
propitious
growth.
We
harnessed
single-cell
transcriptomics
spatial
concurrently
analyze
metabolism
(PM)
features
PC
microenvironment.
quantitatively
appraised
PM
traits
diverse
cell
subsets
via
scoring
algorithms
such
as
AUCell
Ucell.
Moreover,
development
cell-cell
interaction
analysis
elucidated
alterations
TME
induced
by
dysregulation.
Additionally,
we
defined
disorder
characteristics
patients
utilized
this
assess
phenotypes
prognoses
patient
population.
Also,
identified
crucial
intermediate
genes
impact
establishment
immunosuppressive
environment
within
PC,
validated
them
through
sectioning
co-culture
experiments.
Multi
-
dimensional
transcriptome
data
unique
heterogeneity
microenvironment,
which
manifested
fibroblasts
demonstrating
higher
scores
TME.
Cellchat
revealed
malignant
with
elevated
expression
were
concomitantly
associated
frequent
interactions
CAFs
well
high
ligand-receptor
pairs
transcription
factors.
Spatial
further
corroborated
finding.
Furthermore,
newly
constructed
criteria
indicated
levels
a
lack
response
Finally,
study
singular
role
NT5E
immunosuppression
resulting
from
PC.
CCK8
invasion
experiments
following
model
demonstrated
intervention
targeting
could
reverse
augmented
malignancy
co-cultured
CAFs.
potentially
key
target
reversing
"stiff-cancer"
This
demonstrates
disorders
impinge
upon
exacerbate
engendered
progression
fibrosis.
Therapeutic
strategies
or
may
offer
ray
hope
advanced
PDAC.
Language: Английский