Therapeutic Delivery,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(2), P. 135 - 155
Published: Jan. 12, 2024
Bioactive
compounds
derived
from
plants
have
been
investigated
for
treating
various
pathological
conditions.
However,
the
utilization
of
these
has
challenges
such
as
instability,
low
solubility
and
bioavailability.
To
overcome
challenges,
encapsulation
bioactive
molecules
with
in
a
novel
nano
carrier
system
enabling
effective
delivery
clinical
translation
become
essential.
Lipid-based
nanocarriers
provide
versatile
platforms
encapsulating
delivering
challenges.
These
carriers
can
improve
solubility,
stability,
improved
drug
retention
therapeutic
efficacy
plant
compounds.
The
current
review
evaluates
bioactives
highlights
potential
lipid-based
designed
to
its
efficacy.
Plants,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
14(2), P. 206 - 206
Published: Jan. 13, 2025
Medicinal
plants
are
sources
of
crude
traditional
herbal
medicines
that
utilized
to
reduce
the
risk
of,
treat,
or
manage
diseases
in
most
indigenous
communities.
This
is
due
their
potent
antioxidant
and
anti-inflammatory
effects.
It
estimated
about
80%
population
developing
countries
rely
on
for
healthcare.
signifies
need
medicines,
which
polyherbal
formulations
prepared
by
health
practitioners.
review
examines
preparatory
steps
extract
bioactive
phytoconstituents
post-extraction
processes
increase
potency
extracted
phytoconstituents.
Achieving
this
will
allow
reduced
use
plant
materials
promote
sustainable
limited
resource
medicinal
plants,
especially
our
South
African
context.
Electronic
ethnobotanical
books
online
databases
were
used
find
studies
focus
phytoconstituent
extraction
processing
enhance
Modification
synthesize
daughter
compounds
facilitates
an
enhancement
bioavailability.
Based
data
collected
through
review,
importance
understanding
properties
targeted
essential
selecting
required
method.
determines
quality
yield
Nanotheranostics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
7(4), P. 368 - 379
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Cancer
diagnosis
and
management
have
been
a
slow-evolving
area
in
medical
science.Conventional
therapies
by
far
proved
to
various
limitations.Also,
the
concept
of
immunotherapy
which
was
thought
revolutionize
cancer
has
presented
its
range
drawbacks.To
overcome
these
limitations
nanoparticulate-derived
diagnostic
therapeutic
strategies
are
emerging.These
nanomaterials
be
explored
as
they
serve
prospect
for
theranostics.Nanoparticles
significant
yet
unclear
role
screening
well
therapy
cancer.However,
nanogels
Photodynamic
is
one
such
approach
developed
theranostics.Photoactive
theranostics
vivid
that
might
prove
help
manage
cancer.Also,
utilization
quantum
dots
tool
selectively
kill
cells,
especially
CNS
tumors.Additionally,
redox-sensitive
micelles
targeting
tumor
microenvironment
also
an
important
theranostic
tool.This
review
focuses
on
exploring
agents
currently
being
studied
or
can
further
theranostics.
Frontiers in Nutrition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9
Published: July 15, 2022
Nowadays,
effective
cancer
therapy
is
a
global
concern,
and
recent
advances
in
nanomedicine
are
crucial.
Cancer
one
of
the
major
fatal
diseases
leading
cause
death
globally.
Nanotechnology
provides
rapidly
evolving
delivery
systems
science
for
treating
site-specific
manner
using
natural
bioactive
compounds,
which
gaining
widespread
attention.
combined
with
bioactives
very
appealing
relatively
new
area
treatment.
Natural
compounds
have
potential
to
be
employed
as
chemotherapeutic
agent
treatment
cancer,
addition
their
nutritional
benefits.
Alginate,
pullulan,
cellulose,
polylactic
acid,
chitosan,
other
biopolymers
been
effectively
used
therapeutics
specific
site.
Because
biodegradability,
biopolymeric
nanoparticles
(BNPs)
received
lot
attention
development
anticancer
drug
systems.
Biopolymer-based
nanoparticle
can
made
variety
ways.
These
developed
cost-effective
environmentally
friendly
solution
boost
efficacy.
Effective
improved
availability,
increased
selectivity,
lower
toxicity
needed.
Recent
research
findings
current
knowledge
on
use
BNPs
administration
chemicals
summarized
this
review.
Food Hydrocolloids for Health,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
3, P. 100110 - 100110
Published: Dec. 9, 2022
Bee
pollen
extract
(BPE)
based
polymer
nanoparticles
(BPENP)
were
fabricated
in
the
current
study
by
using
bovine
serum
albumin
(BSA)
and
complex
was
then
coated
folic
acid
conjugated
protamine
to
be
targeted
for
cancer
cells.
Spectroscopic
microscopic
methods
used
characterize
resultant
nanoparticles.
High
flavonoid
polyphenolic
contents
detected
HPLC.
At
336
nm,
it
found
that
BPENP
provided
highest
absorption
UV.
The
average
particle
size
ranged
between
25
40
nm.
inhibitory
effects
IC50
values
of
acquired
BPE,
BPENP,
Avastin,
or
their
combination
at
24
48
h
against
A549
lung
therapy
assay
Avastin
revealed
a
very
significant
synergism
two
drugs
with
low
index
(CI).
These
therapies
particularly
have
significantly
affected
expression
HRAS,
MAPK,
apoptotic
genes
such
as
Bax,
Bcl-2,
Caspase
3.
It
established
obtained
might
employed
support
administration
treatment
cancer.
Pharmaceutics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(6), P. 1771 - 1771
Published: June 20, 2023
This
study
aimed
to
improve
the
anticancer
effect
of
Cordyceps
militaris
herbal
extract
(CME)
on
breast
cancer
cells
with
hyaluronic
acid
(HYA)
surface-decorated
lipid
polymer
hybrid
nanoparticles
(LPNPs)
and
evaluate
applicability
a
synthesized
poly(glycerol
adipate)
(PGA)
for
LPNP
preparation.
Firstly,
cholesterol-
vitamin
E-grafted
PGA
polymers
(PGA-CH
PGA-VE,
respectively)
were
fabricated,
without
maleimide-ended
polyethylene
glycol.
Subsequently,
CME,
which
contained
an
active
cordycepin
equaling
9.89%
its
weight,
was
encapsulated
in
LPNPs.
The
results
revealed
that
could
be
used
prepare
CME-loaded
formulations
containing
Mal-PEG
decorated
cysteine-grafted
HYA
via
thiol-maleimide
reactions.
HYA-decorated
PGA-based
LPNPs
substantially
enhanced
CME
against
MDA-MB-231
MCF-7
by
enhancing
cellular
uptake
through
CD44
receptor-mediated
endocytosis.
demonstrated
successful
targeted
delivery
receptors
tumor
HYA-conjugated
new
application
PGA-CH-
PGA-VE-based
developed
showed
promising
potential
extracts
treatment
clear
translation
vivo
experiments.
Plants,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(14), P. 2661 - 2661
Published: July 16, 2023
Transdermal
delivery
devices
and
wound
dressing
materials
are
constantly
improved
upgraded
with
the
aim
of
enhancing
their
beneficial
effects,
biocompatibility,
biodegradability,
cost
effectiveness.
Therefore,
researchers
in
field
have
shown
an
increasing
interest
using
natural
compounds
as
constituents
for
such
systems.
Plants,
important
source
so-called
“natural
products”
enormous
variety
structural
diversity
that
still
exceeds
capacity
present-day
sciences
to
define
or
even
discover
them,
been
part
medicine
since
ancient
times.
However,
benefits
just
at
beginning
being
fully
exploited
modern
dermal
transdermal
Thus,
plant-based
primary
compounds,
without
biological
activity,
contained
gums
mucilages,
traditionally
used
gelling
texturing
agents
food
industry,
now
explored
valuable
cost-effective
components
biomedical
field.
Their
non-toxicity
compensate
local
availability
compositional
variations.
Also,
secondary
metabolites,
classified
based
on
chemical
structure,
intensively
investigated
wide
pharmacological
toxicological
effects.
impact
is
highlighted
detail
through
most
recent
reported
studies.
Innovative
isolation
purification
techniques,
new
drug
systems,
advanced
evaluation
procedures
presented.