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Anticancer Efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy with Lung Cancer-Targeted Nanoparticles
Published on: December 1, 2016
Enabling anticancer therapeutics by nanoparticle carriers: the delivery of Paclitaxel
Yongjin Liu1, Bin Zhang, Bing Yan
1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China; E-Mails: liouyongjin@163.com (Y.L.); binzhang1963@hotmail.com (B.Z.).
Abstract:
Anticancer drugs, such as paclitaxel (PTX), are indispensable for the treatment of a variety of malignancies. However, the application of most drugs is greatly limited by the low water solubility, poor permeability, or high efflux from cells. Nanoparticles have been widely investigated to enable drug delivery due to their low toxicity, sustained drug release, molecular targeting, and additional therapeutic and imaging functions. This review takes paclitaxel as an example and compares different nanoparticle-based delivery systems for their effectiveness in cancer chemotherapy.
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