| Literature DB >> 27088072 |
Yan Wang1, Ying Xie1, David Oupický2.
Abstract
This review discusses the potential of CXCR4 chemokine receptor in the design of anticancer and antimetastatic drug delivery systems. The role of CXCR4 in cancer progression and metastasis is discussed in the context of the development of several types of drug delivery strategies. Overview of drug delivery systems targeted to cancers that overexpress CXCR4 is provided, together with the main types of CXCR4-binding ligands used in targeting applications. Drug delivery applications that take advantage of CXCR4 inhibition to achieve enhanced anticancer and antimetastatic activity of combination treatments are also discussed.Entities:
Keywords: CXCR4; cancer; drug delivery; gene delivery; metastasis; nanoparticles; siRNA delivery
Year: 2016 PMID: 27088072 PMCID: PMC4827436 DOI: 10.1007/s40495-015-0044-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Pharmacol Rep ISSN: 2198-641X