| Literature DB >> 28017836 |
Jennifer M Wickens1, Hashem O Alsaab2, Prashant Kesharwani3, Ketki Bhise2, Mohd Cairul Iqbal Mohd Amin4, Rakesh Kumar Tekade5, Umesh Gupta6, Arun K Iyer7.
Abstract
The cluster-determinant 44 (CD44) receptor has a high affinity for hyaluronic acid (HA) binding and is a desirable receptor for active targeting based on its overexpression in cancer cells compared with normal body cells. The nanocarrier affinity can be increased by conjugating drug-loaded carriers with HA, allowing enhanced cancer cell uptake via the HA-CD44 receptor-mediated endocytosis pathway. In this review, we discuss recent advances in HA-based nanocarriers and micelles for cancer therapy. In vitro and in vivo experiments have repeatedly indicated HA-based nanocarriers to be a target-specific drug and gene delivery platform with great promise for future applications in clinical cancer therapy.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 28017836 PMCID: PMC5413407 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2016.12.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Drug Discov Today ISSN: 1359-6446 Impact factor: 7.851