Abstract
Nanomedicine can be defined as the medical application of molecular nanotechnology and it plays a key role and pharmaceutical research and development, especially related to cancer prevention, monitoring, diagnosis and treatment. In this context, nanomaterials are attracting significant research interest due to their abilities to stay in the blood for long time, accumulate in pathological sites including tumors or inflammatory areas via the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect, and facilitate targeted delivery of specific therapeutic agents. In the last decades, considerable attention was attracted by the development of nano-sized carriers, based on natural or synthetic polymers, able to provide the controlled release of anticancer drugs in the aim to overcome the drawbacks associated to the conventional chemotherapy. Furthermore, when loaded with imaging agents, this kind of systems offers the opportunity to exploit optical or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in cancer diagnosis. Polymeric materials are characterized by several functionalities where both therapeutic and imaging components, and also targeting moieties, can be attached for simultaneous targeted therapy and imaging providing innovative platforms defined as theranostic agents with a great potential in monitoring and treatment of cancer.
Keywords: Cancer therapy, Diagnostics, Nanomaterials, Polymer-Based Materials, Theranostics.
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Engineered Polymer-Based Nanomaterials for Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Theranostic Applications
Volume: 16 Issue: 9
Author(s): Ortensia Ilaria Parisi, Luca Scrivano, Maria Stefania Sinicropi, Nevio Picci and Francesco Puoci
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Keywords: Cancer therapy, Diagnostics, Nanomaterials, Polymer-Based Materials, Theranostics.
Abstract: Nanomedicine can be defined as the medical application of molecular nanotechnology and it plays a key role and pharmaceutical research and development, especially related to cancer prevention, monitoring, diagnosis and treatment. In this context, nanomaterials are attracting significant research interest due to their abilities to stay in the blood for long time, accumulate in pathological sites including tumors or inflammatory areas via the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect, and facilitate targeted delivery of specific therapeutic agents. In the last decades, considerable attention was attracted by the development of nano-sized carriers, based on natural or synthetic polymers, able to provide the controlled release of anticancer drugs in the aim to overcome the drawbacks associated to the conventional chemotherapy. Furthermore, when loaded with imaging agents, this kind of systems offers the opportunity to exploit optical or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in cancer diagnosis. Polymeric materials are characterized by several functionalities where both therapeutic and imaging components, and also targeting moieties, can be attached for simultaneous targeted therapy and imaging providing innovative platforms defined as theranostic agents with a great potential in monitoring and treatment of cancer.
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Parisi Ilaria Ortensia, Scrivano Luca, Sinicropi Stefania Maria, Picci Nevio and Puoci Francesco, Engineered Polymer-Based Nanomaterials for Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Theranostic Applications, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2016; 16 (9) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557515666150709112122
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557515666150709112122 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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