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Immunomodulatory and Anticancer Effects of Fridericia chica Extract-Loaded Nanocapsules in Myeloid Leukemia

Pharmaceutics
Nanocapsules provide selective delivery and increase the bioavailability of bioactive compounds. In this study, we examined the anticancer and immunomodulatory potential of Fridericia chica (crajiru) extract encapsulated in nanocapsules targeting myeloid
Alice de Freitas Gomes, Adriane Dâmares de Souza Jorge Batalha, Carlos Eduardo de Castro Alves, Renata Galvão de Azevedo, Jesus Rafael Rodriguez Amado, Tatiane Pereira de Souza, Hector Henrique Ferreira Koolen, Felipe Moura Araújo da Silva, Francisco Celio Maia Chaves, Serafim Florentino Neto, Antônio Luiz Boechat, Gemilson Soares Pontes   +11 more
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Doxorubicin Delivery Using pH and Redox Dual-Responsive Hollow Nanocapsules with a Cationic Electrostatic Barrier

Pharmaceutics, 2016
For the delivery of doxorubicin (DOX), pH and redox dual responsive hollow nanocapsules were prepared through the stabilization of polymer vesicles, which spontaneously formed from polyamidoamine dendron-poly(l-lysine) (PAMAM dendron-PLL), by the ...
Ryoma Teranishi, Ryota Matsuki, Eiji Yuba, Atsushi Harada, Kenji Kono   +4 more
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Co-Loaded Curcumin and Methotrexate Nanocapsules Enhance Cytotoxicity against Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cells

Molecules, 2020
Background: As part of the efforts to find natural alternatives for cancer treatment and to overcome the barriers of cellular resistance to chemotherapeutic agents, polymeric nanocapsules containing curcumin and/or methotrexate were prepared by an ...
Loanda Aparecida Cabral Rudnik, Paulo Vitor Farago, Jane Manfron Budel, Amanda Lyra, Fernanda Malaquias Barboza, Traudi Klein, Carla Cristine Kanunfre, Jessica Mendes Nadal, Matheus Coelho Bandéca, Vijayasankar Raman, Andressa Novatski, Alessandro Dourado Loguércio, Sandra Maria Warumby Zanin   +12 more
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Targeting Lactate and Lactylation in Cancer Metabolism and Immunotherapy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Lactate, once deemed a metabolic waste, emerges as a central regulator of cancer progression. This review elucidates how lactate and its epigenetic derivative, protein lactylation, orchestrate tumor metabolism, immune suppression, and therapeutic resistance.
Jiajing Gong, Yuhang Xie, Zhijie Weng, Yongzhi Wu, Longjiang Li, Bo Li   +5 more
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Review on Thermal Properties with Influence Factors of Solid–Liquid Organic Phase-Change Micro/Nanocapsules

Energies
Solid–liquid organic phase-change micro/nanocapsules are potential candidates for energy storage. Recently, significant progress has been made regarding phase-change micro/nanocapsules in terms of their synthesis, properties, and applications.
Huanmei Yuan, Sitong Liu, Tonghe Li, Liyun Yang, Dehong Li, Hao Bai, Xiaodong Wang   +6 more
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Ag3PO4 nanoparticle-decorated Ni/C nanocapsules with tunable electromagnetic absorption properties

AIP Advances, 2017
Core/shell-structured nickel/carbon (Ni/C) nanocapsules with Ag3PO4 nanoparticle decoration (Ag3PO4@Ni/C) are prepared by an arc-discharge process and an ion-exchange process.
Caiyun Cui, Pingping Zhou, Xianguo Liu, Siu Wing Or, S. L. Ho   +4 more
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Biodegradable Drug-Delivery Peptide Nanocapsules [PDF]

ACS Omega, 2019
Branched amphiphilic peptide capsules (BAPCs) are an efficient transport system that can deliver nucleic acids, small proteins, and solutes. The ability of BAPCs to break down is essential to their adoption as a delivery vehicle for human and agricultural applications.
Emily M. Wessel, John M. Tomich, Richard B. Todd   +2 more
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Protection and Delivery of Phytochemicals from Passive Encapsulation to Guaranteed Self‐Assembly Induced by Amyloid Template for Chronic Disease Prevention via Modulating Microbial‐Host Crosstalk

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rising incidence of chronic diseases globally has drawn widespread attention to phytochemicals, which exert targeted preventive and alleviating effect by modulating gut microbiota; thus, a potential strategy for precision nutritional interventions is offered.
Shiqi Bai, Siying Cheng, Fengguang Ma, Xiaorong Zhang, Jianan Huang, Zhonghua Liu, Bing Hu   +6 more
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Pulmonary artery-targeted low-dose metformin-loaded nanocapsules safely improve pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats

Frontiers in Pharmacology
IntroductionPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remains a challenge to tackle despite various available medications. Metformin, although promising, has major adverse effects; the use of an appropriate drug delivery method may improve its efficacy and ...
Ayako Chida-Nagai, Ayako Chida-Nagai, Naoki Masaki, Hiroki Sato, Hiroki Sato, Tatsuya Kato, Emi Takakuwa, Yoshihiro Matsuno, Atsushi Manabe, Atsuhito Takeda   +9 more
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Enhanced Sunscreen Effects via Layer-By-Layer Self-Assembly of Chitosan/Sodium Alginate/Calcium Chloride/EHA

Molecules, 2022
The sunscreen nanocapsules were successfully synthesized by the way of layer-by-layer self-assembly using charged droplets (prepared by emulsification of LAD-30, Tween-80 and EHA (2-Ethylhexyl-4-dimethylaminobenzoate)) as templates.
Chuntao Xu, Xuemin Zeng, Zujin Yang, Hongbing Ji   +3 more
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