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Recent Developments in the Study of the Microenvironment of Cancer and Drug Delivery

  • Benu Chaudhary
  • , Parveen Kumar
  • , Preeti Arya
  • , Deepak Singla
  • , Virender Kumar
  • , Davinder Kumar
  • , S. Roshan
  • , Sheetu Wadhwa
  • , Monica Gulati
  • , Sachin Kumar Singh
  • , Kamal Dua
  • , Gaurav Gupta
  • , Madan Mohan Gupta
  • Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy
  • Shri Ram College of Pharmacy
  • Swami Dayanand Post Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Osmania University
  • Lovely Professional University
  • University of Technology Sydney
  • Suresh Gyan Vihar University
  • Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (Deemed to be University)
  • Uttaranchal University
  • Faculty of Medical Sciences

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Abstract

Cancer is characterized by disrupted molecular variables caused by cells that deviate from regular signal transduction. The uncontrolled segment of such cancerous cells annihilates most of the tissues that contact them. Gene therapy, immunotherapy, and nanotechnology advancements have resulted in novel strategies for anticancer drug delivery. Furthermore, diverse dispersion of nanoparticles in normal stroma cells adversely affects the healthy cells and disrupts the crosstalk of tumour stroma. It can contribute to cancer cell progression inhibition and, conversely, to acquired resistance, enabling cancer cell metastasis and proliferation. The tumour's microenvironment is critical in controlling the dispersion and physiological activities of nano-chemotherapeutics which is one of the targeted drug therapy. As it is one of the methods of treating cancer that involves the use of medications or other substances to specifically target and kill off certain subsets of malignant cells. A targeted therapy may be administered alone or in addition to more conventional methods of care like surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation treatment. The tumour microenvironment, stromatogenesis, barriers and advancement in the drug delivery system across tumour tissue are summarised in this review.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1027-1053
Number of pages27
JournalCurrent Drug Metabolism
Volume23
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2022
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Tumor microenvironment
  • drug delivery
  • gene therapy
  • immunotherapy
  • nanoparticles
  • proliferation

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