Irradiation-mediated carbon nanotubes' use in cancer therapy

Anticancer drugs such as biological therapeutic proteins and peptides are used for treatment of a variety of tumors. However, their wider use has been hindered by their poor bioavailability and the uncontrollable sites of action in vivo. Cancer nano-therapeutics is rapidly progressing, which is bein...

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Published inJournal of cancer research and therapeutics Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 348 - 354
Main Authors Yu, Jin-Gang, Jiao, Fei-Peng, Chen, Xiao-Qing, Jiang, Xin-Yu, Peng, Zhi-Guang, Zeng, Dong-Ming, Huang, Du-Shu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2012
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Subjects
Antimitotic agents
Antineoplastic agents
Cancer
Cancer therapies
Carbon
Care and treatment
Dosage and administration
Drug Carriers - therapeutic use
Drug delivery systems
Gamma Rays - therapeutic use
Health aspects
Humans
Hyperthermia, Induced
Infrared Rays - therapeutic use
Nanotubes
Nanotubes, Carbon
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Tumors
Iran
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Summary:Anticancer drugs such as biological therapeutic proteins and peptides are used for treatment of a variety of tumors. However, their wider use has been hindered by their poor bioavailability and the uncontrollable sites of action in vivo. Cancer nano-therapeutics is rapidly progressing, which is being applied for solving some limitations of conventional drug delivery systems. To improve the bio-distribution of anticancer drugs, carbon nanotubes have been used as one of the most effective drug carriers. This review discusses the carbon nanotubes-mediated methods for the delivery of anticancer drugs, with emphasis on the radiation-induced drug-targeted releasing and selective photo-thermal cancer therapy.
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ISSN:0973-1482
1998-4138
DOI:10.4103/0973-1482.103511