Advancements and prospects of lipid-based nanoparticles: dual frontiers in cancer treatment and vaccine development

Release time:2025-02-16

Impact Factor:3.9

DOI number:10.1080/02652048.2024.2326091

Affiliation of Author(s):Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

Journal:Journal of Microencapsulation

Place of Publication:英国

Key Words:Cancer; cancer treatment; cancer vaccines; drug delivery; lipid nanoparticles; lipid-based nanoparticles; liposomes; nanomedicine.

Abstract:Cancer is a complex heterogeneous disease that poses a significant public health challenge. In recent years, lipid-based nanoparticles (LBNPs) have expanded drug delivery and vaccine development options owing to their adaptable, non-toxic, tuneable physicochemical properties, versatile surface functionalisation, and biocompatibility. LBNPs are tiny artificial structures composed of lipid-like materials that can be engineered to encapsulate and deliver therapeutic agents with pinpoint accuracy. They have been widely explored in oncology; however, our understanding of their pharmacological mechanisms, effects of their composition, charge, and size on cellular uptake, tumour penetration, and how they can be utilised to develop cancer vaccines is still limited. Hence, we reviewed LBNPs' unique characteristics, biochemical features, and tumour-targeting mechanisms. Furthermore, we examined their ability to enhance cancer therapies and their potential contribution in developing anticancer vaccines. We critically analysed their advantages and challenges impeding swift advancements in oncology and highlighted promising avenues for future research.

Co-author:G. F. Boafo, Y. Seid, Y. Liu, R. Mlambo, S. Tan

First Author:I. Shaw

Indexed by:综述论文

Correspondence Author:C. Chen

Discipline:Medicine

First-Level Discipline:Pharmaceutical Science

Document Type:电子版

Volume:41

Issue:3

Page Number:226-254

ISSN No.:1464-5246

Translation or Not:no

Date of Publication:2024-04-01