Tag: cancer treatment

Research advances in anti-cancer activities and mechanism of action of neocryptolepine and its derivatives

mechanism of action of neocryptolepine and its derivatives

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Cancer has been a severe public health and social problem, a leading disease that has diminished the quality of life, and a barrier to improving life expectancy. Neocryptolepine is an indole-quinoline alkaloid isolated from Cryptolepis sanguinolenta which grows in some African countries. This article summarizes the structures of […]

Cancer treatment: from traditional Chinese herbal medicine to the liposome delivery system

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Traditional Chinese herbal (TCH) medicines have emerged as a prospective and affordable method to treat various diseases with a broad range of biological activity; however, traditional preparations, like decoctions, are often associated with low bioavailability, thus resulting in limited efficacy against cancer. The drawbacks of active […]

Structurally diverse polydopamine-based nanomedicines for cancer therapy

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Mussel-inspired polydopamine (PDA) has attracted substantial interest in materials synthesis, energy storage, environmental governance, and biomedical science since it was first reported in 2007. PDA, owing to its excellent biocompatibility and photothermal conversion efficiency (η), has been used in photothermal therapy alone and in combination with […]