Mitochondrial nanotargeting in malignancies (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Anamaria Magdalena Tomşa
    • Andrei Picoş
    • Alina Monica Picoş
    • Andreea Liana Răchişan
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  • Published online on: July 17, 2020     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2020.9023
  • Pages: 3444-3451
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Abstract

Malignancies represent a burden for the health system worldwide. Treating them represents a challenge through the prism of the cancer cell behaviour and the serious systemic side effects that usually occur. Both traditional (chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery) and associated therapies (immunotherapy and hormone therapy) have reached a plateau. The new trend for the management of malignancies includes nanoparticles (NPs) which are studied for both their diagnostic and therapeutical use. NPs can be designed in various ways, many of them targeting mitochondria causing cellular apoptosis. This review summarizes the main characteristics of NPs that are studied in different cancers to highlight their mechanism of action. Since mitochondria play a key role in the cellular homeostasis, they represent the main target for the experimental current studies. While there are NPs approved by the FDA for clinical use, most of them are still under extended research and still need to prove their efficacy and biocompatibility, preferable with minimal systemic side effects.
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Tomşa AM, Picoş A, Picoş AM and Răchişan AL: Mitochondrial nanotargeting in malignancies (Review). Exp Ther Med 20: 3444-3451, 2020.
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Tomşa, A.M., Picoş, A., Picoş, A.M., & Răchişan, A.L. (2020). Mitochondrial nanotargeting in malignancies (Review). Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 20, 3444-3451. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2020.9023
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Tomşa, A. M., Picoş, A., Picoş, A. M., Răchişan, A. L."Mitochondrial nanotargeting in malignancies (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 20.4 (2020): 3444-3451.
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Tomşa, A. M., Picoş, A., Picoş, A. M., Răchişan, A. L."Mitochondrial nanotargeting in malignancies (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 20, no. 4 (2020): 3444-3451. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2020.9023