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Table 2 The application of CSAN in the field of antitumor

From: Formation of a traditional Chinese medicine self-assembly nanostrategy and its application in cancer: a promising treatment

Tumor type

Nano preparation

Drug composition

Effects

Characteristic

Refs.

Lung cancer

UA NPs

UA

↓Tumor proliferation and growth

↑Cell apoptosis,↑activation of CD4 + T cells

The ability of liver protection in vivo

The potential for immunotherapy

[12]

Lung cancer

PTX-BBR NPs

BBR

↑ROS levels, ↑Block the cell cycle and cell apoptosis

↓Tumor growth

Mitochondria-targeting delivery

Synergistic enhancement

[13]

PTX

Lung cancer

Rb1/PPD NPs

Rb1

↑Accumulation at the tumor site, ↑Cytotoxicity

↑Blood circulation time, ↓Damage to normal tissues

Synergistic enhancement

Simple, scalable, green economy process

[153]

PPD

Breast Cancer

OA-GA-PTX NPs

OA

↑Drug releasing capacity and Cellular uptake

↑Tumor aggregation targeting and apoptosis

↓Tumor proliferation and growth, ↑Block the cell cycle

↓ALT、AST、LDH、CK、MDA, ↑SOD、GSH

Synergistic enhancement

Reduce chemotherapy side-effects

Different antitumor mechanisms

Reduce damage caused by oxidative stress

[29]

GA

PTX

Breast Cancer

UA-PTX NPs

UA

↓Tumor growth

↑Block the cell cycle, ↑Cell apoptosis and cellular uptake

↑Tumor aggregation targeting, ↑SOD、GSH

Synergistic enhancement

Different antitumor mechanisms

Reduce chemotherapy side-effects

[19]

PTX

Breast Cancer

DTX/GBA-PLGA NPs

GA

↑The expression of P-gp, ↑Cell apoptosis

↓Tumor growth

Synergistic enhancement

Special in multidrug-resistant breast cancer

[81]

DTX

Liver cancer

UEA NPs

UA

↑Drug releasing capacity and cellular uptake,

↓Tumor growth, ↑IL-12、IFN-γ、CD4+、CD8+

↑Tumor aggregation targeting, ↑Cytotoxicity

Synergistic enhancement

Improvement of Th1/Th2 imbalance

[102]

EGCG

DOX

Liver cancer

GL-HCPT micelles

GL

↑Cytotoxicity, ↑Tumor aggregation targeting

↓Tumor growth

Improve the solubility and stability of HCPT

Reducing the side effects of HCPT

[121]

HCPT

Gastric cancer

SiCN

Cur

↑Drug releasing capacity and cellular uptake

↑Cytotoxicity, ↑Endocytosis

Synergistic enhancement

Self-monitoring function

[16]

Irinotecan hydrochloride

Colorectal cancer

DOX-FA-GDNVs

GDNV

↓Tumor proliferation and growth, ↑Cell apoptosis

↑Drug releasing capacity and targeting ability

Loading Dox with high efficiency

[92]

DOX

Colorectal cancer

INP-DOX

INP

↑Cytotoxicity, ↓Tumor growth

Synergistic enhancement

PH-responsive

[74]

DOX

Ovarian cancer

PTX-ss-TMP NPs

TMP

↑Cytotoxicity and cell apoptosis, ↑Block the cell cycle

↑Drug releasing capacity and cellular uptake

↑Tumor aggregation targeting, ↓p-VEGFR2/VEGFR2, p-AKT/AKT, p-mTOR/mTOR and p-p38/p38

Synergistic enhancement

Redox-responsive drug release

Anti-angiogenesis effect

[118]

PTX

Cervical cancer

PTX-Cur coloaded PEG-PNB-TC

Cur

↑Endocytosis and cellular uptake, ↑Cytotoxicity

Circumvented the PTX resistance in the MDR cancer cells

[167]

PTX

Glioma

Pep-1/Bor/CMS-M

Bor

↑Cytotoxicity and cell apoptosis,

↑Endocytosis and cellular uptake, ↓Tumor growth

Blood–brain barrier penetrating

[137]

CMS

Neuroglioma

Lut-Fe3+ NPs

Lut

↓Tumor proliferation, ↑Cytotoxicity

High oxidation stability

Chemotherapy combined with PPT

[15]

Melanoma

OPDMA-Cela NPs

Cela

↑Pharmacokinetics, ↑Mitochondria targeting capacity

↓Tumor growth

Mitochondria-targeted carrier for drug delivery

[41]