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Electrospun Drug-Loaded and Gene-Loaded Nanofibres: The Holy Grail of Glioblastoma Therapy?
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
|---|---|
| Author | Louis, Lynn Chee, Bor shin McAfee, Marion Nugent, Michael |
| Editor | Etrych, Tomáš |
| Copyright Year | 2023 |
| Abstract | To date, GBM remains highly resistant to therapies that have shown promising effects in other cancers. Therefore, the goal is to take down the shield that these tumours are using to protect themselves and proliferate unchecked, regardless of the advent of diverse therapies. To overcome the limitations of conventional therapy, the use of electrospun nanofibres encapsulated with either a drug or gene has been extensively researched. The aim of this intelligent biomaterial is to achieve a timely release of encapsulated therapy to exert the maximal therapeutic effect simultaneously eliminating dose-limiting toxicities and activating the innate immune response to prevent tumour recurrence. This review article is focused on the developing field of electrospinning and aims to describe the different types of electrospinning techniques in biomedical applications. Each technique describes how not all drugs or genes can be electrospun with any method; their physico-chemical properties, site of action, polymer characteristics and the desired drug or gene release rate determine the strategy used. Finally, we discuss the challenges and future perspectives associated with GBM therapy. |
| Journal | Pharmaceutics |
| Volume Number | 15 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC10302184 |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| PubMed reference number | 37376095 |
| e-ISSN | 19994923 |
| DOI | 10.3390/pharmaceutics15061649 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2023-06-03 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). © 2023 by the authors. |
| Subject Keyword | electrospun nanofibres glioblastoma (GBM) electrospinning |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Pharmaceutical Science |