Title:New Insights Toward Nanostructured Drug Delivery of Plant-Derived Polyphenol Compounds: Cancer Treatment and Gene Expression Profiles
Volume: 21
Issue: 8
Author(s): Keyvan Khazei, Nasrin Mohajeri, Esat Bonabi, Zeynep Turk and Nosratollah Zarghami *
Affiliation:
- Department of Persian Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz,Iran
Keywords:
Bioactive drugs, cancer, drug delivery, nanoformulation, polyphenol compounds, nanocapsulation.
Abstract: The increasing prevalence of cancer has led to expanding traditional medicine objectives
for developing novel drug delivery systems. A wide range of plant-derived polyphenol bioactive
substances have been investigated in order to explore the anti-cancer effects of these natural compounds
and to promote the effective treatment of cancer through apoptosis induction. In this regard,
plant-derived polyphenol compounds, including curcumin, silibinin, quercetin, and resveratrol,
have been the subject of intense interest for anti-cancer applications due to their ability to regulate
apoptotic genes. However, some limitations of pure polyphenol compounds, such as poor bioavailability,
short-term stability, low-cellular uptake, and insufficient solubility, have restricted their
efficiency. Nanoscale formulations of bioactive agents have provided a novel platform to address
these limitations. This paper reviews recent advances in nanoformulation approaches of polyphenolic
drugs and their effects on improving the delivery of chemotherapy agents to cancer cells.