Title:Cervical Cancer and Novel Therapeutic and Diagnostic Approaches using Chitosan
as a Carrier: A Review
Volume: 28
Issue: 24
Author(s): Fatemeh Sadoughi, Zatollah Asemi*, Bahman Yousefi, Mohammad Ali Mansournia and Jamal Hallajzadeh*
Affiliation:
- Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, I.R. Iran
- Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Research Center for Evidence-Based Health Management, Maragheh University of
Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran
Keywords:
Chitosan, cervical cancer, nanoparticle, liposome, nanoformulation, chitin.
Abstract: In our knowledge, using appropriate carriers in the delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs, would result
in better targeting and therefore it would increase the effectiveness and decrease the side effects of drugs. Chitosan,
a natural polymer derived from chitin, has attracted the attention of pharmaceutical industries recently.
New research works show that chitosan can not only be used in drug delivery but it can also have some usages
in the prevention and diagnosis of cancer. This means that using chitosan Nanoformulations can be a promising
approach for prevention, diagnosis, and specially treatment of cervical cancer, the fourth common cancer
among the women of the world. We aim to investigate the related papers to find a novel method and preventing
more women from suffering.