Issue 15, 2021

Recent progress on nanomedicine-induced ferroptosis for cancer therapy

Abstract

The current treatment strategies for cancer therapy have posed many problems in achieving high efficacy. Therefore, an urgent step is needed to develop innovative therapies that can win beyond satisfactory results against tumor. Ferroptosis that is a kind of non-apoptotic based programmed cell death has played a crucial role in eradicating tumors by reactive oxygen species and iron-dependent pathways. Research shows a remarkable potential of ferroptosis in eliminating aggressive malignancies resistant to traditional therapies. The combination of nanomedicine and ferroptosis has revealed a close relationship for the treatment of various cancer types with high efficacy. This review introduces the basics of nanomedicine-based ferroptosis first to emphasize the feasibility and properties of ferroptosis in cancer therapy. Then, the current research on the applications of nanomedicine for the ferroptosis-based anticancer therapy is highlighted. Finally, conclusions and future research directions in perspective of various challenges in developing nanomedicine-based ferroptosis into clinical therapeutics are discussed.

Graphical abstract: Recent progress on nanomedicine-induced ferroptosis for cancer therapy

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
08 may. 2021
Accepted
08 jun. 2021
First published
09 jun. 2021

Biomater. Sci., 2021,9, 5092-5115

Recent progress on nanomedicine-induced ferroptosis for cancer therapy

H. Zafar, F. Raza, S. Ma, Y. Wei, J. Zhang and Q. Shen, Biomater. Sci., 2021, 9, 5092 DOI: 10.1039/D1BM00721A

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