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Transferrin: Biology and Use in Receptor-Targeted Nanotherapy of Gliomas.


ABSTRACT: Gliomas constitute 80% of malignant brain tumors. The survival rate of patients diagnosed with malignant gliomas is only 34.4%, as seen in both adults as well as children. The biggest challenge in treatment of gliomas is the impenetrable blood-brain barrier. With the availability of only a very few choices of chemotherapeutics in the treatment of gliomas, it is imperative that a novel strategy to effectively deliver drugs into the brain is researched and applied. The most popular strategy that is gaining importance is the receptor-mediated uptake of targeted nanoparticles comprising of ligands specific to the receptors. This review discusses briefly one such receptor called the transferrin receptor that is highly expressed in the brain and can be applied effectively for targeted nanoparticle delivery systems in gliomas.

SUBMITTER: Koneru T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8028004 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Transferrin: Biology and Use in Receptor-Targeted Nanotherapy of Gliomas.

Koneru Tejaswi T   McCord Eva E   Pawar Shreya S   Tatiparti Katyayani K   Sau Samaresh S   Iyer Arun K AK  

ACS omega 20210322 13


Gliomas constitute 80% of malignant brain tumors. The survival rate of patients diagnosed with malignant gliomas is only 34.4%, as seen in both adults as well as children. The biggest challenge in treatment of gliomas is the impenetrable blood-brain barrier. With the availability of only a very few choices of chemotherapeutics in the treatment of gliomas, it is imperative that a novel strategy to effectively deliver drugs into the brain is researched and applied. The most popular strategy that i  ...[more]

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