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DR ANTHONY MELVIN CRASTO, WORLDDRUGTRACKER
Jun 242014
 

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Chemical Reviews DOI: 10.1021/cr400372p

Exploiting Intrinsic Nanoparticle Toxicity: The Pros and Cons of Nanoparticle-Induced Autophagy in Biomedical Research (Fri, 13 Jun 2014)
>> read more………http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/cr400372p

†Lab of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ‡Centre for Nano- and Biophotonics, and Ghent Research Group on Nanomedicine, Ghent University, B9000 Ghent,Belgium
§ Biomedical MRI Unit/MoSAIC, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Leuven, B3000 Leuven, Belgium
Chem. Rev., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/cr400372p

Table of Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Nanomedicine
    • 2.1. Soft Nanomaterials
    • 2.2. Hard Nanomaterials
  • 3. Nanotoxicology and the Role of Autophagy
    • 3.1. Key Focus Points and Challenges in the Field of Nanotoxicology
    • 3.2. Process of Autophagy
    • 3.3. Autophagy and Cell Death
    • 3.4. How to Study Autophagy
    • 3.5. Chemical Modulation of Autophagy
  • 4. Nanomaterial-Induced Autophagy
    • 4.1. Modulation of autophagy by soft particles
      • 4.1.1. Modulation of Autophagy by Liposomes
      • 4.1.2. Modulation of Autophagy by Polymeric NPs
    • 4.2. Modulation of Autophagy by Hard Nanoparticles
      • 4.2.1. Gold Nanoparticles
      • 4.2.2. Iron Oxide Nanoparticles
      • 4.2.3. Quantum Dots
      • 4.2.4. Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles
      • 4.2.5. Carbon-Based Nanomaterials
      • 4.2.6. Other Hard Nanomaterials
      • 4.2.7. Physiological Effects of Nanoparticle-Mediated Autophagy Modulation
    • 4.3. Influence of Nanoparticle Characteristics on Autophagy Deregulation
    • 4.4. Mechanisms of Autophagy Induction by Nanomaterials
  • 5. Dangers of Autophagy Modulation
    • 5.1. Autophagy in Neurodegenerative Diseases
    • 5.2. Autophagy and Cancer
  • 6. Possibilities of Nanomaterial-Induced Autophagy
    • 6.1. Selective Destruction of Cancer Cells
      • 6.1.1. Selective Autophagy in Cancer Cells
      • 6.1.2. Cancer-Specific Induction of Autophagy by Nanomaterials
      • 6.1.3. Potential of Nanoparticles in Anticancer Therapy
    • 6.2. Autophagy-Mediated Synergistic Effect of Nanoparticles and Chemotherapeutics
    • 6.3. Enhanced Tumor Antigen Presentation through Nanoparticle-Mediated Autophagy
    • 6.4. Autophagy Induction as a Self-Protection Process against Nanotoxicity
    • 6.5. Potential of Nanoparticles for Neuropathological Therapy
  • 7. Conclusions and Outlook
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