Nanomedicine to Overcome Multidrug Resistance Mechanisms in Colon and Pancreatic Cancer: Recent Progress
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Melguizo Alonso, Consolación; Ortiz Quesada, Raúl; Quiñonero Muñoz, Francisco José; García Pinel, Beatriz; Fuel, Marco; Mesas Hernández, Cristina; Cabeza Montilla, Laura; Prados Salazar, José CarlosEditorial
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Materia
Drug resistance Colon cancer Pancreatic cancer Nanomedicine Cancer stem cells PARP miRNAs Tumor Microenvironment
Fecha
2021Referencia bibliográfica
Ortíz, R.; Quiñonero, F.; García-Pinel, B.; Fuel, M.; Mesas, C.; Cabeza, L.; Melguizo, C.; Prados, J. Nanomedicine to Overcome Multidrug Resistance Mechanisms in Colon and Pancreatic Cancer: Recent Progress. Cancers 2021, 13, 2058. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/cancers13092058
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Consejería de Salud de la Junta de Andalucía (projects PI-0102-2017 and P18-HO-3882); CTS-107 Group; Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) (Project PI19/01478) (FEDER)Resumen
The development of drug resistance is one of the main causes of cancer treatment failure.
This phenomenon occurs very frequently in different types of cancer, including colon and pancreatic
cancers. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. In recent years,
nanomedicine has improved the delivery and efficacy of drugs, and has decreased their side effects.
In addition, it has allowed to design drugs capable of avoiding certain resistance mechanisms of
tumors. In this article, we review the main resistance mechanisms in colon and pancreatic cancers,
along with the most relevant strategies offered by nanodrugs to overcome this obstacle. These
strategies include the inhibition of efflux pumps, the use of specific targets, the development of
nanomedicines affecting the environment of cancer-specific tissues, the modulation of DNA repair
mechanisms or RNA (miRNA), and specific approaches to damage cancer stem cells, among others.
This review aims to illustrate how advanced nanoformulations, including polymeric conjugates,
micelles, dendrimers, liposomes, metallic and carbon-based nanoparticles, are allowing to overcome
one of the main limitations in the treatment of colon and pancreatic cancers. The future development
of nanomedicine opens new horizons for cancer treatment.