MedComm-Future Medicine | Oncolytic viral therapy as promising immunotherapy against glioma

Antitumor effects of oncolytic virus (OVs) in brain tumor. (1) OVs can selectively infect tumor cells and induce tumor cells lysis including apoptosis, pyroptosis, and necroptosis. (2) Innate immune r....

2023-10-31

MedComm-Biomaterials and Applications | Exploring the potential of transethosomes in therapeutic delivery: A comprehensive review

Schematic illustration of various lipid-based nanocarriers with phospholipid, ethanol, and surfactant (liposome, transethosome, transferosome, and ethosome).The growing need for innovative drug delive....

2023-10-31

MedComm-Oncology | Development of covalent inhibitors: Principle, design, and application in cancer

Number of publications found in the SciFinder® search for covalent inhibitors closely related to targeting different amino acid residues.Covalent inhibitors have been a rapidly growing field in drug d....

2023-10-31

MedComm-Future Medicine | Metabolic insights into tumor pathogenesis: Unveiling pan-cancer metabolism and the potential of untargeted metabolomics

Metabolic profile of normal and tumor cells. Normal cells provide energy primarily through the tricarboxylic acid cycle, while tumor cells provide energy primarily through glycolysis even in the prese....

2023-09-30

MedComm-Biomaterials and Applications | Melatonin: Avenues in cancer therapy and its nanotechnological advancements

Prokaryotes to eukaryotes: MLT-preserved characteristics.Cancer is one of the most prevailing causes of mortality worldwide. Standard therapies for cancer patients include surgical intervention, chemo....

2023-09-30

MedComm-Oncology | Applications of macrocyclic molecules in cancer therapy: Target cancer development or overcome drug resistance

The structures of approved macrocyclic drugs and investigating macrocyclic compounds for cancer therapy.(A) Macrocyclic compounds to target cancer development. Compounds 1–2: macrocyclic peptide drugs....

2023-09-30

MedComm-Future Medicine | Chemoimmunotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma—Summary and discussion of recent clinical trials

Comparison between traditional chemotherapy and chemoimmunotherapy. Traditional standard chemotherapy contained alkylating agents, platinum, antimetabolites, microtubule inhibitors, and so on. Each of....

2023-08-31

MedComm-Biomaterials and Applications | Recent progress in thermosensitive hydrogels and their applications in drug delivery area

Classification of the thermosensitive hydrogel.The scientific community has widely recognized thermosensitive hydrogels as highly biocompatible material with immense potential in drug delivery systems....

2023-08-31

MedComm-Oncology | cGAS-STING signaling in cancer: Regulation and therapeutic targeting

The activation and translocation of STING. STING interacts with STIM1 and localizes on the ER. When STING is not yet activated, it is in a dimeric state with an open conformation. When STING is activa....

2023-08-31