Publications by authors named "Rasoul Shahbazi"

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  • - The study developed PEGylated magnetic nanoniosomes (PMNios) for delivering artemisinin (ART) and metformin (MET) in cancer therapy, enhancing drug targeting and bioavailability by modifying the surface with polyethylene glycol and including magnetic nanoparticles.
  • - Evaluations showed that PMNios achieved a drug loading efficiency of 88%, with an average size of 298 nm and a stable zeta potential of -19 mV, indicating effective encapsulation and stability.
  • - In vitro tests against the A549 lung cancer cell line revealed that PMNios effectively targeted cancer cells, showing appropriate toxicity and lower levels of the anti-apoptotic Bcl2 gene compared to the pro-apoptotic Bax, especially under
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Chemotherapy is widely used for cancer therapy; however, its efficacy is limited due to poor targeting specificity and severe side effects. Currently, the next generations of delivery systems with multitasking potential have attracted significant attention for cancer therapy. This study reports on the design and synthesis of a multifunctional nanoplatform based on niosomes (NIO) coloaded with paclitaxel (PTX), a chemotherapeutic drug commonly used to treat breast cancer, and sodium oxamate (SO), a glycolytic inhibitor to enhance the cytotoxicity of anticancer drug, along with quantum dots (QD) as bioimaging agents, and hyaluronic acid (HA) coating for active targeting.

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Background: Phytochemicals and their derivatives are good options to improve treatment efficiency in cancer patients. Artemisinin (ART) and metformin (MET) are widely used phytochemicals to treat various types of cancers. However, their application because of their dose-dependent side effects, and poor bioavailability brings several challenges.

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Niosomes, as a kind of drug delivery system, is widely used for the topical delivery of lipophilic drugs. Optimization of niosomes plays an essential role in enhancing their therapeutic efficiencies. This study aims to prepare an optimized niosomal formulation of simvastatin (nSIM), a lipophilic member of statins, through the experiment (Response Surface methodology).

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