<i>Magnetotactic</i> Bacteria and Magnetosomes as Smart Drug Delivery Systems: A New Weapon on the Battlefield with Cancer?
An important direction of research in increasing the effectiveness of cancer therapies is the design of effective drug distribution systems in the body. The development of the new strategies is primarily aimed at improving the stability of the drug after administration and increasing the precision o...
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| author | Danuta Kuzajewska Agata Wszołek Wojciech Żwierełło Lucyna Kirczuk Agnieszka Maruszewska |
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| description | An important direction of research in increasing the effectiveness of cancer therapies is the design of effective drug distribution systems in the body. The development of the new strategies is primarily aimed at improving the stability of the drug after administration and increasing the precision of drug delivery to the destination. Due to the characteristic features of cancer cells, distributing chemotherapeutics exactly to the microenvironment of the tumor while sparing the healthy tissues is an important issue here. One of the promising solutions that would meet the above requirements is the use of <i>Magnetotactic</i> bacteria (MTBs) and their organelles, called magnetosomes (BMs). MTBs are commonly found in water reservoirs, and BMs that contain ferromagnetic crystals condition the magnetotaxis of these microorganisms. The presented work is a review of the current state of knowledge on the potential use of MTBs and BMs as nanocarriers in the therapy of cancer. The growing amount of literature data indicates that MTBs and BMs may be used as natural nanocarriers for chemotherapeutics, such as classic anti-cancer drugs, antibodies, vaccine DNA, and siRNA. Their use as transporters increases the stability of chemotherapeutics and allows the transfer of individual ligands or their combinations precisely to cancerous tumors, which, in turn, enables the drugs to reach molecular targets more effectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-178b5cabd2e74327b096cc9cce93f0ce2023-11-20T00:54:45ZengMDPI AGBiology2079-77372020-05-019510210.3390/biology9050102<i>Magnetotactic</i> Bacteria and Magnetosomes as Smart Drug Delivery Systems: A New Weapon on the Battlefield with Cancer?Danuta Kuzajewska0Agata Wszołek1Wojciech Żwierełło2Lucyna Kirczuk3Agnieszka Maruszewska4Institute of Biology, University of Szczecin, Felczaka 3c St, 71-412 Szczecin, PolandInstitute of Biology, University of Szczecin, Felczaka 3c St, 71-412 Szczecin, PolandDepartment of Medical Chemistry, Pomeranian Medical University, Powstańców Wlkp. 71 St, 70-111 Szczecin, PolandInstitute of Biology, University of Szczecin, Felczaka 3c St, 71-412 Szczecin, PolandInstitute of Biology, University of Szczecin, Felczaka 3c St, 71-412 Szczecin, PolandAn important direction of research in increasing the effectiveness of cancer therapies is the design of effective drug distribution systems in the body. The development of the new strategies is primarily aimed at improving the stability of the drug after administration and increasing the precision of drug delivery to the destination. Due to the characteristic features of cancer cells, distributing chemotherapeutics exactly to the microenvironment of the tumor while sparing the healthy tissues is an important issue here. One of the promising solutions that would meet the above requirements is the use of <i>Magnetotactic</i> bacteria (MTBs) and their organelles, called magnetosomes (BMs). MTBs are commonly found in water reservoirs, and BMs that contain ferromagnetic crystals condition the magnetotaxis of these microorganisms. The presented work is a review of the current state of knowledge on the potential use of MTBs and BMs as nanocarriers in the therapy of cancer. The growing amount of literature data indicates that MTBs and BMs may be used as natural nanocarriers for chemotherapeutics, such as classic anti-cancer drugs, antibodies, vaccine DNA, and siRNA. Their use as transporters increases the stability of chemotherapeutics and allows the transfer of individual ligands or their combinations precisely to cancerous tumors, which, in turn, enables the drugs to reach molecular targets more effectively.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/9/5/102<i>Magnetotactic</i> bacteriamagnetosomesdrug delivery systemscancertargeted therapy |
| spellingShingle | Danuta Kuzajewska Agata Wszołek Wojciech Żwierełło Lucyna Kirczuk Agnieszka Maruszewska <i>Magnetotactic</i> Bacteria and Magnetosomes as Smart Drug Delivery Systems: A New Weapon on the Battlefield with Cancer? Biology <i>Magnetotactic</i> bacteria magnetosomes drug delivery systems cancer targeted therapy |
| title | <i>Magnetotactic</i> Bacteria and Magnetosomes as Smart Drug Delivery Systems: A New Weapon on the Battlefield with Cancer? |
| title_full | <i>Magnetotactic</i> Bacteria and Magnetosomes as Smart Drug Delivery Systems: A New Weapon on the Battlefield with Cancer? |
| title_fullStr | <i>Magnetotactic</i> Bacteria and Magnetosomes as Smart Drug Delivery Systems: A New Weapon on the Battlefield with Cancer? |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Magnetotactic</i> Bacteria and Magnetosomes as Smart Drug Delivery Systems: A New Weapon on the Battlefield with Cancer? |
| title_short | <i>Magnetotactic</i> Bacteria and Magnetosomes as Smart Drug Delivery Systems: A New Weapon on the Battlefield with Cancer? |
| title_sort | i magnetotactic i bacteria and magnetosomes as smart drug delivery systems a new weapon on the battlefield with cancer |
| topic | <i>Magnetotactic</i> bacteria magnetosomes drug delivery systems cancer targeted therapy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/9/5/102 |
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