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Nutraceutical-Based Nanoformulations for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Treatment

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms231912032

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breast cancer; in vitro studies; nanoformulations; omega-3 PUFA; ovarian cancer; preclinical studies

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  1. Universita Cattolica del S. Cuore
  2. Rome, Italy
  3. Department of Pharmacy and Health and Nutrition Sciences

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This article critically analyzes the results of recent studies investigating the effects of omega-3 PUFA-containing nanoformulations in breast cancer and ovarian cancer. The studies show that omega-3 PUFAs have anti-inflammatory, antiangiogenic, and antitumor effects, and can enhance drug delivery and minimize side effects. These findings provide a theoretical basis for further interventional clinical trials.
Different strategies have been investigated for a more satisfactory treatment of advanced breast cancer, including the adjuvant use of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). These nutritional compounds have been shown to possess potent anti-inflammatory and antiangiogenic activities, the capacity to affect transduction pathways/receptors involved in cell growth and to reprogram tumor microenvironment. Omega-3 PUFA-containing nanoformulations designed for drug delivery in breast cancer were shown to potentiate the effects of enclosed drugs, enhance drug delivery to target sites, and minimize drug-induced side effects. We have critically analyzed here the results of the most recent studies investigating the effects of omega-3 PUFA-containing nanoformulations in breast cancer. The anti-neoplastic efficacy of omega-3 PUFAs has also been convincingly demonstrated by using preclinical in vivo models of ovarian cancer. The results obtained are critically analyzed here and seem to provide a sufficient rationale to move to still lacking interventional clinical trials, as well as to evaluate possible advantages of enclosing omega-3 PUFAs to drug-delivery nanosystems for ovarian cancer. Future perspectives in this area are also provided.

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