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June 2025 in “Nano Biomedicine and Engineering” Smart nano-PROTACs improve cancer treatment by targeting proteins more precisely and reducing side effects.
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December 2005 in “Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology & Metabolism” Blocking the enzyme 11β-HSD1 might help treat obesity and metabolic issues.
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February 2024 in “Heliyon” Exploring fermented foods from various regions can lead to discovering new fibrinolytic enzymes.
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August 2021 in “Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences” Cholesterol- and phospholipid-free niosomes improve deep skin drug delivery.
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July 2020 in “European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology” Blocking the virus's entry into cells by targeting certain pathways could lead to early COVID-19 treatments.
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February 2024 in “Pharmaceutics” Nanovesicles improve drug delivery through the skin, offering better treatment outcomes and fewer side effects.
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September 2001 in “PubMed” ONO-3403 effectively reduces mouse skin tumor growth without side effects.
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April 2026 in “Future Medicinal Chemistry” Proteolysis-Targeting Chimeras (PROTACs) have significantly transformed drug discovery by utilizing a unique catalytic degradation mechanism that targets and degrades specific proteins. This technology has progressed from a laboratory concept to achieving clinical breakthroughs, demonstrating its potential in treating various diseases. PROTACs offer advantages over traditional inhibitors by providing sustained protein degradation, which can lead to more effective and durable therapeutic outcomes. The development of PROTACs has opened new avenues for targeting previously "undruggable" proteins, marking a pivotal advancement in the field of medicinal chemistry and pharmacology.
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January 2022 in “Journal of Cancer” Low intensity ultrasound may reduce side effects of chemotherapy drugs like paclitaxel.
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November 2017 in “International journal of nanomedicine” DA liposomes with chloramphenicol effectively target hair follicles and combat MRSA with minimal skin toxicity.
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