Hydrogel co-delivery of 5-fluorouracil and siRNA attenuates TGF-β1-mediated MMT to prevent postoperative peritoneal metastasis and adhesion in colorectal cancer
August 2026
Cytoreductive surgery is the treatment protocol for colorectal cancer. Nonetheless, a major medical challenge remains to fully eliminate malignant tumor cells, along with a number of complications such...
A barrier-crossing and immune checkpoint-blocking antibody fusion protein for enhanced glioma-targeted immunotherapy
August 2026
With low five-year survival estimates, poor prognosis, and high recurrence probabilities, glioma is considered one of the most intractable malignant tumors. Despite the discovery of lymphatic vascular...
Artificial intelligence in pharmaceutics: Why prediction without formulation is incomplete
August 2026
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Carrier-free doxorubicin nanomedicine integrates chemotherapy and chemodynamic therapy to achieve anti-tumor efficacy
August 2026
Nanomedicines have been constructed to enhance the efficacy and safety of traditional anti-cancer drugs. However, the clinical translation of these nanomedicines was hindered by the complexity of carrier...
Melatonin-inspired hybrid spheroids accelerate intestinal repair via YAP-driven fetal reprogramming
August 2026
Following injury, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) drives intestinal epithelial repair by inducing revival stem cells (RSCs), which compensate for the loss of homeostatic Lgr5+ stem cells. Using intestinal organoid...
A drug-repurposing nanotheranostic for synergistic management of resistant bacterial pneumonia
August 2026
The rising threat of antibiotic resistance severely compromises the treatment of bacterial pneumonia, underscoring the urgent need for innovative and comprehensive therapeutic strategies. Here, we developed...
Janus microneedles enabling orderly vitiligo treatment through spatiotemporal sequential promoting melanogenesis to transfer via PAR2 activation
August 2026
Vitiligo is characterized by a complex pathogenesis involving multiple factors, necessitating therapeutic strategies that simultaneously achieve immune regulation, melanocyte regeneration, and melanosome...
Engineered GLUT1-targeted STING polyproagonists: Redox-triggered activation and enhanced endosomal escape for cancer immunotherapy
August 2026
The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway plays a critical role in bridging innate and adaptive antitumor immunity, representing a promising target in cancer immunotherapy. However, the clinical...
Oral probiotic delivery-based therapeutic strategies for inflammatory bowel disease
August 2026
Over the past decade, accumulating evidence supporting the efficacy of probiotics in gut microbiota modulation has spurred interest in their therapeutic potential for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD),...
Injectable dual-affinity self-assembling peptide hydrogels for local controlled delivery of therapeutic antibodies
August 2026
Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies have revolutionized the treatment of cancers, infectious diseases and immune disorders; however, their efficacy is compromised by limitations associated with systemic...
Bioactive hydrogels for bone tissue engineering: Design strategies, bioactive cargo delivery, and artificial intelligence–assisted clinical translation
August 2026
The functional reconstruction of bone defects caused by trauma, infection, surgical resection and degenerative diseases poses substantial clinical challenges. Bone tissue engineering (BTE) holds immense...
Nanomaterials: An innovative integrative paradigm for hepatocellular carcinoma adjuvant treatment
June 2026
This review systematically examines the application of nanomaterials in adjuvant therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) following surgical resection, with the aim of synergistically inhibiting tumor...
Cascade-activatable small-molecule theranostic nanomicelles for photodynamic-immunotherapy of immune-cold lung tumors
June 2026
Lung cancer is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy worldwide and remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Effective treatment of immune-cold lung tumors remains particularly challenging...
Synergistic antimicrobial nanocomposite: Protamine-loaded PVP-capped silver nanoparticles for combating multidrug-resistant infections
June 2026
The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections has become a critical global health concern, driving the urgent need for innovative therapeutic strategies beyond conventional antibiotics....
Bispecific antibody vesicles: A multifunctional bioactive drug delivery platform for the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection
June 2026
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is a major pulmonary pathogen that establishes chronic infection through Psl polysaccharide-mediated adhesion and biofilm formation, while accelerating acute disease...
Traditional Chinese medicine ingredients integrated microneedles: A promising strategy for transdermal treatment
June 2026
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has abundant medicinal resources and distinctive pharmacological properties. So, TCM presents considerable promise in clinical treatments. However, challenges such...
Mesoporous polydopamine nanoplatform enhances IL-2 immunotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma via mild photothermal therapy and lactate regulation
June 2026
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is commonly diagnosed at intermediate or advanced stages. While transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) is the accepted locoregional therapy, embolization inevitably...
Scavenger receptor–mediated lung-targeted delivery of anti-miR-155 oligoDNA nanomicelles with curcumin for acute lung injury therapy
June 2026
Antisense oligonucleotides offer a powerful strategy for suppressing pro-inflammatory microRNAs, but efficient long-term delivery after systemic administration remains challenging. In this study, we...
Chimeric biohybrid nanovesicles induce immunogenic cell death for targeted and immune-potentiated glioblastoma therapy
June 2026
Glioblastoma (GBM) is shielded by both the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Here, we develop a chimeric biohybrid nanovesicle (BEV-RVG29-PTX) that integrates...
Red ginseng-derived nanovesicles to modulate osteoblast and osteoclastogenesis for osteoporosis therapy
June 2026
Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterized by an imbalance between bone formation and resorption, which leads to progressive bone loss and increased fracture risk. While current treatments either...
Photothermal-detonated functional macrophage membrane-camouflaged nano-crackers induce tumor cell wandering-anoikis
June 2026
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are the primary source of collagen I, which contributes to the formation of a dense tumor extracellular matrix (ECM). Non-selective targeting of collagen I through...
Multifunctional nanotherapeutics for targeted modulation of endoplasmic reticulum stress to potentiate cancer therapy
June 2026
Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS), arising from the disruption of proteostasis within the tumor microenvironment, represents a fundamental driver of tumorigenesis, immune evasion and resistance against...
An opposite pH-responsiveness “gating” strategy: Intelligent sporopollenin exine armor for targeted therapy of colitis
June 2026
Conventional therapy for ulcerative colitis (UC) is often limited by insufficient colonic targeting, short local retention and poor cellular drug uptake at lesion sites. Here, we develop a biomimetic...