TY - JOUR
T1 - Nanomedicine-based formulations containing ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: potential application in cardiovascular and neoplastic diseases.
AU - Serini, Simona
AU - Cassano, Roberta
AU - Trombino, Sonia
AU - Calviello Scardocci, Gabriella
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 PUFAs) are dietary factors involved in the prevention of cardiovascular, inflammatory, and neoplastic diseases. A multidisciplinary approach - based on recent findings in nutritional science, lipid biochemistry, biotechnology, and biology of inflammation and cancer - has been recently employed to develop ω-3 PUFA-containing nanoformulations with an aim to protect these fatty acids from degradation, increase their bioavailability and delivery to target tissues, and, thus, enhance their bioactivity. In some cases, these nanoformulations were designed to administer ω-3 PUFAs in combination with other nutraceuticals or conventional/innovative drugs. The aim of this strategy was to increase the activities of the compounds contained in the nanoformulation and to reduce the adverse effects often induced by drugs. We herein analyze the results of papers evaluating the potential use of ω-3 PUFA-containing nanomaterials in fighting cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Future directions in this field of research are also provided
AB - Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 PUFAs) are dietary factors involved in the prevention of cardiovascular, inflammatory, and neoplastic diseases. A multidisciplinary approach - based on recent findings in nutritional science, lipid biochemistry, biotechnology, and biology of inflammation and cancer - has been recently employed to develop ω-3 PUFA-containing nanoformulations with an aim to protect these fatty acids from degradation, increase their bioavailability and delivery to target tissues, and, thus, enhance their bioactivity. In some cases, these nanoformulations were designed to administer ω-3 PUFAs in combination with other nutraceuticals or conventional/innovative drugs. The aim of this strategy was to increase the activities of the compounds contained in the nanoformulation and to reduce the adverse effects often induced by drugs. We herein analyze the results of papers evaluating the potential use of ω-3 PUFA-containing nanomaterials in fighting cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Future directions in this field of research are also provided
KW - cancer
KW - cardiovascular diseases
KW - innovative biotechnologies
KW - nanoparticles
KW - omega-3 PUFA
KW - cancer
KW - cardiovascular diseases
KW - innovative biotechnologies
KW - nanoparticles
KW - omega-3 PUFA
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/145197
U2 - 10.2147/IJN.S197499
DO - 10.2147/IJN.S197499
M3 - Article
SN - 1178-2013
VL - 2019
SP - 2809
EP - 2828
JO - International Journal of Nanomedicine
JF - International Journal of Nanomedicine
ER -