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Aptamer-based theranostics in oncology

16 Apr 2024
Aptamer-based theranostics in oncology

Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal.

Cancer remains a major global health burden, necessitating innovative approaches for improved diagnosis and treatment.

Aptamer-based theranostics have gained attention in the field of cancer research and treatment.

Aptamers can be used as targeting ligands for the delivery of therapeutic agents to cancer cells, as well as for the detection and imaging of cancer, due to high binding affinity and selectivity.

Aptamers are also being investigated as anticancer drugs.

Specifically, aptamers serve as a tool for controlling protein activity via protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions.

The aptamer-exosome technology improves aptamer targeting.

To gather relevant data, we searched scientific databases, including PubMed/Medline, Google Scholar, Wiley, Web of Science, and Springer. Despite challenges, theranostics, environmental monitoring, biosensing, and other fields could benefit from the use of aptamer technology.

This review discusses the standard methods for producing aptamers, including green aptamers, and potential applications in diagnostics.

Aptamers are useful in biotherapy and as anticancer drugs, and this article gives a thorough overview of both with examples.

Aptamer-exosome technologies are also covered, aptasensors, and their diagnostic and therapeutic applications.

Recent systematic evolution of ligands were investigated by exponential enrichment (SELEX) methodologies with a focus on carrier materials and technical advances, and the difficulties in creating aptamers that are more practical, highly efficient, and stable are discussed.

BIO Integration is fully open access journal which will allow for the rapid dissemination of multidisciplinary views driving the progress of modern medicine.

As part of its mandate to help bring interesting work and knowledge from around the world to a wider audience, BIOI will actively support authors through open access publishing and through waiving author fees in its first years.

Also, publication support for authors whose first language is not English will be offered in areas such as manuscript development, English language editing and artwork assistance.

Source: Compuscript LTD