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Table 4 Latest investigations on lipid NPs-based therapeutic approaches for skin cancer

From: Advancements in nanoparticle-based treatment approaches for skin cancer therapy

Type

Chief composition

Therapeutic agent

Particle size and entrapment efficiency

In vitro cytotoxicity study

Animal model

Route of administration

Ref

Solid lipid nanoparticles

Glyceryl monostearate/ Dimethyldioctadecyl ammonium bromide

Ascorbyl palmitate/ Paclitaxel

223–254 nm

Mice melanoma cell line (B16F10)

Melanoma-bearing female C57BL/6 mice

Intravenous

[350]

Solid lipid nanoparticles

Lecithin

5-Fluorouracil

137 ± 5.5–800 ± 53.6 nm

-

Melanoma-bearing male BALB/c mice

Topical

[351]

Solid lipid nanoparticles

Sodium behenate/ PVA9000

Temozolomide

273.15 ± 5 nm

Mice melanoma cell line (B16F10)

Melanoma-bearing female C57BL/6 J mice

Topical

[352]

Solid lipid nanoparticles

Glycerol palmitostearate

Doxorubicin

92 ± 2 nm

Mice melanoma cell line (B16F10)

Melanoma-bearing male BALB/c mice

Topical

[353]

Nanostructured lipid carriers

Beeswax/ Lavender oil/ Melaleuca oil

Bupivacaine

189.6–313.9 nm (lavender)/ 204.2–414.0 nm (melaleuca)

Mice melanoma cell line (B16F10)

-

Topical

[354]

Nanostructured lipid carriers

Lipid Sefsol®/ Geleol®

Silymarin

-

Mice melanoma cell line (B16F10)

Melanoma-bearing albino Swiss mice

Topical

[355]

Liposomes

Dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline/ Cholesterol/ Cyclodextrin/ Polyethyleneimine

Ovalbumin

207 ± 20 nm

-

Melanoma-bearing male C57BL/6 mice

-

[356]

Liposomes

Dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline/ Hydrogenated soy phosphatidylcholine/ Cholesterol

Doxorubicin

114–123 nm

-

Melanoma-bearing female C57BL/6 mice

Intravenous/ Intratumoral

[357]

Liposomes

Hydrogenated soy phosphatidylcholine/ Cholesterol

Epacadostat

128.1 ± 1.1 nm

Mice melanoma cell line (B16F10)

Melanoma-bearing female C57BL/6 mice

Intravenous

[358]

Liposomes

Soybean phospholipids/ Cholesterol/ Didodecyl dimethylammonium bromide/ Tocopherol PEG 1000 succinate

MicroRNAs

134 ± 1.42 nm

Human epidermoid carcinoma cell line (A431)

Squamous cell carcinoma-bearing BALB/c nude mice

Intravenous

[359]

Niosomes

Span 60/ Tween 60/ Cholesterol

Ozonated olive oil

125.34 ± 13.29 nm

Human melanoma cell line (A375)

-

Topical

[360]

Niosomes

Span 85/ Cholesterol

Ethanol extract of propolis

232 nm

Human melanoma cell line (SK-MEL)

-

Topical

[361]

Ethosomes

Ethanol/ Phospholipon 90 G/ Cholesterol

Vismodegib

559.77–562.90 nm

-

Basal cell carcinoma-bearing male Swiss albino mice

Topical

[362]

Ethosomes

Ethanol/ Soya lecithin/ Cholesterol

Silver nanoparticles/ Silk sericin

261.3 ± 5.21

Human epidermoid carcinoma cell line (A431)

Squamous cell carcinoma-bearing BALB/c mice

Topical

[363]