Targeted nano-drug delivery system (TNDDS) offers prominent advantages in drug delivery for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma, targeting the tumor site via ligand-receptor interaction. TNDDS reduces the dosage of drug to fulfill the therapeutic index requirement, improving pharmacokinetics and biodistribution. Besides, it can sustain drug release for several days after single-dose administration. In recent years, glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) attracts much attention as a highly efficient ligand targeting to liver tumor. The superiority of GA is mainly reflected in its combination of efficient liver tumor targeting, superior anti-tumor activity and favorable biocompatibility. GA-based TNDDS to liver tumor possesses high site-specificity and therapeutic efficiency for chemotherapeutic drugs or genetic materials delivering. This paper focuses on the basic theory of GA as a ligand targeting to liver tumor and the researches advances in the development of GA-based nano-delivery systems. Through the review and summary in this paper, it is expected to systematically present current progress of GA-based liver tumor TNDDS for interested researchers, and provide references for the development of new delivery systems.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |