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. 2023 Sep 14;4(5):e350. doi: 10.1002/mco2.350

TABLE 2.

Summary of the application of platelet inhibitors in tumor therapy.

Platelet inhibitors Detailed introduction Mechanism Reference
FAK inhibitors FAK in platelets was demonstrated to be a promising target, further causing the platelet−tumor interaction Controlling the platelet extravasation 183
ADP/MMP‐2 inhibitors ADP and MMP‐2 released from tumor cells Reducing the activation and aggregation of platelets 184
PTAFR inhibitors The receptor of platelet‐activating factor (PAF). PAF can activate the platelets Blocking PAF/PTAFR pathway 185
α‐Hederin Expression of matrix metalloproteinase‐2 can be hampered by α‐Hederin Inhibiting the activation of STAT3 185
PDGFR inhibitors PDGFR expressed in the tumor cells Inhibiting PDGFRα/β kinases 186 , 187
Imatinib Inhibit PDGFRα/Akt and disrupting the action of PDGF Tyrosine kinase inhibitor 188
HIF1α Inhibiting the expression of PDGFR in tumor cells Inhibitor echinomycin 190
Eptifibatide PD‐L1 inhibitor Immune checkpoint inhibitors 191
CAR‐T therapy Chimera antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy changes the synthesis of platelet‐activating factors (PAFs) Targeting PAF remodeling 170
Targeting immune checkpoint HLA‐E:CD94‐NKG2A Immune checkpoint HLA‐E:CD94‐NKG2A on the tumor cells and T cell Inhibiting the immune checkpoint 69
R848‐loaded nanoparticle Coated with platelet membrane, which contained resiquimod (R848) and the drug Agonist of toll‐like receptor 192
Nanoparticle with apatiniband and VDAs Platelet membrane‐based nanoparticles loaded with apatinib, an antiangiogenic drug Damage vessels and disrupt tumor angiogenesis 193
Glucose oxidase (GOx)‐based starvation therapy Application of platelet membrane Improve the efficacy of  killing tumors 194
Mesoporous Fe single‐atom nanozyme (Fe‐SAzyme) coated with platelets Platelet membrane used to camouflage single‐atom nanozyme Destroy mitochondria 196
β‐Mangostin‐loaded nanoparticles The hybrid membrane of both platelets and tumor cells used to coat the β‐mangostin‐loaded nanoparticles Improved ability targeting glioma 197
Platelet exosomes Produced by exosomes FG@PEL to exert its cascade targeting effect against tumor 198
Platelet vesicles with RSL‐3 Platelet vesicles used to coat RSL‐3 Pass through the stroma and disrupt tumor angiogenesis 199
A nanoparticle coated with PSN peptide Nanoparticles coated with a P‐selectin‐targeting peptide Inhibiting platelet−tumor interaction and inflammation 200
Quercetin (QCT)‐loaded platelet Drug to be loaded into the cytoplasm of platelets Target the glioblastoma tumor 201
AuNR‐loaded platelets Platelets loaded using AuNR Target tumor cells precisely 202

Abbreviations: CART, chimera antigen receptor T cell therapy; FAK, focal adhesion kinase; Fe‐SAzyme, Fe single‐atom nanozyme; GOx, glucose oxidase; MMP‐2, matrix metalloprotein‐2; PDGFR, platelet‐derived growth factor; PTAFR, platelet‐activating factor receptor.