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. 2024 Jul 22;19:7415–7471. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S460047

Table 9.

HA-Based Biopolymeric Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer Therapy

Type of HA Loaded Drugs Type of Nanosystem Zeta Potential (mV) Diameter (nm) PDI Drug Release (%) Aimed Cancer/Cell Ref
HA-APMA DOX Nanorods / length: 50 ± 4, width: 10 ± 2 / 48h, <10% % at pH 7.4, ~30% at pH 5.5 without hyaluronidase, 8.5% at pH 7.4,46.8% at pH 5.5 with hyaluronidase Ovarian cancer cells [251]
HA CUR NPs 18.10±1.08 184.1 ± 13.2 0.432 10h, 16.7% at pH 7.4,
30.6% at pH 5.5
Breast cancer [252]
DAHA DOX Nanorods −16.6 Length: 55.6, Diameter:13.7 / 48h, without NIR, 15% at pH 7.4, 35.3% at pH 6.5, 60% at pH 5.5; with NIR radiation 27% at pH 7.4, 52.95% at pH 6.5, 78% at pH 5.5 Breast cancer, MCF-7 [253]
HA DOX Nanocubes −17.60±0.98 149.22 ± 26.15 / 72h, 78% at pH 5.5,39% at pH 7.4 HCC [254]
PEG-HA MTX NPs 338 72h, 44.12% at pH 7.4,
87.7% at pH 5
MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 [255]
HA/Catechol-modified chitosan DOX NPs −12.7 ± 0.12 160 0.3 ± 0.01 / Oral cancer, HN22 [256]
HA/Lf Lenalidomide NPs 31.7 ± 1.9 27.4 ± 2.7 0.239 12h, 9.5% ± 1.7% at pH 7.4, 12.2% ± 2.9% at pH6.5, 24.4% ± 2.4% at pH 5.5, 19.3% ± 2.9% at pH 4.8 U87MG [257]
HA-SH Ovalbumin Vaccines −27.23 mV 175.57 0.2 / EG.7-OVA tumor-bearing mice [258]
HA-CpG DOX NPs −21.4 15.9 / / Glioblastoma [259]
HA, GO DOX NPs −22.45 ± 1.22 143.7 ± 3.9 / at pH 7.4, GSH 10m, 48h ~28%. Without GSH, PH7.4,48h 10%, PH5.5,48h 25%
In the presence of HAase, PH7.4 released ~20%, in the presence of HAase and GSH 10mM, PH7.4 released 45%, in the presence of HAase, PH 5.5 released 55%
MDA-MB-231 [260]
HA-NH2 PFOB@IR825-HA-Cy5.5 NPs NPs 22.9 ± 1.8 80~ 110 / / HT-29 [261]
HA/Liposome Epalrestat (EPS) and DOX NPs −10.9 ± 0.51 −10.9 ± 0.51 0.119 ± 0.048 / TNBC [262]
TPGS/hyaluronic acid dual-functionalized PLGA Paclitaxel NPs −19.40 ± 0.79 162.30 ±1.80 0.15 ± 0.01 / TNBC and Melanoma [263]
HA-Zein CUR NGs ~-50 200 ~250 ~0.3 4 days released 79% CT26 [117]
HA-NO3 PTX/ICG NPS 37.9 ± 0.352 195.6 ± 3.2 0.181 ± 0.012 / Breast cancer [264]
HA,
Liposome
DOX NPS −28.9 165 0.15 ± 0.03 48h released less than 35% at PH7.4 Osteosarcoma [265]
HA DOX NGs −30.12 ± 3.12 52.4 ± 3.4 / After 24 h, 20% and 26% were released in the absence of GSH, pH 7.4 and 5.0, respectively, and 69% and 76% were released in the presence of GSH (10 mM), pH 7.4 and 5.0, respectively. Human prostate cancer, H22 A549 /NIH3T3 [243]
HA, zein Honokiol NGs −34.54 ± 2.8 200 / After 48h, Zein-HNK released 80.1% and HA-Zein-HNK released 77.5% Breast cancer, 4T1 [118]
AHA, HECS DOX and cisplatin NGs −28 160 / After 24 h, DOX was released 51.2% at PH5.5 and 12.45% at PH7.4, CDDP was released 57.68% at PH5.5 and 25.87% at PH7.4. Breast cancer [266]
GA, HA DOX NGs −26.4±1.1 235.9±4.1 0.110±0.042 The cumulative release time was 48h, 29% at pH 7.4,35% at pH 6.5,51% at PH5.5 Liver cancer [247]

Abbreviations: DAHA, Aldehyde/catechol-functionalized hyaluronic acid; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; Lf, lactoferrin; GA, glycyrrhetinic acid; AHA, Aldehyde hyaluronic acid; HECS, hydroxyethyl chitosan; GO, Graphene oxide.