Table 2.

The newest advances and targeted sites in using nanoparticles as delivery systems for anticancer drugs

Nanoparticles	Newest advances/targeted sites
Liposomes	Breast cancer, ovarian cancer, Kaposi’s sarcoma, T-cells, inner ear disease, MCF7/Adr cells, liver cancer H22 cells, CaCo-2 cells, melanoma, tumor immunotherapy
Polymeric micelles	Leukemia K562 cells, Hela cells, COS7 cells, MCF7/Adr cells, gastric cancer cells, SCC7 cells, overcome MDR
Dendrimers	C6 glioma, psoriasis skin, eye diseases, gene delivery, overcome BBB barrier and brain diseases
Carbon nanotubes	BEL-7402 cell, gene delivery, fibroblast cells, surface functionalization
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles	MCF7/Adr cells, 4T1 breast cancer, gene delivery, cardiovascular disease, non-small-cell lung cancer, overcome MDR
Gold nanoparticles	Lung cancer, MDA-MB-231 cells, melanoma cells, HepG2 tumor cells, SERS nanogrid sensor

Abbreviations: BBB, blood–brain barrier; MDR, multiple drug resistance; SERS, surface-enhanced Raman scattering.