scholarly journals Nano drug delivery systems: Targeted and site specific tool for therapeutic management

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 76-84
Author(s):  
Ashish Garg ◽  
Vaibhav Tiwari
Cancers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 2837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Longfa Kou ◽  
Qing Yao ◽  
Hailin Zhang ◽  
Maoping Chu ◽  
Yangzom D. Bhutia ◽  
...  

Nano-devices are recognized as increasingly attractive to deliver therapeutics to target cells. The specificity of this approach can be improved by modifying the surface of the delivery vehicles such that they are recognized by the target cells. In the past, cell-surface receptors were exploited for this purpose, but plasma membrane transporters also hold similar potential. Selective transporters are often highly expressed in biological barriers (e.g., intestinal barrier, blood–brain barrier, and blood–retinal barrier) in a site-specific manner, and play a key role in the vectorial transfer of nutrients. Similarly, selective transporters are also overexpressed in the plasma membrane of specific cell types under pathological states to meet the biological needs demanded by such conditions. Nano-drug delivery systems could be strategically modified to make them recognizable by these transporters to enhance the transfer of drugs across the biological barriers or to selectively expose specific cell types to therapeutic drugs. Here, we provide a comprehensive review and detailed evaluation of the recent advances in the field of transporter-targeted nano-drug delivery systems. We specifically focus on areas related to intestinal absorption, transfer across blood–brain barrier, tumor-cell selective targeting, ocular drug delivery, identification of the transporters appropriate for this purpose, and details of the rationale for the approach.


2013 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 1014
Author(s):  
Xiao-Hong HAO ◽  
Cui-Miao ZHANG ◽  
Xiao-Long LIU ◽  
Xing-Jie LIANG ◽  
Guang JIA ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 857-880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salma E. Ahmed ◽  
Nahid Awad ◽  
Vinod Paul ◽  
Hesham G. Moussa ◽  
Ghaleb A. Husseini

Conventional chemotherapeutics lack the specificity and controllability, thus may poison healthy cells while attempting to kill cancerous ones. Newly developed nano-drug delivery systems have shown promise in delivering anti-tumor agents with enhanced stability, durability and overall performance; especially when used along with targeting and triggering techniques. This work traces back the history of chemotherapy, addressing the main challenges that have encouraged the medical researchers to seek a sanctuary in nanotechnological-based drug delivery systems that are grafted with appropriate targeting techniques and drug release mechanisms. A special focus will be directed to acoustically triggered liposomes encapsulating doxorubicin.


2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (13) ◽  
pp. 1588-1594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serife Evrim Kepekci Tekkeli ◽  
Mustafa Volkan Kiziltas

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-67
Author(s):  
Qin Ouyang ◽  
Yingcai Meng ◽  
Wenhu Zhou ◽  
Jianbin Tong ◽  
Zeneng Cheng ◽  
...  

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