Issue 27, 2024

Advances in drug delivery-based therapeutic strategies for renal fibrosis treatment

Abstract

Renal fibrosis is the result of all chronic kidney diseases and is becoming a major global health hazard. Currently, traditional treatments for renal fibrosis are difficult to meet clinical needs due to shortcomings such as poor efficacy or highly toxic side effects. Therefore, therapeutic strategies that target the kidneys are needed to overcome these shortcomings. Drug delivery can be attained by improving drug stability and addressing controlled release and targeted delivery of drugs in the delivery category. By combining drug delivery technology with nanosystems, controlled drug release and biodistribution can be achieved, enhancing therapeutic efficacy and reducing toxic cross-wise effects. This review discusses nanomaterial drug delivery strategies reported in recent years. Firstly, the present review describes the mechanisms of renal fibrosis and anti-renal fibrosis drug delivery. Secondly, different nanomaterial drug delivery strategies for the treatment of renal injury and fibrosis are highlighted. Finally, the limitations of these strategies are also discussed. Investigating various anti-renal fibrosis drug delivery strategies reveals the characteristics and therapeutic effects of various novel nanosystem-derived drug delivery approaches. This will serve as a reference for future research on drug delivery strategies for renal fibrosis treatment.

Graphical abstract: Advances in drug delivery-based therapeutic strategies for renal fibrosis treatment

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
06 4 2024
Accepted
05 6 2024
First published
07 6 2024

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024,12, 6532-6549

Advances in drug delivery-based therapeutic strategies for renal fibrosis treatment

S. Huang, H. Lu, J. Chen, C. Jiang, G. Jiang, G. Maduraiveeran, Y. Pan, J. Liu and L. Deng, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12, 6532 DOI: 10.1039/D4TB00737A

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