Issue 19, 2022

Surface-modified nanotherapeutics targeting atherosclerosis

Abstract

Atherosclerosis is a chronic and metabolic-related disease that is a serious threat to human health. Currently available diagnostic and therapeutic measures for atherosclerosis lack adequate efficiency which requires promising alternative approaches. Nanotechnology-based nano-delivery systems allow for new perspectives for atherosclerosis therapy. Surface-modified nanoparticles could achieve highly effective therapeutic effects by binding to specific receptors that are abnormally overexpressed in atherosclerosis, with less adverse effects on non-target tissues. The main purpose of this review is to summarize the research progress and design ideas to target atherosclerosis using a variety of ligand-modified nanoparticle systems, discuss the shortcomings of current vector design, and look at future development directions. We hope that this review will provide novel research strategies for the design and development of nanotherapeutics targeting atherosclerosis.

Graphical abstract: Surface-modified nanotherapeutics targeting atherosclerosis

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
28 4 2022
Accepted
15 8 2022
First published
15 8 2022

Biomater. Sci., 2022,10, 5459-5471

Surface-modified nanotherapeutics targeting atherosclerosis

W. Li, K. M. Gonzalez, J. Chung, M. Kim and J. Lu, Biomater. Sci., 2022, 10, 5459 DOI: 10.1039/D2BM00660J

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