Issue 15, 2024

Bioinspired and biomimetic strategies for inflammatory bowel disease therapy

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an idiopathic chronic inflammatory bowel disease with high morbidity and an increased risk of cancer or death, resulting in a heavy societal medical burden. While current treatment modalities have been successful in achieving long-term remission and reducing the risk of complications, IBD remains incurable. Nanomedicine has the potential to address the high toxic side effects and low efficacy in IBD treatment. However, synthesized nanomedicines typically exhibit some degree of immune rejection, off-target effects, and a poor ability to cross biological barriers, limiting the development of clinical applications. The emergence of bionic materials and bionic technologies has reshaped the landscape in novel pharmaceutical fields. Biomimetic drug-delivery systems can effectively improve biocompatibility and reduce immunogenicity. Some bioinspired strategies can mimic specific components, targets or immune mechanisms in pathological processes to produce targeting effects for precise disease control. This article highlights recent research on bioinspired and biomimetic strategies for the treatment of IBD and discusses the challenges and future directions in the field to advance the treatment of IBD.

Graphical abstract: Bioinspired and biomimetic strategies for inflammatory bowel disease therapy

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
20 дек 2023
Accepted
12 фев 2024
First published
14 фев 2024

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024,12, 3614-3635

Bioinspired and biomimetic strategies for inflammatory bowel disease therapy

L. Zhang, P. Ye, H. Zhu, L. Zhu, Y. Ren and J. Lei, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12, 3614 DOI: 10.1039/D3TB02995F

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