Food-Derived Nanoscopic Drug Delivery Systems for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Molecules

Hubiao Chen¹  Qilei Chen¹  Dong Han¹ 

[1] School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 999077, China;

关键词: food nanotechnology;    dietary therapeutics;    drug delivery;    rheumatoid arthritis;   

DOI  :  10.3390/molecules25153506

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a severe systemic inflammatory disease with no cure at present. Recent developments in the understanding of inflammation and nanomaterial science have led to increased applications of nanostructured drug delivery systems in the treatment of RA. The present review summarizes novel fabrications of nanoscale drug carriers using food components as either the delivered drugs or carrier structures, in order to achieve safe, effective and convenient drug administration. Polyphenols and flavonoids are among the most frequently carried anti-RA therapeutics in the nanosystems. Fatty substances, polysaccharides, and peptides/proteins can function as structuring agents of the nanocarriers. Frequently used nanostructures include nanoemulsions, nanocapsules, liposomes, and various nanoparticles. Using these nanostructures has improved drug solubility, absorption, biodistribution, stability, targeted accumulation, and release. Joint vectorization, i.e., using a combination of bioactive molecules, can bring elevated therapeutic outcomes. Utilization of anti-arthritic chemicals that can self-assemble into nanostructures is a promising research orientation in this field.

【 授权许可】

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