Reactive oxygen species scavenging nanomedicine for the treatment of ischemic heart disease

Z Zhang, R Dalan, Z Hu, JW Wang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is the leading cause of disability and mortality worldwide.
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been shown to play key roles in the progression of …

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of kidney fibrosis

S Djudjaj, P Boor - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Renal fibrosis is the final pathological process common to any ongoing, chronic kidney
injury or maladaptive repair. It is considered as the underlying pathological process of …

Passive and active drug targeting: drug delivery to tumors as an example

VP Torchilin - Drug delivery, 2010 - Springer
The paradigm of using nanoparticulate pharmaceutical carriers has been well established
over the past decade, both in pharmaceutical research and in the clinical setting. Drug …

Recent advances in nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems for the kidney

F Oroojalian, F Charbgoo, M Hashemi, A Amani… - Journal of controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
The application of nanotechnology in medicine has the potential to make a great impact on
human health, ranging from prevention to diagnosis and treatment of disease. The kidneys …

Diverse origins of the myofibroblast—implications for kidney fibrosis

LL Falke, S Gholizadeh, R Goldschmeding… - Nature Reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
Fibrosis is the common end point of chronic kidney disease. The persistent production of
inflammatory cytokines and growth factors leads to an ongoing process of extracellular …

Nanomedicines for renal disease: current status and future applications

N Kamaly, JC He, DA Ausiello… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract Treatment and management of kidney disease currently presents an enormous
global burden, and the application of nanotechnology principles to renal disease therapy …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular vesicles for renal therapeutics: State of the art and future perspective

TT Tang, B Wang, LL Lv, Z Dong, BC Liu - Journal of Controlled Release, 2022 - Elsevier
With the ever-increasing burden of kidney disease, the need for developing new
therapeutics to manage this disease has never been greater. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) …

Targeting drug delivery in the vascular system: Focus on endothelium

PM Glassman, JW Myerson, LT Ferguson… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
The bloodstream is the main transporting pathway for drug delivery systems (DDS) from the
site of administration to the intended site of action. In many cases, components of the …

Targeting vascular and leukocyte communication in angiogenesis, inflammation and fibrosis

J Kreuger, M Phillipson - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2016 - nature.com
Regulation of vascular permeability, recruitment of leukocytes from blood to tissue and
angiogenesis are all processes that occur at the level of the microvasculature during both …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the application of nanoparticles in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic kidney disease

Y Ma, F Cai, Y Li, J Chen, F Han, W Lin - Bioactive Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) poses a great burden to global public health as current
therapies are generally ineffective. Early detection and effective therapy are crucial for the …