Hyaluronic acid nanoparticles for active targeting atherosclerosis

Ga Young Lee1, Jong-Ho Kim2, Ki Young Choi3

  • 1Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 700-422, Republic of Korea; Division of High-risk Pathogen Research, Korea National Institute of Health, Chungcheongbuk-do 363-951, Republic of Korea.

Biomaterials
|April 20, 2015
PubMed
Summary

Hyaluronic acid nanoparticles (HA-NPs) show promise for atherosclerosis treatment. These HA-NPs actively target atherosclerotic lesions by binding to specific receptors, improving drug delivery for diagnosis and therapy.

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