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Romila Manchanda1, Alicia Fernandez-Fernandez2, Sesha Lakshmi Arathi Paluri1

  • 1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States; Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.

Advances in Pharmacology (San Diego, Calif.)
|June 8, 2021
PubMed

Critical advances have recently been made in the field of immunotherapy, contributing to an improved understanding of how to harness and balance the power of immune responses in the treatment of diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, infectious diseases, and autoimmune diseases. Combining nanomedicine with immunotherapy provides the opportunity for customization, rational design, and targeting to minimize side effects and maximize efficacy. This review highlights current developments in the design and utilization of nano-based immunotherapy systems, including how rationally-designed nanosystems can target and modify immune cells to modulate immune responses in a therapeutic manner. We discuss the following topics: targeted immuno-engineered nanoformulations, commercial formulations, clinical applicability, challenges associated with current approaches, and future directions.

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ImmunostimulatingImmunosuppressiveImmunotherapyNanodrugNanoimmunotargeting

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