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Published on: February 7, 2021
Natural Glycan Derived Biomaterials for Inflammation Targeted Drug Delivery
Yining Niu1, Qixuan Xue1, Yao Fu1
1Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Abstract:
Inflammation is closely related to a variety of fatal or chronic diseases. Hence, targeting inflammation provides an alternative approach to improve the therapeutic outcome of diseases such as solid tumors, neurological diseases, and metabolic diseases. Polysaccharides are natural components with immune regulation, anti-virus, anti-cancer, anti-inflammation, and anti-oxidation activities. Herein, this review highlights recent progress in the polysaccharide-based drug delivery systems for achieving inflammation targeting and its related disease treatment. Moreover, the chemical modification and the construction of polysaccharide materials for drug delivery are discussed in detail.
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