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Strategies for Browning Agent Delivery
Wentao Zhang1, Tao Sheng1, Zhen Gu2,3,4,5
1College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Abstract:
Obesity expands as a global climbing epidemic that is often correlated to cardiovascular diseases and endocrine disorders. Converting white adipocytes to brown adipocytes for enhanced energy expenditure has recently emerged as a promising anti-obesity treatment. However, the conventional approaches to apply browning agents systematically suffer from off-target effects, multiple dosage requirements, and poor patient compliance. To date, various delivery strategies have been reported to deliver browning agents for obesity treatment in a safer and more controllable manner. This review will discuss the latest designs in browning agent delivery systems with a focus on nanomedicines and transdermal patches.
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