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Drug Delivery Strategies for Age-Related Diseases
Kenichi Yoshihara1, Michiko Horiguchi1
1Division of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sanyo-Onoda City University, 1-1-1 Daigaku-Dori, Sanyo Onoda 756-0884, Japan.
Abstract:
Drug delivery systems (DDSs) enable the controlled release of drugs in the body. DDSs have attracted increasing attention for the treatment of various disorders, including cancer, inflammatory diseases, and age-related diseases. With recent advancements in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of aging, new target molecules and drug delivery carriers for age-related diseases have been reported. In this review, we will summarize the recent research on DDSs for age-related diseases and identify DDS strategies in the treatment of age-related diseases.
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