Polymer‐based therapeutics: nanoassemblies and nanoparticles for management of atherosclerosis
- 26 April 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology
- Vol. 3 (4), 400-420
- https://doi.org/10.1002/wnan.145
Abstract
Coronary arterial disease, one of the leading causes of adult mortality, is triggered by atherosclerosis. A disease with complex etiology, atherosclerosis results from the progressive long‐term combination of atherogenesis, the accumulation of modified lipoproteins within blood vessel walls, along with vascular and systemic inflammatory processes. The management of atherosclerosis is challenged by the localized flare‐up of several multipronged signaling interactions between activated monocytes, atherogenic macrophages and inflamed or dysfunctional endothelial cells. A new generation of approaches is now emerging founded on multifocal, targeted therapies that seek to reverse or ameliorate the atheroinflammatory cascade within the vascular intima. This article reviews the various classes and primary examples of bioactive configurations of nanoscale assemblies. Of specific interest are polymer‐based or polymer‐lipid micellar assemblies designed as multimodal receptor‐targeted blockers or drug carriers whose activity can be tuned by variations in polymer hydrophobicity, charge, and architecture. Also reviewed are emerging reports on multifunctional nanoassemblies and nanoparticles for improved circulation and enhanced targeting to atheroinflammatory lesions and atherosclerotic plaques. WIREs Nanomed Nanobiotechnol 2011 3 400–420 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.145 This article is categorized under: Implantable Materials and Surgical Technologies > Nanomaterials and Implants Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Nanomedicine for Cardiovascular Disease Nanotechnology Approaches to Biology > Nanoscale Systems in BiologyKeywords
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