Advances in the research of nanodrug delivery system for targeted treatment of liver fibrosis

Biomed Pharmacother. 2021 May:137:111342. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111342. Epub 2021 Feb 10.

Abstract

Liver fibrosis is one of the major threats to human health. At present, anti-liver fibrosis drugs exist some problems,such as, lack of targeting, limited treatment effect and more or less toxic side effects. In order to improve the efficacy of targeted therapy for liver fibrosis, the development of a large number of nanocarriers and strategies of targeted therapy for liver fibrosis have been widely studied. In this paper, the research progress of nano-delivery vectors targeting cells related to the process of liver fibrosis in recent years was reviewed in terms of targeting vectors and the types of modified ligands, providing a new strategy for targeted cell therapy and theoretical reference for the realization of high efficient targeted therapy of liver fibrosis.

Keywords: Anti-fibrosis; Hepatic fibrosis; Nanodrug delivery system; Targeted therapy strategy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Drug Carriers / chemistry
  • Drug Carriers / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Delivery Systems / methods*
  • Endothelial Cells / metabolism
  • Hepatic Stellate Cells / metabolism
  • Hepatocytes / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Kupffer Cells / metabolism
  • Liver Cirrhosis / diagnosis
  • Liver Cirrhosis / drug therapy*
  • Liver Cirrhosis / etiology
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry
  • Nanoparticles / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Drug Carriers