Polymer–drug conjugate therapeutics: advances, insights and prospects

I Ekladious, YL Colson, MW Grinstaff - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2019 - nature.com
Polymer–drug conjugates have long been a mainstay of the drug delivery field, with several
conjugates successfully translated into clinical practice. The conjugation of therapeutic …

Long-term side effects of glucocorticoids

M Oray, K Abu Samra, N Ebrahimiadib… - Expert opinion on …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Glucocorticoids represent the standard therapy for reducing inflammation and
immune activation in various diseases. However, as with any potent medication, they are not …

M2-type exosomes nanoparticles for rheumatoid arthritis therapy via macrophage re-polarization

H Li, Y Feng, X Zheng, M Jia, Z Mei, Y Wang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Imbalance between the activities of pro-inflammatory M1 and anti-inflammatory M2
macrophages in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) induces synovial inflammation and autoimmunity …

Dexamethasone nanomedicines for COVID-19

T Lammers, AM Sofias, R Van der Meel… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Nano-formulating dexamethasone, and administering it via intravenous injection or
inhalation, may help to improve anti-COVID-19 treatment efficacy by targeting the potent …

Exosome-based biomimetic nanoparticles targeted to inflamed joints for enhanced treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

F Yan, Z Zhong, Y Wang, Y Feng, Z Mei, H Li… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Glucocorticoids (GCs) show powerful treatment effect on rheumatoid
arthritis (RA). However, the clinical application is limited by their nonspecific distribution after …

Nanotherapeutics relieve rheumatoid arthritis

M Yang, X Feng, J Ding, F Chang, X Chen - Journal of Controlled Release, 2017 - Elsevier
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease associated with
persistent multiarticular synovitis, cartilage destruction, and even loss of joint function …

Targeting NF-kB signaling with polymeric hybrid micelles that co-deliver siRNA and dexamethasone for arthritis therapy

Q Wang, H Jiang, Y Li, W Chen, H Li, K Peng, Z Zhang… - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
The transcription factor NF-kB plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.
Here we attempt to slow arthritis progression by co-delivering the glucocorticoid …

Targeted delivery of low-dose dexamethasone using PCL–PEG micelles for effective treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Q Wang, J Jiang, W Chen, H Jiang, Z Zhang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2016 - Elsevier
Glucocorticoid (GC) is the cornerstone therapy of rheumatoid arthritis, but high doses are
associated with serious adverse effects. In an effort to improve the efficacy of low-dose GC …

Cationic nanoparticle as an inhibitor of cell-free DNA-induced inflammation

H Liang, B Peng, C Dong, L Liu, J Mao, S Wei… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) released from damaged or dead cells can activate DNA sensors that
exacerbate the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Here we show that~ 40 nm …

[HTML][HTML] Endogenous cell recruitment strategy for articular cartilage regeneration

Z Yang, H Li, Z Yuan, L Fu, S Jiang, C Gao, F Wang… - Acta biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
In the absence of timely and proper treatments, injuries to articular cartilage (AC) can lead to
cartilage degeneration and ultimately result in osteoarthritis. Regenerative medicine and …