Targeting the microenvironment of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques: an emerging diagnosis and therapy strategy for atherosclerosis

S Zhang, Y Liu, Y Cao, S Zhang, J Sun… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Atherosclerosis is considered one of the primary causes of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).
Unpredictable rupture of the vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques triggers adverse …

Nanotechnology for cardiovascular diseases

Q Hu, Z Fang, J Ge, H Li - The Innovation, 2022 - cell.com
Cardiovascular diseases have become the major killers in today's world, among which
coronary artery diseases (CADs) make the greatest contributions to morbidity and mortality …

Nanomaterial-based repurposing of macrophage metabolism and its applications

T Meng, D He, Z Han, R Shi, Y Wang, B Ren… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2024 - Springer
Macrophage immunotherapy represents an emerging therapeutic approach aimed at
modulating the immune response to alleviate disease symptoms. Nanomaterials (NMs) have …

Targeted imaging in atherosclerosis

J Li, K Wang, W Pan, N Li, B Tang - Analytical Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease involved in plaque rupture, stroke,
thrombosis, and heart attack (myocardial infarction), which is a leading cause of sudden …

Nanotechnology in coronary heart disease

J Guo, H Wang, Y Li, S Zhu, H Hu, Z Gu - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is one of the major causes of death and disability worldwide,
especially in low-and middle-income countries and among older populations. Conventional …

Nanomaterials-based imaging diagnosis and therapy of cardiovascular diseases

Y Zhong, X Zeng, Y Zeng, L Yang, J Peng, L Zhao… - Nano Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular diseases refer to a group of the circulatory system disorders, including
atherosclerosis, thrombosis, myocardial/cerebral infarction and the following ischemia …

[HTML][HTML] Multifunctional nanoprobes for macrophage imaging

H Deng, L Xu, J Ju, X Mo, G Ge, X Zhu - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Imaging and tracking macrophage behaviors in vivo are essential to reveal its biological
function and fate in various diseases. Small molecular probes suffer from poor macrophage …

Selective organ targeting nanoparticles: from design to clinical translation

J Li, H Wang - Nanoscale Horizons, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Targeting nanoparticle is a very promising therapeutic approach that can precisely target
specific sites to treat diseases. Research on nanoscale drug delivery systems has made …

An intelligent T 1–T 2 switchable MRI contrast agent for the non-invasive identification of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques

C Pan, J Lin, J Zheng, C Liu, B Yuan, OU Akakuru… - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Unlike stable atherosclerotic plaques, vulnerable plaques are very likely to cause serious
cardio-cerebrovascular diseases. Meanwhile, how to non-invasively identify vulnerable …

Folic acid-decorated PEGylated magnetite nanoparticles as efficient drug carriers to tumor cells overexpressing folic acid receptor

C Movileanu, M Anghelache, M Turtoi, G Voicu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The improved drug delivery systems (DDS) are needed for the targeted delivery of their
therapeutic cargo (biologically active protein/peptide molecules, nucleic acids, vaccines …