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Nanocarriers for gene delivery to the cardiovascular system.

Authors :
Shi LX
Liu XR
Zhou LY
Zhu ZQ
Yuan Q
Zou T
Source :
Biomaterials science [Biomater Sci] 2023 Dec 05; Vol. 11 (24), pp. 7709-7729. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 05.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases have posed a great threat to human health. Fortunately, gene therapy holds great promise in the fight against cardiovascular disease (CVD). In gene therapy, it is necessary to select the appropriate carriers to deliver the genes to the target cells of the target organs. There are usually two types of carriers, viral carriers and non-viral carriers. However, problems such as high immunogenicity, inflammatory response, and limited loading capacity have arisen with the use of viral carriers. Therefore, scholars turned their attention to non-viral carriers. Among them, nanocarriers are highly valued because of their easy modification, targeting, and low toxicity. Despite the many successes of gene therapy in the treatment of human diseases, it is worth noting that there are still many problems to be solved in the field of gene therapy for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. In this review, we give a brief introduction to the common nanocarriers and several common cardiovascular diseases (arteriosclerosis, myocardial infarction, myocardial hypertrophy). On this basis, the application of gene delivery nanocarriers in the treatment of these diseases is introduced in detail.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2047-4849
Volume :
11
Issue :
24
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Biomaterials science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
37877418
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1039/d3bm01275a