Essential oils are a volatile and aromatic substance with a variety of active biological activities.However,the excessive volatility and inconvenience of the use of essential oils limit their applications.In this stud...Essential oils are a volatile and aromatic substance with a variety of active biological activities.However,the excessive volatility and inconvenience of the use of essential oils limit their applications.In this study,we developed a reactive mesoporous silica nanoparticle(rMSNs)based on cyanuric chloride modification for essential oil encapsulation and commodity adhesion.The large pore volume and specific surface area of rMSNs facilitate the nanoparticles adhering to a large amount of essential oil and achieve the sustained release of essential oil,thus prolonging the fragrance retention time of essential oils.The reactive nanoessential oils can form covalent bonds with the wallpaper,thereby remarkably improving the adhesion of the reactive nano-essential oils on the wallpaper and preventing the reactive nano-essential oil from deadhering from the wallpaper.The active nano essential oil simultaneously overcomes the intense volatility of the essential oil and inconvenience in use,has a simple preparation process and low cost,and has great application potential.展开更多
Peptide drugs play an important role in diabetes mellitus treatment.Oral administration of peptide drugs is a promising strategy for diabetes mellitus because of its convenience and high patient compliance compared to...Peptide drugs play an important role in diabetes mellitus treatment.Oral administration of peptide drugs is a promising strategy for diabetes mellitus because of its convenience and high patient compliance compared to parenteral administration routes.However,there are a series of formidable unfavorable conditions present in the gastrointestinal(GI)tract after oral administration,which result in the low oral bioavailability of these peptide drugs.To overcome these challenges,various nanoparticles(NPs)have been developed to improve the oral absorption of peptide drugs due to their unique in vivo properties and high design flexibility.This review discusses the unfavorable conditions present in the GI tract and provides the corresponding strategies to overcome these challenges.The review provides a comprehensive overview on the NPs that have been constructed for oral peptide drug delivery in diabetes mellitus treatment.Finally,we will discuss the rational application and give some suggestions that can be utilized for the development of oral peptide drug NPs.Our aim is to provide a systemic and comprehensive review of oral peptide drug NPs that can overcome the challenges in GI tract for efficient treatment of diabetes mellitus.展开更多
Reactive oxygen species(ROS)-mediated oxidative stress exacerbates chronic diseases such as organ damage and neurodegenerative disorders.The Keap1-Nrf2-ARE pathway is a widely distributed endogenous antioxidant system...Reactive oxygen species(ROS)-mediated oxidative stress exacerbates chronic diseases such as organ damage and neurodegenerative disorders.The Keap1-Nrf2-ARE pathway is a widely distributed endogenous antioxidant system.However,ROS under redox homeostasis regulates a wide range of life activities.Therefore,smart scavenging of excess ROS under pathological conditions is essential to treat chronic diseases safely.This study reports a smart antioxidant function enhancement(SAFE)strategy.On-demand release of nucleic acid drugs in a pathological ROS environment smartly activates the endogenous antioxidant system,thereby smartly alleviating oxidative stress in an exogenous antioxidant-independent manner.Through structural modulation and ligand modification,we develop SAFE nanoparticles based on nanohybrid complexes(SAFE-complex)adapted to brain delivery of nucleic acid drugs.SAFE-complex with homogeneous monodisperse structure efficiently treat ROS-related neurodegenerative diseases while protecting the major organ from oxidative stress damage.Moreover,SAFE-complex can stabilize storage in the form of freeze-dried powder.These data indicate that SAFE nanoparticles hold promise for treating ROS-related chronic diseases and comorbidities through rational transformation.展开更多
Neuroinflammation is one of the three important pathological features in neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson’s disease(PD).The regulation of neuroinflammation can reduce the severity of neurological damage...Neuroinflammation is one of the three important pathological features in neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson’s disease(PD).The regulation of neuroinflammation can reduce the severity of neurological damage to alleviate diseases.Numerous studies have shown that the phenotype switch of microglia is tightly associated with the nuclear factorκB(NF-κB)-mediated inflammatory pathway.Therefore,the small interfering RNA(siRNA)therapy for downregulating the expression of NF-κB,provides a promising therapeutic strategy for Parkinson’s disease treatments.Considering the brain delivery challenges of siRNA,a sequential targeting inflammation regulation(STIR)delivery system based on poly(amino acid)s is developed to improve the therapeutic effects of Parkinson’s disease treatments.The STIR system sequentially targets the blood–brain barrier and the microglia to enhance the effective concentration of siRNA in the targeted microglia.The results demonstrate that the STIR nanoparticles can transform microglial phenotypes and regulate brain inflammation,thus achieving neuronal recovery and abnormal aggregation ofα-synuclein protein(α-syn)reduction in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.Herein,this STIR delivery system provides a promising therapeutic platform in PD treatments and has great potential for other neurodegenerative diseases’therapies.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program(No.2016YFA0200303)the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(No.2192057)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.31771095,21875254 and 21905283)。
摘要Essential oils are a volatile and aromatic substance with a variety of active biological activities.However,the excessive volatility and inconvenience of the use of essential oils limit their applications.In this study,we developed a reactive mesoporous silica nanoparticle(rMSNs)based on cyanuric chloride modification for essential oil encapsulation and commodity adhesion.The large pore volume and specific surface area of rMSNs facilitate the nanoparticles adhering to a large amount of essential oil and achieve the sustained release of essential oil,thus prolonging the fragrance retention time of essential oils.The reactive nanoessential oils can form covalent bonds with the wallpaper,thereby remarkably improving the adhesion of the reactive nano-essential oils on the wallpaper and preventing the reactive nano-essential oil from deadhering from the wallpaper.The active nano essential oil simultaneously overcomes the intense volatility of the essential oil and inconvenience in use,has a simple preparation process and low cost,and has great application potential.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32071391,21905283,31771095,21875254,52073287 and 22075289)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(06500230)the Beijing Nova Program(Z201100006820140).
摘要Peptide drugs play an important role in diabetes mellitus treatment.Oral administration of peptide drugs is a promising strategy for diabetes mellitus because of its convenience and high patient compliance compared to parenteral administration routes.However,there are a series of formidable unfavorable conditions present in the gastrointestinal(GI)tract after oral administration,which result in the low oral bioavailability of these peptide drugs.To overcome these challenges,various nanoparticles(NPs)have been developed to improve the oral absorption of peptide drugs due to their unique in vivo properties and high design flexibility.This review discusses the unfavorable conditions present in the GI tract and provides the corresponding strategies to overcome these challenges.The review provides a comprehensive overview on the NPs that have been constructed for oral peptide drug delivery in diabetes mellitus treatment.Finally,we will discuss the rational application and give some suggestions that can be utilized for the development of oral peptide drug NPs.Our aim is to provide a systemic and comprehensive review of oral peptide drug NPs that can overcome the challenges in GI tract for efficient treatment of diabetes mellitus.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.32225029,22205240,52073287,22075289,and 82071552).
摘要Reactive oxygen species(ROS)-mediated oxidative stress exacerbates chronic diseases such as organ damage and neurodegenerative disorders.The Keap1-Nrf2-ARE pathway is a widely distributed endogenous antioxidant system.However,ROS under redox homeostasis regulates a wide range of life activities.Therefore,smart scavenging of excess ROS under pathological conditions is essential to treat chronic diseases safely.This study reports a smart antioxidant function enhancement(SAFE)strategy.On-demand release of nucleic acid drugs in a pathological ROS environment smartly activates the endogenous antioxidant system,thereby smartly alleviating oxidative stress in an exogenous antioxidant-independent manner.Through structural modulation and ligand modification,we develop SAFE nanoparticles based on nanohybrid complexes(SAFE-complex)adapted to brain delivery of nucleic acid drugs.SAFE-complex with homogeneous monodisperse structure efficiently treat ROS-related neurodegenerative diseases while protecting the major organ from oxidative stress damage.Moreover,SAFE-complex can stabilize storage in the form of freeze-dried powder.These data indicate that SAFE nanoparticles hold promise for treating ROS-related chronic diseases and comorbidities through rational transformation.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos:22075289,21875254,31771095,and 52073287).
摘要Neuroinflammation is one of the three important pathological features in neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson’s disease(PD).The regulation of neuroinflammation can reduce the severity of neurological damage to alleviate diseases.Numerous studies have shown that the phenotype switch of microglia is tightly associated with the nuclear factorκB(NF-κB)-mediated inflammatory pathway.Therefore,the small interfering RNA(siRNA)therapy for downregulating the expression of NF-κB,provides a promising therapeutic strategy for Parkinson’s disease treatments.Considering the brain delivery challenges of siRNA,a sequential targeting inflammation regulation(STIR)delivery system based on poly(amino acid)s is developed to improve the therapeutic effects of Parkinson’s disease treatments.The STIR system sequentially targets the blood–brain barrier and the microglia to enhance the effective concentration of siRNA in the targeted microglia.The results demonstrate that the STIR nanoparticles can transform microglial phenotypes and regulate brain inflammation,thus achieving neuronal recovery and abnormal aggregation ofα-synuclein protein(α-syn)reduction in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.Herein,this STIR delivery system provides a promising therapeutic platform in PD treatments and has great potential for other neurodegenerative diseases’therapies.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32225029,22205240,52073287,22075289,82071552 and 22376006)the National Key R&D Program of China(2023YFC2605003)。