Nanomaterials for Targeting Liver Disease: Research Progress and Future Perspectives

Auxetic nanomaterials: Recent progress and future development

Targeting nanomaterials: future drugs for cancer chemotherapy

Correspondence: Tianfeng Chen 601, Huangpu Road, Guangzhou 510632, China Tel +86 20 8522 5962 Fax +86 20 8522 1263 Email [email protected] Concerning the recent articles published in your journal on multifunctional nanosystem for cancer chemotherapy. It should be an admirable approach to kill cancer cells, with the least side effects on normal tissues and cells. During the past few decades,...

Progress and perspectives on targeting nanoparticles for brain drug delivery

Due to the ability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to prevent the entry of drugs into the brain, it is a challenge to treat central nervous system disorders pharmacologically. The development of nanotechnology provides potential to overcome this problem. In this review, the barriers to brain-targeted drug delivery are reviewed, including the BBB, blood-brain tumor barrier (BBTB), and nose-to-b...

Acetylcholine: future research and perspectives.

Ever since the initial description of chemical transmission in the early part of the 20th century and the identification of acetylcholine (ACh) as the first such transmitter, interests grew to define the multiple facets of its functions. This multitude is only partially covered here, but even in the areas preselected for this special issue, research on the cholinergic system is still thriving. ...

Substitutes for Bear Bile for the Treatment of Liver Diseases: Research Progress and Future Perspective.

Bear bile has been a well-known Chinese medicine for thousands of years. Because of the endangered species protection, the concept on substitutes for bear bile was proposed decades ago. Based on their chemical composition and pharmacologic actions, artificial bear bile, bile from other animals, synthetic compounds, and medicinal plants may be the promising candidates to replace bear bile for th...