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Role and uptake of metal-based nanoconstructs as targeted therapeutic carriers for rheumatoid arthritis

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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune systemic inflammatory disease that affects the joints and other vital organs and diminishes the quality of life. The current developments and innovative treatment options have significantly slowed disease progression and improved their quality of life. Medicaments can be delivered to the inflamed synovium via nanoparticle systems, minimizing systemic and undesirable side effects. Numerous nanoparticles such as polymeric, liposomal, and metallic nanoparticles reported are impending as a good carrier with therapeutic properties. Other issues to be considered along are nontoxicity, nanosize, charge, optical property, and ease of high surface functionalization that make them suitable carriers for drug delivery. Metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) (such as silver, gold, zinc, iron, titanium oxide, and selenium) not only act as good carrier with desired optical property, and high surface modification ability but also have their own therapeutical potential such as anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-arthritic properties, making them one of the most promising options for RA treatment. Regardless, cellular uptake of MNPs is one of the most significant criterions for targeting the medication. This paper discusses the numerous interactions of nanoparticles with cells, as well as cellular uptake of NPs. This review provides the mechanistic overview on MNPs involved in RA therapies and regulation anti-arthritis response such as ability to reduce oxidative stress, suppressing the release of proinflammatory cytokines and expression of LPS induced COX-2, and modulation of MAPK and PI3K pathways in Kuppfer cells and hepatic stellate cells. Despite of that MNPs have also ability to regulates enzymes like glutathione peroxidases (GPxs), thioredoxin reductases (TrxRs) and act as an anti-inflammatory agent.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the University Institute of Pharmacy, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (C.G), for providing tremendous support and the opportunity to complete my review paper.

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Shradha Devi Dwivedi: Methodology, software, writing—original draft, Anita Bhoi.: data curation, writing—original draft preparation. Madhulika Pradhan: validation., writing—reviewing and editing, formal analysis. Keshav Kant Sahu: conceptualization, visualization, writing—reviewing and editing, Deependra Singh: supervision, validation., writing—reviewing and editing, visualization. Manju Rawat Singh: conceptualization, resources, supervision, visualization, investigation, writing—reviewing and editing, funding acquisition.

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Dwivedi, S.D., Bhoi, A., Pradhan, M. et al. Role and uptake of metal-based nanoconstructs as targeted therapeutic carriers for rheumatoid arthritis. 3 Biotech 14, 142 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-024-03990-z

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