Regulation of Condensed States of Biological Macromolecules by Rationally Designed Nanomaterials
Qiao Jiang , Xuehui Xu , Baoquan Ding
Progress in Chemistry ›› 2020, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (8) : 1128 -1139.
The condensed states of biological macromolecules and their dynamic changes are related to many important physiological and pathological processes, such as coagulation and Alzheimer’s disease. Study of these processes is essential for patients with coagulation-associated diseases or Alzheimer’s disease. The development of effective regulating agents capable of interacting with such biomolecules has been suggested as a solution for diagnosis and therapy. The application of nanotechnology to medicine enable the design and fabrication of novel functional nanomaterials for disease treatment. In this review, we summarize the recent successful efforts to employ functional nanomaterials for regulating coagulation(triggering tumor vessel occlusion or fabricating nanoanticoagulants) and altering the aggregation and clearance of amyloid-β(Aβ). The remaining challenges and open opportunities are also discussed.
1 Physiological and pathological phenomenon of biomacromolecule aggregation
1.1 Blood coagulation
1.2 Alzheimer’s disease(AD)
2 Nanomaterials
2.1 Gold nanoparticles
2.2 Polymeric nanoparticles
2.3 DNA/RNA nanostructures
2.4 Peptide-based nanomaterials
3 Regulation of condensed states of biological macromolecules by nanomaterials
3.1 Nanomaterials for tumor infarction and therapy
3.2 Nano-anticoagulants
3.3 Nanomaterials for AD diagnosis and therapy
4 Conclusion and outlook
nanomaterials / biological macromolecules / condensed states / coagulation / Alzheimer’s disease
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31700871)
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