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. 2024 Feb 15;10(4):e26351.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26351. eCollection 2024 Feb 29.

Recent progresses in natural based therapeutic materials for Alzheimer's disease

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Recent progresses in natural based therapeutic materials for Alzheimer's disease

Tayebeh Zivari-Ghader et al. Heliyon. .

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease is a neurological disorder that causes increased memory loss, mood swings, behavioral disorders, and disruptions in daily activities. Polymer scaffolds for the brain have been grown under laboratory, physiological, and pathological circumstances because of the limitations of conventional treatments for patients with central nervous system diseases. The blood-brain barrier prevents medications from entering the brain, challenging AD treatment. Numerous biomaterials such as biomolecules, polymers, inorganic metals, and metal oxide nanoparticles have been used to transport therapeutic medicines into the nervous system. Incorporating biocompatible materials that support neurogenesis through a combination of topographical, pharmacological, and mechanical stimuli has also shown promise for the transfer of cells to replenish dopaminergic neurons. Components made of naturally occurring biodegradable polymers are appropriate for the regeneration of nerve tissue. The ability of natural-based materials (biomaterials) has been shown to promote endogenous cell development after implantation. Also, strategic functionalization of polymeric nanocarriers could be employed for treating AD. In particular, nanoparticles could resolve Aβ aggregation and thus help cure Alzheimer's disease. Drug moieties can be effectively directed to the brain by utilizing nano-based systems and diverse colloidal carriers, including hydrogels and biodegradable scaffolds. Notably, early investigations employing neural stem cells have yielded promising results, further emphasizing the potential advancements in this field. Few studies have fully leveraged the combination of cells with cutting-edge biomaterials. This study provides a comprehensive overview of prior research, highlighting the pivotal role of biomaterials as sophisticated drug carriers. It delves into various intelligent drug delivery systems, encompassing pH and thermo-triggered mechanisms, polymeric and lipid carriers, inorganic nanoparticles, and other vectors. The discussion synthesizes existing knowledge and underscores the transformative impact of these biomaterials in devising innovative strategies, augmenting current therapeutic methodologies, and shaping new paradigms in the realm of Alzheimer's disease treatment.

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Hydrogel; Liposome; Natural biomaterials; Scaffold.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Common risk factors of AD.
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Comparison of healthy neuron and neuron of Alzheimer's patient.
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Diagrammatic representation of the suggested mechanism for delivering brain-targeting NPs via the CRITID delivery cascade [55].
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Shows how functioning NPs have been used to go over the BBB, making use of several transport processes to provide anti-AD effects in the transported payloads [111].
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Schematic of neuro-compatible Peptide Hydrogel for Alzheimer's treatment.
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Liposomal nano-drug carrier in the rapid delivery of drugs targeting the brain of AD patients.
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When administered to pre-symptomatic Alzheimer's mice, multifunctional liposomes penetrated the BBB, decreased APP, boosted A-degrading enzymes (IDE, NEP), and promoted brain A-clearance via the sink effect, delaying plaque buildup, and preventing anomalies in the cerebellum.

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