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Polymeric magnetic nanoparticles: a multitargeting approach for brain tumour therapy and imaging

Journal

DRUG DELIVERY AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
Volume 12, Issue 7, Pages 1588-1604

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SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s13346-021-01063-9

Keywords

Polymeric nanoparticles; Magnetic nanoparticles; Hyperthermia; Drug delivery; Brain cancer therapy

Funding

  1. DST-INSPIRE Faculty award [DST/INSPIRE/04/2015/000713]

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The study highlights the potential of using magnetic nanoparticles for targeted brain therapy to overcome the limitations of the blood-brain barrier. Combining drug delivery with contrast imaging functionality can lead to more effective drug delivery and imaging.
The most challenging task in targeting the brain is trespassing the blood-brain barrier (BBB) which restricts the movement of about 98% small molecules. Targeting the central nervous system using magnetic nanoparticles may deliver the drug to the target site along with a contrast imaging property. The use of magnetic nanoparticles can become non-invasive drug targeting and a bio-imaging method for brain cancer. The strategy to apply polymeric nanoparticles as a carrier of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles can be a promising tool as a multitherapeutic drug delivery approach involving delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs with a magnetic targeting approach, imaging, and hyperthermia. This review will highlight the existing difficulties/barriers in crossing the BBB, types of magnetic materials, polymeric carriers for functionalization of magnetic nanoparticles, and targeting strategies as therapeutic and imaging modalities. Utilization of polymeric magnetic nanoparticles as an efficient targeting platform for better drug delivery and imaging for brain cancer and future prospects are also discussed.

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