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Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

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ISSN (Print): 1389-2010
ISSN (Online): 1873-4316

Review Article

Role of Phytoactive-based Nanoformulation for the Treatment of Arthritis

In Press, (this is not the final "Version of Record"). Available online 14 March, 2024
Author(s): Shivendra Kumar*, Kantrol Kumar Sahu, Mohit Agrawal*, Kuldeep Singh and Sunam Saha
Published on: 14 March, 2024

DOI: 10.2174/0113892010276916240308082328

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Abstract

Joints and arthritic conditions are among the most dangerous illnesses that humans have ever encountered and it is even more worrying that there is no recognized treatment for arthritis. The researchers looked for safer alternatives, such as herbal medicines, because the traditional treatments used to treat severe joint inflammatory issues have several negative side effects. A ligand-coated nanomedicine can bind to receptors that are overexpressed by cells in chronically inflammatory tissues, increasing its efficacy and reducing its systemic side effects. This is because the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis suggests that macrophages and overexpressed molecules exist within inflamed tissues, which increases permeability and allows nanomedicines to accumulate in inflamed tissue and cause retention phenomena. The anti-arthritic properties of a variety of plants, their components, extracts, and phyto-isolates have been studied to date. These plant compounds can pose stability and delivery problems, which restricts their efficacy as a treatment for inflammatory diseases. The multifunctional and adaptable features of different nanoparticles can help herbal remedies based on nanotechnology get beyond the delivery constraints of different natural ingredients. The application of nanoformulations in tissue engineering is an additional strategy for delivering drugs directly to bone and cartilage in RA patients. The medication is more therapeutically effective due to nanoformulation's improved synovium and cartilage absorption, accumulation, and penetration at inflammatory joints. Herbal medications with a nanotechnology foundation exhibit superior pharmacokinetic and drug delivery qualities, aid in better oral absorption, regulate drug release, boost in vivo retention capacity, target delivery, and have synergistic effects. This review provides an update on the use of herbal medicines based on nanotechnology, which show promise in treating arthritis and other ailments.

Keywords: Arthritic conditions, herbal medicines, phytocomponents, nanoformulations.


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