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Nanotechnology in Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease Publisher Pubmed



Karimi M1 ; Zare H2 ; Bakhshian Nik A3 ; Yazdani N2 ; Hamrang M2 ; Mohamed E2 ; Zangabad PS4 ; Basri SMM5, 6 ; Bakhtiari L2 ; Hamblin MR7, 8, 9
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Source: Nanomedicine Published:2016


Abstract

Nanotechnology could provide a new complementary approach to treat coronary artery disease (CAD) which is now one of the biggest killers in the Western world. The course of events, which leads to atherosclerosis and CAD, involves many biological factors and cellular disease processes which may be mitigated by therapeutic methods enhanced by nanotechnology. Nanoparticles can provide a variety of delivery systems for cargoes such as drugs and genes that can address many problems within the arteries. In order to improve the performance of current stents, nanotechnology provides different nanomaterial coatings, in addition to controlled-release nanocarriers, to prevent in-stent restenosis. Nanotechnology can increase the efficiency of drugs, improve local and systematic delivery to atherosclerotic plaques and reduce the inflammatory or angiogenic response after intravascular intervention. Nanocarriers have potential for delivery of imaging and diagnostic agents to precisely targeted destinations. This review paper will cover the current applications and future outlook of nanotechnology, as well as the main diagnostic methods, in the treatment of CAD. © 2016 Future Medicine Ltd.
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