Nanotechnological approaches in diabetes treatment: A new horizon
Nanotechnological approaches in diabetes treatment: A new horizon作者机构：Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology Laboratory Department of Zoology University of Kalyani
出 版 物：《World Journal of Translational Medicine》 (世界转化医学杂志)
年 卷 期：2014年第3卷第2期
页 面：84-95页
学科分类：10[医学]
主 题：Diabetes Complementary and orthodox medicine(s) Orthodox anti-diabetic medicines Nanotechnology and nanomedicine Nanoformulation
摘 要：Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder that affects millions of people worldwide and takes a heavy toll on human life. Treatment of diabetics often poses a problem in selection of the proper drug, its dose and unwanted side effects. Therefore, newer drugs with the least side effects but with highest efficiency are being relentlessly searched for. In recent years, nanotechnology has given new hope for the formulation of various drugs against a myriad of diseases, including diabetes. This review tries to give an overview of the advantages of various new drugs being used, including a wide range of nanoformulations of orthodox as well complementary and alternative medicines. Several studies and research reports based on nanotechnological approaches in the formulation of anti-diabetic drugs have pointed out the fact that research in the formulation of nanodrugs improved strategies for combating diabetes based on the plausible molecular mechanism of action of the drugs. Furthermore, attempts have also been made to delineate the optimum drug concentration and time of exposure in order to recommend a scientifically validated drug dose response in developing different therapeutic strategies. Thus, to a considerable extent, recent studies have contributed towards improving thelife expectancy and quality of life of diabetics, through both targeted orthodox medicine and complementary medicine, particularly those obtained from natural resources.
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