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ReviewDrug delivery2024

Advances in polymeric nano-delivery systems targeting hair follicles for the treatment of acne.

Yujing Lei, Wanting Jiang, Cheng Peng, Donghai Wu, Jing Wu, Yiling Xu, Hong Yan, Xinhua Xia

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Review in Drug delivery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yujing LeiSchool of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Wanting JiangSchool of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Cheng PengSchool of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Donghai WuSchool of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Jing WuSchool of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Yiling XuSchool of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Hong YanSchool of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Xinhua XiaSchool of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acne is a common chronic inflammatory disorder of the sebaceous gland in the hair follicle. Commonly used external medications cause skin irritation, and the transdermal capacity is weak, making it difficult to penetrate the cuticle skin barrier. Hair follicles can aid in the breakdown of this barrier. As nanomaterials progress, polymer-based nanocarriers are routinely used for hair follicle drug delivery to treat acne and other skin issues. Based on the physiological and anatomical characteristics of hair follicles, this paper discusses factors affecting hair follicle delivery by polymer nanocarriers, summarizes the common combination technology to improve the targeting of hair follicles by carriers, and finally reviews the most recent research progress of different polymer nanodrug-delivery systems for the treatment of acne by targeting hair follicles.

Indexed as

Acne VulgarisDrug CarriersHair FolliclePolymersAdministration, CutaneousAnimalsDrug Delivery SystemsHumansNanoparticle Drug Delivery SystemNanoparticlesDrug CarriersNanoparticle Drug Delivery SystemPolymersAcnedendritic polymerhair follicle administrationnanogelpolymeric nano-delivery systemspolymer micellepolymer nanoparticletargeted drug delivery

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PMID38956885
PMCPMC11225637

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