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Review
. 2021 Mar 27;13(7):1051.
doi: 10.3390/polym13071051.

Potential Role of Nanoparticles in Treating the Accumulation of Amyloid-Beta Peptide in Alzheimer's Patients

Mohamed Abbas  1   2
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Review

Potential Role of Nanoparticles in Treating the Accumulation of Amyloid-Beta Peptide in Alzheimer's Patients

Mohamed Abbas. Polymers (Basel). .

Abstract

The disorder of Alzheimer's is marked by progressive pathophysiological neurodegeneration. The amino acid peptides in the amyloid plaques found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are known as amyloid-beta (Aβ). Current treatments are not curative, and the effects associated with AD are reduced. Improving treatment results involved the targeting of drugs at optimum therapeutic concentration. Nanotechnology is seen as an unconventional, modern technology that plays a key role in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Using nanoparticles, molecular detection, effective drug targeting, and their combination offer high sensitivity. The aim of this review is to shed light on the function and successful role of nanoparticles to resolve Aβ aggregation and thus to help cure Alzheimer's disease. The analysis divides these nanoparticles into three categories: polymer, lipid, and gold nanoparticles. A thorough comparison was then made between the nanoparticles, which are used according to their role, properties, and size in the procedure. The nanoparticles can prevent the accumulation of Aβ during the efficient delivery of the drug to the cells to treat Alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, this comparison demonstrated the ability of these nanoparticles to deal efficiently with Alzheimer's disease. The role of these nanoparticles varied from delivering the drug to brain cells to dealing with the disease-causing peptide.

Keywords: Alzheimer’s; amyloid beta-peptide; drug delivery; lipids; nanodrugs; nanoparticles.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Effects of different types of nanoparticles on the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
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The role of polymeric nanoparticles on the treatment of AD.
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Different types of lipid nanoparticles used in the treatment of AD.
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The structure of gold nanoparticles used in the treatment of AD.
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Different sizes of polymeric nanoparticles used in AD treatment.
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Different sizes of lipid nanoparticles used in AD treatment.
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Different sizes of gold nanoparticles used in AD treatment.
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