Sun Q, Nie G. Learning from natural design for local anesthetic delivery.
Trends Pharmacol Sci 2021;
43:81-83. [PMID:
34857408 DOI:
10.1016/j.tips.2021.11.012]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
There is a sizeable but unfilled need for drug delivery systems that prolong the duration of action and reduce the systemic toxicity of local anesthetics. Inspired by the interactions of anesthetics with their natural binding sites on sodium channels, Ji et al. designed self-assembled nanostructures that achieve specific delivery and sustained release of anesthetics.
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