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. 2020 Oct 31;6(5):193–210. doi: 10.1007/s41048-020-00117-8

Table 1. The published articles on the use of stimuli-responsive polymeric nanoparticles for the treatment of RA.

Type of stimuli Stimulus Description of the system Drug Reference
Chemical pH Mineralized nanoparticles composed of PEGylated hyaluronic acid (P-HA) as the hydrophilic shell, 5β-cholanic acid as the hydrophobic core, and CaP as the pH-responsive mineral ΜΤΧ Alam et al. 2017
Hyaluronic acid (HA) coated acid-sensitive polymeric nanoparticles (HAPNPs) composed of egg phosphatidylcholine, polyethylenimine, and PCADK Dex Yu et al. 2019
Stearic acid-octa-arginine and folic acid decorated PLGA -PK3-based lipid polymeric hybrid nanoparticles (Sta-R8-FA-PPLPNs/MTX) composed of PK3, Folate-PEG-PLGA, egg PC, and Sta-R8 ΜΤΧ Zhao et al. 2018
Poly(β-amino ester)-graft-poly(ethylene glycol) (PAE-g-PEG) self-assembled into spherical micelles and MTX loaded into the hydrophobic core of micelles ΜΤΧ Moon et al. 2020
Multifunctional FA receptor-targeting and pH-responsive nanocarriers composed of lipids, PEG-PLGA forming a hydrophilic shell, folic acid (FA) around the hydrophilic shell as a targeting ligand, and poly (cyclohexane-1,4-diylacetone dimethylene ketal) (PCADK) and PLGA as a hydrophobic core. PCADK also as a pH-responsive material ΜΤΧ Zhao et al. 2017
Modular pH-sensitive acetone-based ketal-linked prodrugs of dexamethasone (AKP-dexs) nanoparticles Dex Xu et al. 2020
Physical NIR RGD-attached gold (Au) half-shell nanoparticles containing methotrexate (MTX), RGD peptide as targeting moiety for inflammation ΜΤΧ Lee et al. 2013
Biological Redox (ROS) Folate conjugated to PEC 100 monostearate as film-forming material, and methotrexate (MTX) and catalase (CAT) co-encapsulated liposomes (FOL-MTX&CAT-L) ΜΤΧ Chen et al. 2019b
Combined Temperature and pH Methotrexate (MTX) and gold (Au) nanoparticles incorporated in the pegylated-poly(DL-lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanospheres MTX Lima and Reis 2015
NIR and external magnetic field MTX-loaded poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) gold (Au) / iron (Fe) / gold (Au) half-shell nanoparticles conjugated with arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) MTX Kim et al. 2015