Fig. 1. Overview of MPS blockade strategies.
a General concept of the MPS blockade. Blocking agent (red), when administered to the bloodstream is eliminated by macrophages thereby saturating them. Subsequently administered therapeutics particles (blue) avert macrophage recognition, have longer blood circulation and better accumulation in target tissues. b Selected strategies for the MPS attenuation. Left to right: elimination of macrophages with toxic compounds; prevention of endosomal processing by molecular inhibitors; shielding of macrophage surface; saturation of receptors by nanoparticles; genetic downregulation of endocytic receptors. Created with BioRender.com.