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. 2024 Oct 30;15:1402825. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1402825

TABLE 1.

Nanomedicines to reduce inflammation of synovial and articular cartilage.

Composition Cell Animal Dose Outcome Refernces
MLX-Ca (AC)2Lipo ATDC5 Rats In vitro: 20 μM
In vivo:4 mM
Degenerated cartilage area↓ Hu et al., (2020)
CBD-PLGA-NPs Rats’ primary chondrocytes In vitro: 20 μg/mL
In vivo:/
IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, MMP13↓ Gherasim et al., (2020)
SFNs-CXB Human primary chondrocytes In vitro: 800 μg/mL
In vivo:/
ROS, IL-6↓ Pangli et al., (2021)
CUR-PLGA NPs Rats In vitro:/
In vivo: 200 mg/kg
NK-κB, Cleaved caspase3↓ Dhall and Self, (2018)
ACP RAW264.7 Mice In vitro: 10,25 μg/mL
In vivo: 2.5, 5 mg/kg
TNF-α; IL-1β; ROS↓
Aggrecan↑
Degenerated cartilage area↓
Xiong et al., (2023)
PEG-FMN NPs Rats’ primary chondrocytes Rats In vitro: 1.25 μg/mL, 14 μg/mL
In vivo: 1.25 ug/mL
MMP13↓
Degenerated cartilage area↓
Azeez et al., (2024)
AG@MSNs-PAA Rats’ primary chondrocytes Rats In vitro: 8 μM
In vivo: 8 μM
MMP13↓
Aggrecan; COL2↑
Eker et al., (2024)
DIA-PLGA NPs Rats’ primary synoviocytes Rats In vitro: 10 μg/mL
In vivo: 90.61 μg/rat, 470.20 μg/mL
IL-1; IL-6; MMP3; COX-2; TNF-α↓
IL-4; IL-10↑
Li et al., (2024b)
MRC-PPL-PSO Mice Primary chondrocytes Mice In vitro: 15 μM
In vivo:15 μM
IL-1β; MMP3, TNF-α; MMP13; NF-κB, p-P38, p-AKT↓
COL2↑
Yan et al., (2019)
Ta-NH2 NPs Rats’ primary chondrocytes Rats In vitro: 100 μg/mL
In vivo: 10 μg
iNOS↓
Degenerated cartilage area, degenerated surface cartilage width, total osteophyte volume ↓
Bartlett et al., (2013)
AuNPs Rats In vitro:/
In vivo: AuNPs: 30 μg/kg
serum estrogen↓
IL-6, IL-β, TNF-α, COX-1, COX-2↓
Zhang et al., (2022b)
E@Au-Ag NPs Rats’ primary chondrocytes Rats In vitro: 12 μg/mL
In vivo:/
ROS↓
Apoptosis↓
Degenerated cartilage area↓
Zheng et al., (2023)
Au@PDA-WL NPs ATDC5 Mice In vitro: 15, 30, 60, 120, 240, 360 p.m.
In vivo: 25 μL
Collage II↑
ROS↓
Degenerated cartilage area↓
Zha et al., (2021)
H-MnO2 NPs Mice In vitro:/
In vivo: 6 μg
IL-6; IL-1β; TNF-α↓
Degenerated cartilage area, degenerated surface cartilage width, total osteophyte volume ↓
Zhuang et al., (2024)
Mn3O4@CS SW1353 Mice In vitro: 8 μg/mL
In vivo: 0.4 μg
iNOS, COX2, MMP13↓
SOD, CAT, COL2↑
Knights et al., (2023)
Mil-88a nano-enzyme Mice Primary chondrocytes Mice In vitro:1–10 μg/mL
In vivo:/
MMP13↓
SOD, Col2↑
Degenerated cartilage area, degenerated surface cartilage width, total osteophyte volume ↓
Van Osch et al., (2009)
PLGA NP AB C28/I2 Mice In vitro:10–60 μg/mL
In vivo: 20 μg
Degenerated cartilage area, degenerated surface cartilage width, total osteophyte volume ↓ Jeyaraman et al., (2024)
PLGA-HA RAW264.7 Mice In vitro:3.9, 7.8, 15.6, 31.25, 62.5, 125 μg/mL
In vivo: 10 mg/mL
NO↓ Roseti et al., (2019)
HA-NP Mice primary chondrocytes Mice In vitro: 80 μg/mL
In vivo: 0.2 mg/mL
NK-κB, MMP3, MMP13,COX-2, PGE2
Degenerated cartilage area↓
Liang et al., (2023)
PEG-PLGA-HA C28/I2 Mice In vivo: 2.3 mg/mL Degenerated cartilage area, degenerated surface cartilage width, total osteophyte volume ↓ Wang et al., (2024)
PLEL@PL-NPs ATDC5; primary human articular chondrocytes Rats In vitro: 0–2,500 μg/mL
In vivo: 50 μL
IL-6, TNF-α, iNOS, COX-2,CD68↓
COL2↑
Degenerated cartilage area↓
Wu et al., (2024)
PDKi-NPs Pigs’ primary chondrocytes In vitro: 10 μM
In vivo:/
Caspase3, p-Akt, NO, PGE2, NF-κB, MMP14, P53↓
ACAN, COL2, SOX9↑
Chen et al., (2020)
macrophage membrane-coated KAFAK-shRNA-LEPR-PEI-NPs RAW264.7 Rats In vitro: 1 μg/mL
In vivo:/
TNF-α; IL-2β, CD86↓
IL-10, COL2, CD2↑
Atwal et al., (2023)
P47phox siRNA-PLGA-NPs Rats In vitro:/
In vivo: 0.2 μM
ROS↓
Degenerated cartilage area↓
Carton and Malatesta, (2024)
P16INK4a siRNA-PLGA-NPs Primary cultured human articular chondrocytes and fibroblast-like synoviocytes Mice In vitro: 50, 100, 200,600, 1,000 μg/mL
In vivo: 200 μg
TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, MMP13↓ Li et al., (2024d)
BPNSs Rats’ primary chondrocytes Rats In vitro: 10 μg/mL, 20 μg/mL
In vivo: 10 μg/mL
ADAMTS5, ADAMTS1↓
COL2, Aggrecan, RUNX2, BMP2↑
Jiang et al., (2024)

SFNs: silk fibroin nanoparticles; CXB: celecoxib; ACP: acid-activatable curcumin polymer; PEG: poly (ethylene glycol); FMN: formononetin; AG: andrographolide; MSNs: mesoporous silica nanoparticles; PAA: pH-responsive polyacrylic acid; DIA: diacerein; PLGA: poly (d,l-lactide-co-glycolide); NPs: nanoparticles; MRC-PPL: cartilage-targeting and OA-specific theranostic nanoplatforms; PSO: psoralen; Au: Gold; DIA: diacerein; Ta-NH2-NPs: tantalum nanoparticles; E@Au-Ag NPs: EGCG (Epigallocatechin gallate) decorated Au-Ag nano-jars; PDA: polydopamine; WL: WYRGRL; H-MnO2: Hollow- MnO2; HA: hyaluronic acid; PLEL: poly (d, L-lactide)-poly (ethylene glycol)-poly (d, L-lactide); PL: platelet lysate; PDKi: protein kinase D inhibitor. BPNSs: Black phosphorus nanosheets; CS: chondroitin sulfate.