title: Overviews on the cellular uptake mechanism of polysaccharide colloidal nanoparticles.
abstract: Nanoparticulate drug/gene carriers have gained much attention in the past decades because of their versatile and tunable properties. However, efficacy of the therapeutic agents can be further enhanced using naturally occurring materials-based nanoparticles. Polysaccharides are an emerging class of biopolymers; therefore, they are generally considered to be safe, non-toxic, biocompatible and biodegradable. Considering that the target of nanoparticle-based therapeutic strategies is localization of biomedical agents in subcellular compartments, a detailed understanding of the cellular mechanism involved in the uptake of polysaccharide-based nanoparticles is essential for safe and efficient therapeutic applications. Uptake of the nanoparticles by the cellular systems occurs with a process known as endocytosis and is influenced by the physicochemical characteristics of nanoparticles such as size, shape and surface chemistry as well as the employed experimental conditions. In this study, we highlight the main endocytosis mechanisms responsible for the cellular uptake of polysaccharide nanoparticles containing drug/gene.
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran.|Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran.|Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salatin
authors.affiliation: Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.|Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yari Khosroushahi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002477:Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D003102:Colloids / Q000378:metabolism*; D004705:Endocytosis; D006801:Humans; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids; D011134:Polysaccharides
keywords: drug; endocytosis; gene; nanoparticle; polysaccharide