Constructing a Metal-Organic Frameworks-Based Long-Acting Sequential Release System for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.

Due to the unclear pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and the lack of a completely cured medication, AD patients need to take medication in order and on time every day all one's life, which is difficult for severe memory impairment patients to strictly follow on time. Traditional AD drug carriers, such as sugar coating and capsules, rely on dissolution or fragmentation to achieve drug release, which lacks the interaction between drug molecules and carriers, thus they cannot achieve sufficient long-acting and sequential drug release. Herein, Mn-MOF-74, which ligand structure is similar to two antioxidants dihydroquercetin (DHQ) and resveratrol (Res) is chosen as the carrier.

Interface potential-induced natural antioxidant mimic system for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Although the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is still unknown, the molecular pathological phenomena is clear, mainly due to mitochondrial dysfunction and central nervous system inflammation caused by imbalanced antioxidant capacity and synaptic dysfunction, so antioxidant therapy is still the preferred treatment for AD. However, although antioxidant enzymes have high catalytic efficiency, the substrate spectrum is narrow; Antioxidants have wider range of effects, but their efficiency is low. Since the antioxidant defense system in high-grade organisms is composed of both enzymatic and non-enzymatic systems, therefore we synthesized a metal-organic framework (MOF) with superoxide dismutase activity, and depending on the interface potential effect, curcumin was loaded to construct a synergistic antioxidant treatment system.

Residue-Free Orally Administered Drug Carrier Based on a Porous Aromatic Framework for Efficient Multisite Treatment.

Nowadays, oral medications are the primary method of treating disease due to their convenience, low cost, and safety, without the need for complex medical procedures. To maximize treatment effectiveness, almost all oral medications utilize drug carriers, such as capsules, liposomes, and sugar coatings. However, these carriers rely on dissolution or fragmentation to achieve drug release, which leads to drugs and carriers coabsorption in the body, causing unnecessary adverse drug reactions, such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and even death caused by allergy.

Biological Application of Porous Aromatic Frameworks: State of the Art and Opportunities.

Porous aromatic frameworks (PAFs) were first reported in 2009 and have quickly attracted much attention because of their exceptionally ultrahigh specific surface area (5800 m·g). Uniquely, PAFs are constructed from carbon-carbon-bond-linked aromatic-based building units, which render PAFs extremely stable in various environments. At present, PAFs have been applied in many fields, such as adsorption, catalysis, ion exchange, electrochemistry, and so on.