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NANOTECHNOLOGY-ASSISTED DRUG DELIVERY IN THE TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

ROMATOİD ARTRİT TEDAVİSİNDE NANOTEKNOLOJİ DESTEKLİ İLAÇ VERİLİŞİ

Meltem Kaplan(ANKARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ENSTİTÜSÜ)0000-0002-7247-3718
Asuman Bozkır(ANKARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-2782-3280
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894–915
Publication Date
2026-09-19
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Thus, by eliminating the disadvantages of traditional treatment, it offers new target-specific, effective and safe treatment opportunities with active and passive targeting strategies.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects approximately 1% of the world's population.
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Key Findings & Data:Standard treatments are inadequate due to reasons such as not being target specific, frequency of application, increased doses, systemic or local side effects, and tolerance of patients to drugs.
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Conclusion & Impact:Thus, by eliminating the disadvantages of traditional treatment, it offers new target-specific, effective and safe treatment opportunities with active and passive targeting strategies.
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⚙️Variables:Akıllı ilaç salım sistemi · nano taşıyıcı sistem · nanoteknoloji

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Objective: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects approximately 1% of the world's population. It is a disease characterized by bone and cartilage deterioration, pain, and inflammation in many parts of the body, and can even result in death in the future. Since its pathogenesis is not fully understood, it cannot be fully treated, and the aim of the current treatment is to prevent irreversible joint damage and to improve the quality of life of patients by providing symptomatic relief. Standard treatments are inadequate due to reasons such as not being target specific, frequency of application, increased doses, systemic or local side effects, and tolerance of patients to drugs. This review provides information on potential nano-sized drug delivery systems to overcome the shortcomings of current treatments for rheumatoid arthritis. Result and Discussion: Nanotechnology is used in many areas in the health sector, from treating diseases to early diagnosis. Nanotechnological drug delivery systems are designed to reduce side effects and provide more effective treatments by directing them to the disease area as much as possible. Thus, by eliminating the disadvantages of traditional treatment, it offers new target-specific, effective and safe treatment opportunities with active and passive targeting strategies.

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Amaç: Romatoid artrit (RA), dünya nüfusunun yaklaşık %1’ini etkileyen kronik otoimmun bir hastalıktır. Kemik ve kıkırdakta bozulma, ağrı, vücudun birçok bölgesinde enflamasyonla karakterize bir hastalık olup ilerleyen süreçte ölümle de sonuçlanabilmektedir. Patogenezi tam olarak anlaşılamadığından tedavisi tam olarak yapılamamakta olup mevcut tedavide amaçlanan, geri dönüşümsüz eklem hasarını önlemek ve semptomatik rahatlama sağlayarak hastaların yaşam kalitesini artırmaktır. Standart tedaviler, hedefe spesifik olmamaları, uygulama sıklığı, doz artışı ve sistemik veya lokal yan etkileri, hastaların tolerans kazanması gibi nedenlerle yetersiz kalmaktadır. Bu derlemede romatoid artritin mevcut tedavilerindeki yetersizliklerin üstesinden gelebilmek için potansiyel nano boyutlu ilaç taşıyıcı sistemler ile ilgili bilgiler sunulmuştur. Sonuç ve Tartışma: Nanoteknoloji, sağlık sektöründe hastalıkların tedavi edilmesinden erken teşhisine kadar birçok alanda kullanılmaktadır. Nanoteknolojik ilaç taşıyıcı sistemler, mümkün olduğunca hastalık bölgesine yönlendirilerek yan etkileri azaltmak ve daha etkin tedavi sağlamak için tasarlanmaktadır. Böylece geleneksel tedavinin dezavantajlarını ortadan kaldırarak, aktif ve pasif hedefleme stratejileriyle hedefe özgü, etkili ve güvenli yeni tedavi olanakları sunmaktadır.

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Kaplan, M., Bozkır, A., *, A. B. (2026). NANOTECHNOLOGY-ASSISTED DRUG DELIVERY IN THE TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. Ankara Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 50 Sayı: 3, 894–915. https://doi.org/10.33483/jfpau.1738816

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