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ReviewInternational journal of nanomedicine2026

Therapeutic Opportunities for Macrophage Targeted Nanomedicine in Diabetes Mellitus.

Jiahui Luo, Yanjun Hou, Yang Lin, Xiong Zhang, Weikai Zhang, Kai Sun

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Review in International journal of nanomedicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jiahui Luo *The Center for Biomedical Research, NHC Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Yanjun Hou *Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Yang LinDepartment of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Xiong ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Weikai ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Kai SunDepartment of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-1929-0453

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Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a common metabolic disease affecting more than 500 million people worldwide. Macrophages, driving inflammation, immune dysregulation, and tissue injury, contribute to diabetes progression and diabetic complications. Nanomedicine offers unique advantages in drug delivery, tissue accumulation, and macrophage targeting, making it particularly suitable for modulating macrophage-mediated pathological processes in diabetes. In this review, we describe the role of macrophages in the pathological progression of diabetes mellitus and further summarize current strategies for using nanoparticles to target macrophages. We highlight the diagnostic and therapeutic potential of macrophage-targeted nanoparticles in diabetes and its related complications. Finally, we discuss key translational challenges, including biodistribution, off-target uptake, long-term immunological safety, toxicity, and clinical applicability. This review provides a distinct framework for understanding how macrophage-targeted nanomedicine can be developed to improve diabetes diagnosis, therapeutic modulation, and the management of diabetic complications.

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Diabetes MellitusMacrophagesNanomedicineNanoparticlesAnimalsDiabetes ComplicationsDrug Delivery SystemsHumanschronic inflammationclinical treatmentdiabetesimmune modulationmacrophagenanomedicine

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