Table 3 Diverse vectors for targeted delivery highlighted in this review

From: Recent progress in targeted delivery vectors based on biomimetic nanoparticles

Vectors

Synthetic inner cores

Payloads

Targeting mechanisms/sites

Indications

References

RBC membrane

MSNs

Dox

Laser-activated tumor-specific accumulation

Breast cancer

43

PLGA

RAP

EPR effect in atherosclerotic lesions

Atherosclerosis

18

Nanocrystals

DTX

Tumor-targeting ligands

Glioma

47

Cationic liposomes

AmB

Specific affinity between pathogenic fungi and erythrocytes

Fungal infection

53

CCM

Aluminum phosphate nanoparticles

CpG

Lymph node-resident APCs

Melanoma

14

Calcium pyrophosphate nanoparticles

-

Targeting to dendritic cells

Melanoma

75

Porous Au@Rh

ICG

Homologous targeting

Breast cancer

78

PLGA

ICG

Homologous targeting

Breast cancer

79

Au nanostars

Dox

Homologous targeting

Melanoma

81

Boron nitride nanotubes

Dox

Homologous targeting

Glioblastoma

83

MSNs

Dox

Homologous targeting

Prostate cancer

85

Gelatin nanoparticles

Cisplatin

Homologous targeting

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

86

Neutrophil membrane

Polycaprolactonepoly(ethylene glycol) nanoparticles

Sparfloxacin

Inflammatory targeting

Inflammation

15

PLGA

-

Binding to immunoregulatory molecules

Rheumatoid arthritis

87

Cationic liposome

MTX

Targeting to macrophages

Inflamed skeletal muscle; ischemic heart

92

Poly(latic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles

Carfilzomib

CTC- and niche-targeting

Cancer metastasis

98

NK cell membrane

Liposomes

Dox

Targeting tumor cells with the help of NK cell markers

Breast cancer

23

mPEG-PLGA nanoparticles

TCPP

Binding of tumor-targeting proteins

Primary and abscopal tumor

88

Carboxylate terminated PLGA

Gd lipid

Tumor-homing natural killer cell membrane

Tumor imaging

16

Macrophage membrane

UCNPs

-

Cell-cell adhesion for cancer targeting

Breast cancer

103

Liposome

Emtansine

α4β1 integrin-VCAM-1

interactions

Lung metastasis of breast cancer

89

Hollow bismuth selenide nanoparticles

Quercetin

CCL2/CCR2- mediated recruitment

Lung metastasis of breast cancer

106

PEGylation nanoparticle

PTX

IGF1R targeting ligand

Breast cancer

17

Platelet membrane

DSPE-PEG polymers

Gevokizumab

Infarct-homing ability of platelets

Acute myocardial infarction

110

Porous metal-organic framework nanoparticles

siRNA

Tumor-targeting capability of platelets

Breast cancer

19

Myeloid-derived suppressor cell membrane

Iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles

-

MDSC with high affinity to melanoma

Melanoma

111

Platelet-RBC hybrid membrane

Liposome

Chlorin e6 and tirapazamine

Biomimetic surface molecules

Melanoma and lung metastasis

112

RBC-cancer hybrid membrane

CuS nanoparticles

Dox

Homologous targeting

Melanoma

114

RBC-cancer hybrid membrane

-

Melanin nanoparticles

Homologous targeting

Breast cancer

317

Macrophage-derive Exo

-

SPION and Cur

Neuropilin-1-targeted peptide

Glioma

134

MSCs-derived Exo

EGNPs

-

Binding of glucose and GLUT-1 glucose transporter

CT imaging of acute striatal stroke

136

Normal fibroblast-like mesenchymal cell-derived Exo

-

siRNA or shRNA

RNA payloads specific to oncogenic KrasG12D

Pancreatic cancer

141

Exo

PEGylated nanoparticles

V2C QDs

RGD-targeting tumor cells and TAT peptides targeting nucleus

Breast cancer

144

Tumor-derived Exo

PEG-PCL NPs

PTX-S-LA and CuB

High affinity between CCM and homotypic Exo membrane

Breast cancer metastasis

152

Tumor cell-derived Exo

-

mRNAs

Targeting peptides

Glioma

153

Dendritic cell-derived Exo

-

siRNA

Lamp2b fused to the neuron-specific RVG peptide

Alzheimer’s disease

160

Macrophages-derived Exo

-

Catalase

Surface adhesion proteins

Parkinson’s disease

159

Exo

-

Biologically active proteins

Floxed reporter cells

Brain diseases

163

Exo

-

Oligonucleotides drugs

Muscle-targeting peptide

Dystrophin deficiency

165

Tumor cell-derived MVs

-

MTX

Attracting neutrophils

CCA

173

DCs-derived MVs

-

PTX

Aptamer AS1411 targeting nucleolin

Breast cancer

177

CCM-derived MVs

Extremely small-sized iron oxide nanoparticles

Glucose oxidase

Homologous and RGD-targeting

Hepatocellular carcinoma

179

SV40-VNPs

-

QDs and Hirulog

Targeting peptides

Atherosclerotic plaques

200

HBc VNPs

-

ICG

RGD-targeting tumor cells

Glioblastoma

204

AAV

-

VEGF

Targeting to myocardium

Ischemic myocardial disease

208

HBc VNPs

-

Dox

Integrin αvβ3-mediated targeting

Glioblastoma

215

Dd VNPs

-

Dox or cap analog

Targeting liver cancer cells

Hepatocellular carcinoma

217

RVG-hybrids VNPs

QDs and pH-responsive dendrimers

Dox and Pb

RVG-guided and hierarchical targeting

Orthotopic brain tumor

221

FMD VNPs

-

Dox

RGD-targeting tumor cells

Carcinoma of the uterine cervix

224

Qβ VNPs

-

RNAi

Peptide targeting to tumor cells

Glioblastoma

235

Qβ VNPs

-

Azithromycin

Ligands targeting lung-resident macrophages

Pulmonary infections

244

P22 VNPs

-

Cas9 and a single-guide RNA

Targeting to specific cell

Genetic diseases

247

MS2 VNPs

-

mRNA

Inducing specific immunity

Prostate cancer

254

TMV VNPs

-

PhenPt

Tumor-homing ability of AR engineering

Triple-negative breast cancer

263

TMV VNPs

-

Silencer GFP siRNA

Passive targeting

Hepatoma

270

CPMVVNPs

-

MTO

Targeting to cerebral endothelial cells

Glioblastoma

284