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Recently, there has been substantial progress in the development of integrin targeted pharmaceuticals and drug delivery systems. Integrin is an important member in the cell adhesion molecule family, which is involved in regulation of complex biological conditions, from keeping normal physiological activities to causing cellular dysfunction in diseased cells. Hence, it is timely to summarize the recent developments in integrin targeted drug and gene delivery systems to understand better their advantages and limitations.
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