Evidence map›Paper›PMID 25863496›Full record

ReviewCurrent opinion in biotechnology2015

Developing injectable nanomaterials to repair the heart.

Mary M Nguyen, Nathan C Gianneschi, Karen L Christman

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Review in Current opinion in biotechnology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Essential information about nanotechnology in cardiology.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025
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  16. The role of nanomaterials in cell delivery systems.Medical molecular morphology · 2018
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  20. Nanoparticles administered intrapericardially enhance payload myocardial distribution and retention.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mary M NguyenDepartment of Bioengineering and Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, University of California, San Diego, United States.
Nathan C GianneschiDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, United States.
Karen L ChristmanDepartment of Bioengineering and Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, University of California, San Diego, United States. Electronic address: christman@eng.ucsd.edu.

Funding

Extracellular matrix hydrogels for treating ischemiaR01HL113468 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI CHRISTMAN, KAREN L · 2012 to 2020
$3.1M
Autonomously Assembling Nanomaterial Scaffolds for Treating Myocardial InfarctionR01HL117326 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI CHRISTMAN, KAREN L, GIANNESCHI, NATHAN CLAUDE · 2012 to 2016
$1.9M
NHLBI NIH HHS HL113468NHLBI NIH HHS HL117326NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL113468NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL117326
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Injectable nanomaterials have been designed for the treatment of myocardial infarction, particularly during the acute stages of inflammation and injury. Among these strategies, injectable nanofibrous hydrogel networks or nanoparticle complexes may be delivered alone or with a therapeutic to improve heart function. Intramyocardial delivery of these materials localizes treatments to the site of injury. As an alternative, nanoparticles may be delivered intravenously, which provides the ultimate minimally invasive approach. These systems take advantage of the leaky vasculature after myocardial infarction, and may be designed to specifically target the injured region. The translational applicability of both intramyocardial and intravenous applications may provide safe and effective solutions upon optimizing the timing of the treatments and biodistribution.

Indexed as

HeartAnimalsHydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol DimethacrylateMyocardial InfarctionNanoparticlesHydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate

Identifiers

PMID25863496
PMCPMC4555187

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