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ReviewNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Critical Review of Lipid-Based Nanoparticles as Carriers of Neuroprotective Drugs and Extracts.

Filipe Fernandes, Mónica Dias-Teixeira, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Clara Grosso

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In one paragraph

Review in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
30citing papers in PubMed
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Holdfast-Derived Lipid Extract from the Patagonian MacroalgaPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  2. Solid lipid nanoparticles as carriers forFrontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026
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  11. Nano-structured strategies in combatting neurodegeneration.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025
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  17. Nanoparticles and Their Applications in Lipid Signaling.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2024
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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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Filipe FernandesREQUIMTE/LAQV, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal.
Mónica Dias-TeixeiraREQUIMTE/LAQV, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal.
Cristina Delerue-MatosREQUIMTE/LAQV, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3924-776X
Clara GrossoREQUIMTE/LAQV, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal.
Rede de Química e Tecnologia · PT

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia PTDC/OCE-ETA/30240/2017Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior UIDB/50006/2020Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior UIDP/50006/2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The biggest obstacle to the treatment of diseases that affect the central nervous system (CNS) is the passage of drugs across the blood-brain barrier (BBB), a physical barrier that regulates the entry of substances into the brain and ensures the homeostasis of the CNS. This review summarizes current research on lipid-based nanoparticles for the nanoencapsulation of neuroprotective compounds. A survey of studies on nanoemulsions (NEs), nanoliposomes/nanophytosomes and solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs)/nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) was carried out and is discussed herein, with particular emphasis upon their unique characteristics, the most important parameters influencing the formulation of each one, and examples of neuroprotective compounds/extracts nanoencapsulated using these nanoparticles. Gastrointestinal absorption is also discussed, as it may pose some obstacles for the absorption of free and nanoencapsulated neuroprotective compounds into the bloodstream, consequently hampering drug concentration in the brain. The transport mechanisms through which compounds or nanoparticles may cross BBB into the brain parenchyma, and the potential to increase drug bioavailability, are also discussed. Additionally, factors contributing to BBB disruption and neurodegeneration are described. Finally, the advantages of, and obstacles to, conventional and unconventional routes of administration to deliver nanoencapsulated neuroprotective drugs to the brain are also discussed, taking into account the avoidance of first-pass metabolism, onset of action, ability to bypass the BBB and concentration of the drug in the brain.

Indexed as

blood-brain barrierlipidsnanoemulsionsnanoliposomesnanoparticlesnanophytosomesnanostructured lipid carriersnatural productssolid lipid nanoparticles

Identifiers

PMID33668341
PMCPMC7996241
OpenAlexW3132986676

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