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ReviewFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2021

The Application of Nanotechnology for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Diseases and Disorders.

Ebenezeri Erasto Ngowi, Yi-Zhen Wang, Lei Qian, Yasmeen Ahmed Saleheldin Hassan Helmy, Bright Anyomi, Tao Li, Meng Zheng, En-She Jiang, Shao-Feng Duan, Jian-She Wei and 2 more

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Review in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Could nanotechnology improve exercise performance? Evidence from animal studies.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2024
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  20. Application of Metal-Based Nanozymes in Inflammatory Disease: A Review.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ebenezeri Erasto NgowiHenan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Yi-Zhen WangHenan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Lei QianHenan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Yasmeen Ahmed Saleheldin Hassan HelmyHenan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Bright AnyomiBrain Research Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Tao LiHenan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Meng ZhengInternational Joint Center for Biomedical Innovation, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
En-She JiangHenan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Shao-Feng DuanHenan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Jian-She WeiHenan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Dong-Dong WuHenan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Xin-Ying JiHenan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Henan University · CNUniversity of Dar es Salaam · TZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain is by far the most complex organ in the body. It is involved in the regulation of cognitive, behavioral, and emotional activities. The organ is also a target for many diseases and disorders ranging from injuries to cancers and neurodegenerative diseases. Brain diseases are the main causes of disability and one of the leading causes of deaths. Several drugs that have shown potential in improving brain structure and functioning in animal models face many challenges including the delivery, specificity, and toxicity. For many years, researchers have been facing challenge of developing drugs that can cross the physical (blood-brain barrier), electrical, and chemical barriers of the brain and target the desired region with few adverse events. In recent years, nanotechnology emerged as an important technique for modifying and manipulating different objects at the molecular level to obtain desired features. The technique has proven to be useful in diagnosis as well as treatments of brain diseases and disorders by facilitating the delivery of drugs and improving their efficacy. As the subject is still hot, and new research findings are emerging, it is clear that nanotechnology could upgrade health care systems by providing easy and highly efficient diagnostic and treatment methods. In this review, we will focus on the application of nanotechnology in the diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases and disorders by illuminating the potential of nanoparticles.

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brain diseases and disordersdiagnosisnanoparticlesnanotechnologytreatment

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