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ReviewPharmaceutics2021

Application of Dendrimers for Treating Parasitic Diseases.

Veronica Folliero, Carla Zannella, Annalisa Chianese, Debora Stelitano, Annalisa Ambrosino, Anna De Filippis, Marilena Galdiero, Gianluigi Franci, Massimiliano Galdiero

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 18% 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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Veronica FollieroDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Carla ZannellaDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Annalisa ChianeseDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Debora StelitanoDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Annalisa AmbrosinoDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Anna De FilippisDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II", 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0395-7962
Marilena GaldieroDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0174-0209
Gianluigi FranciDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3321-4331
Massimiliano GaldieroDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITUniversity of Naples Federico II · ITUniversity of Salerno · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite advances in medical knowledge, parasitic diseases remain a significant global health burden and their pharmacological treatment is often hampered by drug toxicity. Therefore, drug delivery systems may provide useful advantages when used in combination with conventional therapeutic compounds. Dendrimers are three-dimensional polymeric structures, characterized by a central core, branches and terminal functional groups. These nanostructures are known for their defined structure, great water solubility, biocompatibility and high encapsulation ability against a wide range of molecules. Furthermore, the high ratio between terminal groups and molecular volume render them a hopeful vector for drug delivery. These nanostructures offer several advantages compared to conventional drugs for the treatment of parasitic infection. Dendrimers deliver drugs to target sites with reduced dosage, solving side effects that occur with accepted marketed drugs. In recent years, extensive progress has been made towards the use of dendrimers for therapeutic, prophylactic and diagnostic purposes for the management of parasitic infections. The present review highlights the potential of several dendrimers in the management of parasitic diseases.

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dendrimerdrug deliverynanostructureparasite

Identifiers

PMID33808016
PMCPMC7998910
OpenAlexW3134632921

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