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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2021

Immunomodulatory Nanomedicine for the Treatment of Atherosclerosis.

Linsey J F Peters, Alexander Jans, Matthias Bartneck, Emiel P C van der Vorst

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 26% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Nanomedicines Against Mitochondrial Dysfunction-Induced Metabolic Diseases.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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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 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Linsey J F PetersInterdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
Alexander JansDepartment of Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
Matthias BartneckDepartment of Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen, 52074 Aachen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1516-9610
Emiel P C van der VorstInterdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5771-6278
Maastricht University Medical Centre · NLUniversitätsklinikum Aachen · DE

Funding

Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislaufforschung n.a.German Research Foundation BA 6226/2-1Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research within the faculty of Medicine at the RWTH Aachen University n.a.Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek 91619053Wilhelm Sander-Stiftung 2018.129.1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atherosclerosis is the main underlying cause of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), which remain the number one contributor to mortality worldwide. Although current therapies can slow down disease progression, no treatment is available that can fully cure or reverse atherosclerosis. Nanomedicine, which is the application of nanotechnology in medicine, is an emerging field in the treatment of many pathologies, including CVDs. It enables the production of drugs that interact with cellular receptors, and allows for controlling cellular processes after entering these cells. Nanomedicine aims to repair, control and monitor biological and physiological systems via nanoparticles (NPs), which have been shown to be efficient drug carriers. In this review we will, after a general introduction, highlight the advantages and limitations of the use of such nano-based medicine, the potential applications and targeting strategies via NPs. For example, we will provide a detailed discussion on NPs that can target relevant cellular receptors, such as integrins, or cellular processes related to atherogenesis, such as vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. Furthermore, we will underline the (ongoing) clinical trials focusing on NPs in CVDs, which might bring new insights into this research field.

Indexed as

atherosclerosiscardiovascular diseaseinflammationnanomedicinenanoparticles

Identifiers

PMID34300351
PMCPMC8306310
OpenAlexW3185159463

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