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ReviewNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Hyaluronic Acid within Self-Assembling Nanoparticles: Endless Possibilities for Targeted Cancer Therapy.

Manuela Curcio, Orazio Vittorio, Jessica Lilian Bell, Francesca Iemma, Fiore Pasquale Nicoletta, Giuseppe Cirillo

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Review in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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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

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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

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Manuela CurcioDepartment of Pharmacy Health and Nutritional Science, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2026-0152
Orazio VittorioChildren's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sidney, NSW 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6610-1889
Jessica Lilian BellChildren's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sidney, NSW 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8875-0943
Francesca IemmaDepartment of Pharmacy Health and Nutritional Science, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9548-0446
Fiore Pasquale NicolettaDepartment of Pharmacy Health and Nutritional Science, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5961-1963
Giuseppe CirilloDepartment of Pharmacy Health and Nutritional Science, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9592-1333

Funding

Ministry of Education, Universities and Research L.232/2016Ministry of Education, Universities and Research PON R&I 2014-2020-ARS01_00568-SI.F.I.PA.CRO.DE.Ministry of Education, Universities and Research PON R&I 2014-2020 Azione IV.6-"Contratti di ricerca su tematiche Green".
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Self-assembling nanoparticles (SANPs) based on hyaluronic acid (HA) represent unique tools in cancer therapy because they combine the HA targeting activity towards cancer cells with the advantageous features of the self-assembling nanosystems, i.e., chemical versatility and ease of preparation and scalability. This review describes the key outcomes arising from the combination of HA and SANPs, focusing on nanomaterials where HA and/or HA-derivatives are inserted within the self-assembling nanostructure. We elucidate the different HA derivatization strategies proposed for this scope, as well as the preparation methods used for the fabrication of the delivery device. After showing the biological results in the employed in vivo and in vitro models, we discussed the pros and cons of each nanosystem, opening a discussion on which approach represents the most promising strategy for further investigation and effective therapeutic protocol development.

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cancerdrug deliverydrug targetinghyaluronic acidself-assembling nanoparticles

Identifiers

PMID36014715
PMCPMC9413373

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