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ReviewNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Biocompatible Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Targeted Cancer Gene Therapy: A Review.

Jinsong Zhang, Tianyuan Zhang, Jianqing Gao

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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 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

27 citing papers in PubMed, 53 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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jinsong ZhangCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5796-3682
Tianyuan ZhangCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2965-6551
Jianqing GaoCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Zhejiang University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CN

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 226-2022-00125National Natural Science Foundation of China 81703423Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province LD22H300002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, gene therapy has made remarkable achievements in tumor treatment. In a successfully cancer gene therapy, a smart gene delivery system is necessary for both protecting the therapeutic genes in circulation and enabling high gene expression in tumor sites. Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) have demonstrated their bright promise for highly efficient gene delivery target to tumor tissues, partly due to their good biocompatibility, magnetic responsiveness, and extensive functional surface modification. In this review, the latest progress in targeting cancer gene therapy is introduced, and the unique properties of IONPs contributing to the efficient delivery of therapeutic genes are summarized with detailed examples. Furthermore, the diagnosis potentials and synergistic tumor treatment capacity of IONPs are highlighted. In addition, aiming at potential risks during the gene delivery process, several strategies to improve the efficiency or reduce the potential risks of using IONPs for cancer gene therapy are introduced and addressed. The strategies and applications summarized in this review provide a general understanding for the potential applications of IONPs in cancer gene therapy.

Indexed as

cancer treatmentgene deliveryiron oxide nanoparticlestumor diagnosistumor targeting

Identifiers

PMID36234452
PMCPMC9565336
OpenAlexW4297237972

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