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ArticlePharmaceutics2023

Comparative Analysis of Nucleic Acid-Binding Polymers as Potential Anti-Inflammatory Nanocarriers.

Divya Bhansali, Tolulope Akinade, Tianyu Li, Yiling Zhong, Feng Liu, Hanyao Huang, Zhaoxu Tu, Elsie A Devey, Yuefei Zhu, Dane D Jensen and 1 more

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2023. 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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8citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% 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, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Divya BhansaliDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8777-3089
Tolulope AkinadeDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0817-9538
Tianyu LiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3719-1459
Yiling ZhongDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Feng LiuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Hanyao HuangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6805-0157
Zhaoxu TuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Elsie A DeveyDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Yuefei ZhuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Dane D JensenTranslational Research Center, College of Dentistry, New York University, New York, NY 10010, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6540-2375
Kam W LeongDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Columbia University · USNew York University · US

Funding

Targeting Endosomal Receptors for Treatment of Chronic PainR01DE029951 · NIDCR · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · PI BUNNETT, NIGEL W, SCHMIDT, BRIAN L · 2020 to 2024
$4.7M
Engineering Polymers to Scavenge DAMPs in Arthritis and LupusR01AR073935 · NIAMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI LEONG, KAM W, SULLENGER, BRUCE ALAN · 2018 to 2022
$3.3M
Design and Application of Cationic Nanocarriers to Inhibit Breast Cancer Progression in Primary and Metastatic SitesF31CA257399 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI AKINADE, TOLULOPE OLATOKUNBO · 2021 to 2023
$118k
NCI NIH HHS F31 CA257399NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR073935NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE029951NIH HHS NIH F31CA257399NIH HHS RO1AR073935NIH HHS RO1DE029951
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conventionally, nanocarriers are used to regulate the controlled release of therapeutic payloads. Increasingly, they can also be designed to have an intrinsic therapeutic effect. For example, a positively charged nanocarrier can bind damage-associated molecular patterns, inhibiting toll-like receptor (TLR) pathway activation and thus modulating inflammation. These nucleic acid-binding nanomaterials (NABNs), which scavenge pro-inflammatory stimuli, exist in diverse forms, ranging from soluble polymers to nanoparticles and 2D nanosheets. Unlike conventional drugs that primarily address inflammation symptoms, these NABPs target the upstream inflammation initiation pathway by removing the agonists responsible for inflammation. Many NABNs have demonstrated effectiveness in murine models of inflammatory diseases. However, these scavengers have not been systematically studied and compared within a single setting. Herein, we screen a subset of the most potent NABNs to define their relative efficiency in scavenging cell-free nucleic acids and inhibiting various TLR pathways. This study helps interpret existing in vivo results and provides insights into the future design of anti-inflammatory nanocarriers.

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cell-free DNADAMPinflammationPAMPtoll-like receptor

Identifiers

PMID38276488
PMCPMC10819575
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