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ReviewTherapeutic delivery2024

Nanotechnology-driven therapies for neurodegenerative diseases: a comprehensive review.

Jessica López-Espinosa, Peter Park, Morgan Holcomb, Biana Godin, Sonia Villapol

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Review in Therapeutic delivery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 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

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.

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  6. Nanoparticles as an Encouraging Therapeutic Approach to Alzheimer's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 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

5 authors.

Jessica López-EspinosaDepartment of Neurosurgery & Center for Neuroregeneration, Houston, TX USA.ORCID 0009-0009-1770-2782
Peter ParkDepartment of Neurosurgery & Center for Neuroregeneration, Houston, TX USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1922-3207
Morgan HolcombDepartment of Neurosurgery & Center for Neuroregeneration, Houston, TX USA.ORCID 0009-0001-1902-7882
Biana GodinDepartment of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6089-6695
Sonia VillapolDepartment of Neurosurgery & Center for Neuroregeneration, Houston, TX USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6174-4113

Funding

Intranasal Delivery of Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase mRNA for Therapy ofTraumatic Brain InjuryR21NS127265 · NINDS · METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI GODIN, BIANA, VILLAPOL, SONIA · 2022 to 2022
$444k
NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS127265TIRR Foundation through Mission Connect (SV)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurological diseases, characterized by neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration, impose a significant global burden, contributing to substantial morbidity, disability and mortality. A common feature of these disorders, including stroke, traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer's disease, is the impairment of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), a critical structure for maintaining brain homeostasis. The compromised BBB in neurodegenerative conditions poses a significant challenge for effective treatment, as it allows harmful substances to accumulate in the brain. Nanomedicine offers a promising approach to overcoming this barrier, with nanoparticles (NPs) engineered to deliver therapeutic agents directly to affected brain regions. This review explores the classification and design of NPs, divided into organic and inorganic categories and further categorized based on their chemical and physical properties. These characteristics influence the ability of NPs to carry and release therapeutic agents, target specific tissues and ensure appropriate clearance from the body. The review emphasizes the potential of NPs to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases through targeted delivery, improved drug bioavailability and real-time therapeutic efficacy monitoring. By addressing the challenges of the compromised BBB and targeting inflammatory biomarkers, NPs represent a cutting-edge strategy in managing neurological disorders, promising better patient outcomes.

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Blood-Brain BarrierNanoparticlesNeurodegenerative DiseasesAnimalsBiological AvailabilityDrug CarriersDrug Delivery SystemsHumansNanomedicineNanoparticle Drug Delivery SystemNanotechnologyDrug CarriersNanoparticle Drug Delivery Systemblood–brain barrierdrug deliverynanomedicinenanoparticlesneurodegenerative diseases

Identifiers

PMID39297726
PMCPMC11583628

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