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ReviewEuropean journal of medical research2025

Hydrogel-based nanoparticles: revolutionizing brain tumor treatment and paving the way for future innovations.

Alireza Shadab, Simin Farokhi, Arshia Fakouri, Neda Mohagheghzadeh, Ali Noroozi, Zahra Sadat Razavi, Arian Karimi Rouzbahani, Hamidreza Zalpoor, Mohamad Mahjoor

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Review in European journal of medical research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 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

9 authors.

Alireza Shadab *Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
Simin Farokhi *Student Research Committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Arshia FakouriStudent Research Committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Neda MohagheghzadehDepartment of Bacteriology & Virology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Ali NorooziDental Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Zahra Sadat RazaviPhysiology Research Center, Iran University Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Arian Karimi RouzbahaniStudent Research Committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Hamidreza ZalpoorShiraz Neuroscience Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. hamidreza.zlpr1998@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8057-2804
Mohamad MahjoorCellular and Molecular Research Centre, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran. m.mahjoor2118@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain tumor treatment remains a significant challenge due to their high mortality and resistance to current therapies. This paper discusses the promising potential of hydrogel-based nanoparticles as innovative drug delivery systems for brain tumor therapy. Extensive characterization techniques reveal the ability of these Nano-systems to demonstrate prolonged blood circulation and targeted delivery, leading to improved survival rates. Designed with optimized physicochemical characteristics, these nanoparticles effectively cross the blood-brain barrier, circumventing a major impediment to drug delivery to the brain. By delivering drugs directly to the tumor bed, these nanoparticles enhance therapeutic outcomes and minimize adverse effects. In addition, this review investigates the techniques for characterizing, visualizing, and modifying these nanoparticles, as well as the standing challenges and promising research avenues for their clinical application. Further investigations are encouraged by this review to investigate potential advancements in hydrogel-based nanoparticle therapeutic approaches for brain tumors. This includes investigating tailored hydrogels, hybrid systems, computational modeling, and the integration of gene therapy and immunotherapy techniques. The study also addresses the need for enhanced synthesis techniques, stability, scalability, and cost-cutting measures to overcome obstacles and advance the clinical use of hydrogel-based nanoparticles in treating brain tumors.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsDrug Delivery SystemsHydrogelsNanoparticlesAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierHumansAntineoplastic AgentsHydrogelsBlood–brain barrierBrain tumorControlled-releaseDrug deliveryGlioblastomaHydrogelNanoparticles

Identifiers

PMID39905470
PMCPMC11792566

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