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ReviewFrontiers in medicine2025

Recent advances in nanotechnology for Parkinson's disease: diagnosis, treatment, and future perspectives.

Virendra Kumar Yadav, Seshathiri Dhanasekaran, Nisha Choudhary, Deepak Nathiya, Vishal Thakur, Rachna Gupta, Sheersha Pramanik, Pankaj Kumar, Nishant Gupta, Ashish Patel

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Review in Frontiers in medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Virendra Kumar YadavFaculty of Sciences, Department of Microbiology, Marwadi University Research Center, Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India.
Seshathiri DhanasekaranDepartment of Computer Science, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Nisha ChoudharyDepartment of Life Sciences, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences, Parul University, Vadodara, India.
Deepak NathiyaDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, NIMS Institute of Pharmacy, NIMS University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.
Vishal ThakurCentre for Research Impact & Outcome, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Rajpura, India.
Rachna GuptaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Ahmedabad, India.
Sheersha PramanikDepartment of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India.
Pankaj KumarDepartment of Environmental Science, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences, Parul University, Vadodara, India.
Nishant GuptaDepartment of Engineering and Medical Devices, River Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Greater Noida, India.
Ashish PatelDepartment of Life Sciences, Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that destroys substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons, causing tremors, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability. Current treatment approaches primarily focus on symptom management, employing pharmacological, non-pharmacological, and surgical methods. However, these treatments often result in fluctuating symptoms, side effects, and disease progression. Here, the authors have reviewed the emerging field of nanomedicine as a promising path for Parkinson's disease treatment, emphasizing its potential to overcome the limitations of traditional therapies. Nanomedicine utilizes nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery, leveraging their small size and high surface area to volume ratio to cross the blood-brain barrier and deliver therapeutic agents directly to affected brain regions. Various nanoparticles, including lipid-based, polymeric, metallic, and carbon-based, have shown potential in Parkinson's disease treatment. Additionally, nanocarrier systems like liposomes, nanogels, dendrimers, and solid lipid nanoparticles offer controlled and sustained release of therapeutic agents, enhancing their bioavailability and reducing side effects. This review provides insights into the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease, highlighting the mechanisms of neurodegeneration, the role of alpha-synuclein, and the disruption of dopaminergic pathways. It further discusses the application of gene therapy in conjunction with nanomedicine for targeted therapeutic interventions.

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CRISPR/Cas9dopaminergic pathwaysgallium nanoparticlesneurodegenerativeneurogliaParkinson’s

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PMID39911864
PMCPMC11794224

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