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ReviewAdvanced healthcare materials2025

Inorganic Nanomaterials Meet the Immune System: An Intricate Balance.

Gloria Pizzoli, Marco Gargaro, Giuliana Drava, Valerio Voliani

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Review in Advanced healthcare materials, 2025. 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

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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

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Substituent-Based Modulation of Self-Assembly and Immunogenicity of Amphipathic Peptides.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Gloria PizzoliDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Genoa, Viale Cembrano 4, Genoa, 16148, Italy.
Marco GargaroDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Via del Giochetto 1, Perugia, 06126, Italy.
Giuliana DravaDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Genoa, Viale Cembrano 4, Genoa, 16148, Italy.
Valerio VolianiDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Genoa, Viale Cembrano 4, Genoa, 16148, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1311-3349

Funding

HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council 101078646HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council ERC-StGHORIZON EUROPE European Research Council REACT-DCVITALITY PNRR ECS00000041
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The immune system provides defense against foreign agents that are considered harmful for the organism. Inorganic nanomaterials can be recognized by the immune system as antigens, inducing an immune reaction dependent on the patient's immunological anamnesis and from several factors including size, shape, and the chemical nature of the nanoparticles. Furthermore, nanomaterials-driven immunomodulation might be exploited for therapeutic purposes, opening new horizons in oncology and beyond. In this scenario, we present a critical review of the state of the art regarding the preclinical evaluation of the effects of the most promising metals for biomedical applications (gold, silver, and copper) on the immune system. Because exploiting the interactions between the immune system and inorganic nanomaterials may result in a game changer for the management of (non)communicable diseases, within this review we encounter the need to summarize and organize the plethora of sometimes inconsistent information, analyzing the challenges and providing the expected perspectives. The field is still in its infancy, and our work emphasizes that a deep understanding on the influence of the features of metal nanomaterials on the immune system in both cultured cells and animal models is pivotal for the safe translation of nanotherapeutics to the clinical practice.

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Immune SystemMetal NanoparticlesNanostructuresAnimalsHumanscoppergoldimmune systemnanomaterialsoncologysilver

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PMID40079074
PMCPMC12023827

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