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ArticleNature nanotechnology2025

Discovering nanoparticle corona ligands for liver macrophage capture.

Bram Bussin, Marshall G G MacDuff, Wayne Ngo, Jamie L Y Wu, Zachary P Lin, Adrian Granda Farias, Benjamin Stordy, Zahra Sepahi, Sara Ahmed, Jason Moffat and 1 more

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Article in Nature nanotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 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

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19 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Bram BussinDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7441-5802
Marshall G G MacDuffDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Wayne NgoInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5755-2303
Jamie L Y WuInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7663-4964
Zachary P LinInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Adrian Granda FariasProgram in Genetics and Genome Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2177-3865
Benjamin StordyInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1096-3287
Zahra SepahiInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sara AhmedDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-8445-9016
Jason MoffatInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5663-8586
Warren C W ChanInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. warren.chan@ntu.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5435-4785

Funding

Canada Research Chairs (Chaires de recherche du Canada) 950-223824
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver macrophages capture circulating nanoparticles and reduce their delivery to target organs. Serum proteins adsorb to the nanoparticle surface after administration. However, the adsorbed serum proteins and their cognate cell receptors for removing nanoparticles from the bloodstream have not been linked. Here we use a multi-omics strategy to identify the adsorbed serum proteins binding to specific liver macrophage receptors. We discovered six absorbed serum proteins that bind to two liver macrophage receptors. Nanoparticle physicochemical properties can affect the degree of the six serum proteins adsorbing to the surface, the probability of binding to cell receptors and whether the liver removes the nanoparticle from circulation. Identifying the six adsorbed proteins allowed us to engineer decoy nanoparticles that prime the liver to take up fewer therapeutic nanoparticles, enabling more nanoparticles for targeting extrahepatic tissues. Elucidating the molecular interactions governing the nanoparticle journey in vivo will enable us to control nanoparticle delivery to diseased tissues.

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Blood ProteinsLiverMacrophagesNanoparticlesProtein CoronaAdsorptionAnimalsHumansLigandsMiceProtein BindingBlood ProteinsLigandsProtein Corona

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