Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40546798›Full record

ReviewInternational journal of nanomedicine2025

Potential Applications of Natural Components of Traditional Chinese Medicine Delivery via Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Systems in the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.

Guogang Lai, Hao Wu, Kaixia Yang, Kaikai Hu, Wen Zhao, Xiao Chen, Jiayi Li, Haifeng Wang, Zhongyue Lv, Guomin Xie and 1 more

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in International journal of nanomedicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Review
  3. Review
  4. Review
  5. Review
  6. Review
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

11 authors.

Guogang Lai *Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Lihuili Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-8623-665X
Hao Wu *Ningbo Institute of Innovation for Combined Medicine and Engineering, The Affiliated Lihuili Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-9925-0127
Kaixia YangDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Lihuili Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Kaikai HuDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Lihuili Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0000-1586-4272
Wen ZhaoDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Lihuili Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Xiao ChenDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Lihuili Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0007-0033-8027
Jiayi LiDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Lihuili Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0001-2999-0496
Haifeng WangDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Lihuili Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-0411-2168
Zhongyue LvDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Lihuili Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Guomin XieDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Lihuili Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-2579-1895
Xiping WuDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Lihuili Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD), a primary neurodegenerative disorder, is characterized by amyloid-β plaques and tau hyperphosphorylation-induced neurofibrillary tangles. Current treatments only alleviate symptoms, and Aβ monoclonal antibodies raise safety concerns in clinical use. Natural components (NCs) of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) (eg, curcumin, quercetin, berberine, resveratrol) exhibit multi-target neuroprotective effects in AD, but poor blood-brain barrier (BBB) penetration and low bioavailability limit clinical use. Recent strategies to enhance TCM delivery include NP-based nanoparticle (NP) drug delivery systems (NDDS), structural modifications, and combination therapies. NDDS demonstrate superior performance in enabling brain-targeting delivery via passive (paracellular/transcellular) and active (adsorption-/receptor-/carrier-mediated transcytosis) approaches, improving NCs' stability, controlled release, and bioavailability. With NCs of TCM delivery via NDDS, it is possible to develop intelligent therapeutic systems that combine multi-target regulation with precise drug delivery. This review summarizes the diverse neuroprotective effects of NCs of TCM in AD treatment and discusses the commonly used types of NPs for AD therapy. It particularly focuses on these NCs of TCM delivery via NDDS, covering aspects such as NPs types, fabrication techniques, characteristics, administration routes, and advantages. Finally, the challenges and potential solutions for NCs of TCM were examined, along with comparative advantages and limitations among different NPs and future research directions. Collectively, NCs of TCM delivery via NDDS demonstrate promising therapeutic potential for AD treatment.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseDrug Delivery SystemsDrugs, Chinese HerbalNanoparticle Drug Delivery SystemNanoparticlesAnimalsBiological AvailabilityBlood-Brain BarrierHumansMedicine, Chinese TraditionalNeuroprotective AgentsDrugs, Chinese HerbalNanoparticle Drug Delivery SystemNeuroprotective AgentsAlzheimer’s diseasenanoparticle drug delivery systemsnatural componentsTraditional Chinese Medicine

Identifiers

PMID40546798
PMCPMC12182090

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.