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ReviewAdvanced healthcare materials2025

Nanocarrier-Based Targeting of Pattern Recognition Receptors as an Innovative Strategy for Enhancing Sepsis Therapy.

Eman A Ismail, Vincent O Nyandoro, Calvin A Omolo, Thirumala Govender

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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

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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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

7 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

4 authors.

Eman A IsmailDiscipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, Private Bag X54001, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8725-3198
Vincent O NyandoroDiscipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, Private Bag X54001, South Africa.
Calvin A OmoloDiscipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, Private Bag X54001, South Africa.
Thirumala GovenderDiscipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, Private Bag X54001, South Africa.

Funding

National Research Foundation CPRR23032086645School of health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by an abnormal immune response to infection, leading to multiple organ failure. Despite advances in understanding its pathophysiology, effective pharmacological interventions and nanomedicines to treat sepsis remain lacking. Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), crucial in detecting microbial toxins and triggering inflammation, are promising therapeutic targets for bacterial sepsis and related organ injuries. Nanocarriers designed to target PRRs can deliver antibiotics and anti-inflammatory agents while modulating inflammation by inhibiting PRR-bacterial ligand interactions. This review examines PRR-targeted nanocarriers, focusing on Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and NOD-like receptors (NLRs), which recognize bacterial toxins. It evaluates the nanomaterials used, their immunomodulatory effects, and their performance in various in vitro and in vivo sepsis models. The review also discusses the strengths and limitations of current research, offering insights into optimizing nanocarriers for better therapeutic outcomes. Key challenges in translating these nanosystems into clinical practice are identified, alongside potential solutions for accelerating clinical development. In conclusion, the review highlights the potential of PRR-targeted nanocarriers in improving sepsis treatment and emphasizes their promise for future clinical application, contingent on further refinement and optimization.

Indexed as

Drug CarriersNanoparticlesReceptors, Pattern RecognitionSepsisAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsHumansToll-Like ReceptorsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsDrug CarriersReceptors, Pattern RecognitionToll-Like ReceptorsNOD‐like receptorspattern recognition receptorssepsistargeted nanocarrierstoll‐like receptors

Identifiers

PMID40599085
PMCPMC12417795

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