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ReviewMaterials today. Bio2025

Nanotechnology-driven advancements in organ transplantation: Multifaceted strategies for organ preservation, ischemia reperfusion injury, immunomodulation and post-transplant monitoring.

Ziyin Chen, Mingxiao Zhang, Congrong Shen, Xinyu Zhao, Jianfeng Wang, Xianwen Wang

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Review in Materials today. Bio, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 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

2 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

6 authors.

Ziyin ChenDepartment of Urology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, PR China.
Mingxiao ZhangDepartment of Urology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, PR China.
Congrong ShenDepartment of Urology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, PR China.
Xinyu ZhaoAnhui Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Health, Anhui No. 2 Provincial People's Hospital, Hefei, 230041, PR China.
Jianfeng WangDepartment of Urology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, PR China.
Xianwen WangAnhui Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Health, Anhui No. 2 Provincial People's Hospital, Hefei, 230041, PR China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Organ transplantation faces critical challenges, including donor shortages, suboptimal preservation, ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), and immune rejection. Nanotechnology offers transformative solutions by leveraging precision-engineered materials to enhance graft viability and outcomes. This review highlights nanomaterials' roles in revolutionizing organ preservation. Nanoscale oxygen carriers, such as perfluorocarbon-based systems, address hypoxia by improving graft oxygenation and angiogenesis. Advanced drug delivery systems enable targeted immunosuppression, reducing systemic toxicity while enhancing therapeutic efficacy. Antioxidant and antimicrobial nanomaterials integrated into preservation solutions mitigate oxidative stress and microbial contamination during storage. Additionally, nanotechnology facilitates real-time monitoring of graft rejection via biosensing platforms, enabling early intervention. Despite preclinical successes in renal, hepatic, and pancreatic islet models, clinical translation requires resolving challenges like nanoparticle biodistribution, biocompatibility, and scalability for human organs. By bridging material science and transplantation medicine, nanotechnology redefines organ viability criteria, extends preservation windows, and expands donor pools. This synthesis of interdisciplinary innovations positions nanomaterials as pivotal tools for achieving the next paradigm shift in transplant outcomes, emphasizing urgent clinical translation to address unmet needs in global healthcare.

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IRINanomaterialsOrgan preservationRejection monitoringTransplantation

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PMID40927629
PMCPMC12415073

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