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ReviewPharmaceutics2025

Recent Advances in Nose-to-Brain Gene Delivery for Central Nervous System Disorders.

Flávia Nathiely Silveira Fachel, Angélica Salatino-Oliveira, Willian da Silva Carniel, Rafaela Zimmermann, Ursula Matte, Helder Ferreira Teixeira, Guilherme Baldo, Roselena Silvestri Schuh

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Flávia Nathiely Silveira FachelPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90610-000, RS, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0777-9497
Angélica Salatino-OliveiraPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 91501-970, RS, Brazil.
Willian da Silva CarnielPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90610-000, RS, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0001-2820-2814
Rafaela ZimmermannPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90610-000, RS, Brazil.
Ursula MattePrograma de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 91501-970, RS, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4977-6662
Helder Ferreira TeixeiraPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90610-000, RS, Brazil.
Guilherme BaldoPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 91501-970, RS, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1598-5861
Roselena Silvestri SchuhPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90610-000, RS, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4189-0436

Funding

Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel - Brazil CAPES - Finance Code 001National Council for Scientific and Technological Development CNPq - processes 442425/2020-1, 443999/2023-66, and 403587/2021-2Rio Grande do Sul Research Foundation FAPERGS - grant term 23/2551-0000906-4), FIPE/HCPA (20220602
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nasal route represents a promising non-invasive technique for the direct delivery of nucleic acids to the central nervous system (CNS) disorders, effectively bypassing the blood-brain barrier. This route offers several advantages, including ease of administration, enhanced patient compliance, rapid therapeutic onset, and increased availability. Nonetheless, challenges such as mucociliary clearance, enzymatic degradation, and the low permeability of cell membranes to large molecules remain obstacles to the effectiveness of this approach. To address these limitations and achieve targeted nose-to-brain delivery with optimized therapeutic outcomes, various technological solutions have been explored, such as nanotechnology-based delivery systems and mucoadhesive formulations. These innovations aim to enhance the permeability of the nasal mucosa, extend the residence time of therapeutic agents in the nasal cavity, and improve overall treatment effectiveness. While the nasal gene delivery to the brain is still relatively new, it holds considerable potential for expanding treatment options for a range of CNS disorders. In this context, this review examines the anatomy and physiology of the nasal route, the mechanisms of biomolecule transport from nose to brain, the potential of gene delivery vectors, key preclinical advancements, and clinical perspectives for the nasal delivery of nucleic acids in CNS disorders.

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brain deliveryCNS deliverynanotechnologynasal administrationnucleic acids

Identifiers

PMID41012513
PMCPMC12473560

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