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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2026

Non-anticoagulant heparins: glycan-mediated immune modulation and therapeutic applications.

Yaner Gu, Qiong Wang, Juan Fang, Jing Chen, Kaiting Hong, Zhanwei Zhang, Syed Shams Ul Hassan, Yin Chen, Xuqian Zhang

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Yaner GuZhoushan Maternal and Child Care Hospital, Zhoushan, China.
Qiong WangZhoushan Maternal and Child Care Hospital, Zhoushan, China.
Juan FangZhoushan Maternal and Child Care Hospital, Zhoushan, China.
Jing ChenZhoushan Maternal and Child Care Hospital, Zhoushan, China.
Kaiting HongZhoushan Maternal and Child Care Hospital, Zhoushan, China.
Zhanwei ZhangZhoushan Maternal and Child Care Hospital, Zhoushan, China.
Syed Shams Ul HassanSchool of Food and Medicine, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China.
Yin ChenSchool of Food and Medicine, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China.
Xuqian ZhangZhoushan Maternal and Child Care Hospital, Zhoushan, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-anticoagulant heparins (NAHs) are modified derivatives of heparin that retain many of the biological activities of the parent compound while exhibiting reduced or absent anticoagulant effects. These modifications have unlocked new therapeutic potentials in various diseases, including inflammatory disorders, cancer, sepsis, and viral infections. This review explores the chemical modifications of NAHs, their mechanisms of action, structure-activity relationships, and therapeutic applications. NAHs exert anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antiviral, and vascular protective effects by interacting with key proteins like heparanase, P-selectin, and HMGB1. Furthermore, their application in drug delivery systems, such as hydrogels and nanoparticles, enhances localized therapeutic efficacy. The promising results from preclinical and clinical studies position NAHs as a valuable class of drugs with diverse therapeutic applications, particularly in oncology, infectious diseases, and critical care.

Indexed as

HeparinPolysaccharidesAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsDrug Delivery SystemsHumansStructure-Activity RelationshipAnti-Inflammatory AgentsHeparinPolysaccharidesclinical applicationsdrug delivery systemsmechanismnon-anticoagulant heparinsstructure-activity relationship

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PMID42553204
PMCPMC13433602

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