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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles (Nanoceria): Hopes in Soft Tissue Engineering.

Hossein Sadidi, Sara Hooshmand, Ali Ahmadabadi, Seyed Javad Hosseini, Francesco Baino, Morvarid Vatanpour, Saeid Kargozar

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
49citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

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

49 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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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

7 authors.

Hossein SadidiGeneral Surgery Department, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9176999311, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-5812-5939
Sara HooshmandPharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 917794-8564, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-2417-8797
Ali AhmadabadiSurgical Oncology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9176999311, Iran.
Seyed Javad HosseiniDepartment of Medical Biotechnology and Nanotechnology, Faculty of Medicine,, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 917794-8564, Iran.
Francesco BainoInstitute of Materials Physics and Engineering, Applied Science and Technology Department, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8860-0497
Morvarid VatanpourDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 917794-8564, Iran.
Saeid KargozarTissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 917794-8564, Iran.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several biocompatible materials have been applied for managing soft tissue lesions; cerium oxide nanoparticles (CNPs, or nanoceria) are among the most promising candidates due to their outstanding properties, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and angiogenic activities. Much attention should be paid to the physical properties of nanoceria, since most of its biological characteristics are directly determined by some of these relevant parameters, including the particle size and shape. Nanoceria, either in bare or functionalized forms, showed the excellent capability of accelerating the healing process of both acute and chronic wounds. The skin, heart, nervous system, and ophthalmic tissues are the main targets of nanoceria-based therapies, and the other soft tissues may also be evaluated in upcoming experimental studies. For the repair and regeneration of soft tissue damage and defects, nanoceria-incorporated film, hydrogel, and nanofibrous scaffolds have been proven to be highly suitable replacements with satisfactory outcomes. Still, some concerns have remained regarding the long-term effects of nanoceria administration for human tissues and organs, such as its clearance from the vital organs. Moreover, looking at the future, it seems necessary to design and develop three-dimensional (3D) printed scaffolds containing nanoceria for possible use in the concepts of personalized medicine.

Indexed as

AntioxidantsCeriumHumansNanoparticlesNervous SystemTissue EngineeringTissue ScaffoldsAntioxidantsceric oxideCeriumbiomaterialscardiac regenerationcerium oxide nanoparticlesnanocerianervous systemophthalmologyskin woundssoft tissue engineering

Identifiers

PMID33036163
PMCPMC7583868

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