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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Exploring the Potential of Aptamers in Targeting Neuroinflammation and Neurodegenerative Disorders: Opportunities and Challenges.

Anna Hau-Yee Kong, Aston Jiaxi Wu, Olivia Ka-Yi Ho, Maggie Ming-Ki Leung, Alexis Shiying Huang, Yuanyuan Yu, Ge Zhang, Aiping Lyu, Min Li, King-Ho Cheung

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Genetic therapies for neurological diseases.Pharmacological reviews · 2026
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  3. Advantages, applications, and future directions ofMolecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2025
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  8. Aptamers' Potential to Fill Therapeutic and Diagnostic Gaps.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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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

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anna Hau-Yee KongTeaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9752-1878
Aston Jiaxi WuTeaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Olivia Ka-Yi HoTeaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Maggie Ming-Ki LeungTeaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0009-0003-0653-0811
Alexis Shiying HuangTeaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Yuanyuan YuLaw Sau Fai Institute for Advancing Translational Medicine in Bone & Joint Diseases, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Ge ZhangLaw Sau Fai Institute for Advancing Translational Medicine in Bone & Joint Diseases, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7807-7695
Aiping LyuLaw Sau Fai Institute for Advancing Translational Medicine in Bone & Joint Diseases, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Min LiTeaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7113-2700
King-Ho CheungTeaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8683-1654
Hong Kong Baptist University · HK

Funding

Guangdong Province Natural Science Foundation 2023A1515010641Vincent & Lily Woo Foundation N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuroinflammation is the precursor for several neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and multiple sclerosis (MS). Targeting neuroinflammation has emerged as a promising strategy to address a wide range of CNS pathologies. These NDDs still present significant challenges in terms of limited and ineffective diagnosis and treatment options, driving the need to explore innovative and novel therapeutic alternatives. Aptamers are single-stranded nucleic acids that offer the potential for addressing these challenges through diagnostic and therapeutic applications. In this review, we summarize diagnostic and therapeutic aptamers for inflammatory biomolecules, as well as the inflammatory cells in NDDs. We also discussed the potential of short nucleotides for Aptamer-Based Targeted Brain Delivery through their unique features and modifications, as well as their ability to penetrate the blood-brain barrier. Moreover, the unprecedented opportunities and substantial challenges of using aptamers as therapeutic agents, such as drug efficacy, safety considerations, and pharmacokinetics, are also discussed. Taken together, this review assesses the potential of aptamers as a pioneering approach for target delivery to the CNS and the treatment of neuroinflammation and NDDs.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseNeurodegenerative DiseasesParkinson DiseaseBrainHumansNeuroinflammatory DiseasesOligonucleotidesOligonucleotidesalzheimer’s diseaseaptamermicroglianeurodegenerationneuroinflammationparkinson’s disease

Identifiers

PMID37511539
PMCPMC10380291
OpenAlexW4385161879

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Registered trials

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