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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023

PolySialic acid-nanoparticles inhibit macrophage mediated inflammation through Siglec agonism: a potential treatment for age related macular degeneration.

Anitha Krishnan, Victor G Sendra, Diyan Patel, Amit Lad, Michelle K Greene, Peter Smyth, Samantha A Gallaher, Úna M Herron, Christopher J Scott, Mohamed Genead and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Anitha KrishnanAviceda Therapeutics Inc., Cambridge, MA, United States.
Victor G SendraAviceda Therapeutics Inc., Cambridge, MA, United States.
Diyan PatelAviceda Therapeutics Inc., Cambridge, MA, United States.
Amit LadAviceda Therapeutics Inc., Cambridge, MA, United States.
Michelle K GreeneAviceda Therapeutics Inc., Cambridge, MA, United States.
Peter SmythAviceda Therapeutics Inc., Cambridge, MA, United States.
Samantha A GallaherThe Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Úna M HerronAviceda Therapeutics Inc., Cambridge, MA, United States.
Christopher J ScottAviceda Therapeutics Inc., Cambridge, MA, United States.
Mohamed GeneadAviceda Therapeutics Inc., Cambridge, MA, United States.
Michael TolentinoAviceda Therapeutics Inc., Cambridge, MA, United States.
Queen's University Belfast · GBUniversity of Central Florida · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a chronic, progressive retinal disease characterized by an inflammatory response mediated by activated macrophages and microglia infiltrating the inner layer of the retina. In this study, we demonstrate that inhibition of macrophages through Siglec binding in the AMD eye can generate therapeutically useful effects. We show that Siglecs-7, -9 and -11 are upregulated in AMD associated M0 and M1 macrophages, and that these can be selectively targeted using polysialic acid (PolySia)-nanoparticles (NPs) to control dampen AMD-associated inflammation.

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Macular DegenerationNanoparticlesRetinal DegenerationAnimalsHumansInflammationMacrophagesMiceSialic Acid Binding Immunoglobulin-like LectinsSialic Acidspolysialic acidSialic Acid Binding Immunoglobulin-like LectinsSialic AcidsAMD (age-related macular degeneration)macrophagesnanoparticlespolysia mimeticsSiglec

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PMID38045700
PMCPMC10690618
OpenAlexW4388768921

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