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Immunomodulatory natural polysaccharide-based nanoparticles for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

Leto-Aikaterini Tziveleka, Mariafrancesca Cascione, Paolo Pellegrino, Annalisa Bianco, Stefano Leporatti, Valeria De Matteis

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Review in Ibrain, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing 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

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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

6 authors.

Leto-Aikaterini TzivelekaSection of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Department of Pharmacy National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens Greece.
Mariafrancesca CascioneDepartment of Mathematics and Physics "Ennio De Giorgi" University of Salento Lecce Italy.
Paolo PellegrinoInstitute for Microelectronics and Microsystems (IMM) Lecce Italy.
Annalisa BiancoDepartment of Mathematics and Physics "Ennio De Giorgi" University of Salento Lecce Italy.
Stefano LeporattiCNR Nanotec-Istituto Di Nanotecnologia Lecce Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5912-7565
Valeria De MatteisInstitute for Microelectronics and Microsystems (IMM) Lecce Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2204-8817

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polysaccharide-based nanoparticles offer significant potential for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and the modulation of inflammatory responses in the central nervous system. These biopolymers, when derived from natural sources, possess inherent immunomodulatory properties, which can be leveraged to regulate immune activity, positioning them as promising candidates for both prophylactic and therapeutic strategies. Furthermore, when integrated with other materials, polysaccharides form nanocomposites with enhanced structural, physicochemical, and biological properties, making them highly versatile platforms for drug delivery in the central nervous system. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of polysaccharide-based nanoparticles, focusing on their application in the treatment of three major neurodegenerative diseases: Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis. Emphasis is placed on optimizing these nanomaterials for targeted drug delivery and immune modulation, underscoring their potential to improve therapeutic outcomes in neurodegenerative disorders. The review also examines the structural, chemical, and biological characteristics of key polysaccharides, and explores their innovative roles in combating neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration.

Indexed as

immunomodulationnanoparticlesnatural polysaccharidesneurodegenerative disorders

Identifiers

PMID41018231
PMCPMC12465237

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