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ReviewActa neurologica Belgica2026

The therapeutic efficacy of nanoparticles in the treatment of alzheimer's disease.

Thabisa L Ntondini, Tobeka Naki, Sibusiso Alven

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Review in Acta neurologica Belgica, 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

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

3 authors.

Thabisa L NtondiniDepartment of Chemistry, University of Fort Hare, Alice Campus, Eastern Cape, Alice, 5700, South Africa.
Tobeka NakiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Fort Hare, Alice Campus, Eastern Cape, Alice, 5700, South Africa. tnaki@ufh.ac.za.
Sibusiso AlvenDepartment of Chemistry, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, 6001, South Africa.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The build-up of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain leads to Alzheimer's disease (AD), a neurodegenerative condition. AD affects more than 30 million individuals globally every year. No cure for AD has been discovered yet. The available therapeutic options are administered to slow down the progress of the disease. The currently available treatment plans are used to relieve symptoms and improve cognitive abilities, thus slowing progression. Nanotechnology is highly effective and has demonstrated significant benefits across various medical applications. Nanoparticles have been explored as promising drug delivery systems for the targeted delivery of anti-AD therapeutics and for the precise diagnosis of the condition. Nanoparticles, such as dendrimers, lipid-based nanoparticles, polymer-based nanoparticles, and metal-based nanoparticles, have been designed and reported to inhibit Aβ aggregation, fibril formation, and disaggregating mature fibrils, prevent neuroinflammation and Aβ1-42-induced cell damage, treat oxidative stress and lower hallmark of Aβ, and display excellent capability to bypass blood-brain barrier (BBB). This review is focused on the preclinical therapeutic outcomes of nanoparticles and the challenges encountered in the treatment of AD. This review highlights the significant advancements of nanoparticles that are currently undergoing clinical trials for management of AD.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseDrug Delivery SystemsNanoparticlesAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsHumansTreatment OutcomeAmyloid beta-PeptidesAlzheimer's diseaseAnd lipid-based nanoparticlesAnti-Alzheimer drugsBlood-brain barriersNanoparticles dendrimers

Identifiers

PMID41082159
PMCPMC12987888

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