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ReviewScience and technology of advanced materials2025

Nanocarriers based therapy and diagnosis of brain diseases: cross the blood-brain barrier.

Lijun An, Jinwei Zhang, Xiaobo Wang, Yuanyuan Ge, Kunhui Sun, Junlin Dong, Ping Wang, Wei Li, Meifang Li, Xuelei Hu and 2 more

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Review in Science and technology of advanced materials, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Oxidative stress in neurodegeneration: from a simple insult to a dynamic regulator.Redox report : communications in free radical research · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Lijun AnNMPA Key Laboratory for Bioequivalence Research of Generic Drug Evaluation, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China.
Jinwei ZhangChongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Xiaobo WangNMPA Key Laboratory for Bioequivalence Research of Generic Drug Evaluation, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China.
Yuanyuan GeNMPA Key Laboratory for Bioequivalence Research of Generic Drug Evaluation, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China.
Kunhui SunNMPA Key Laboratory for Bioequivalence Research of Generic Drug Evaluation, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China.
Junlin DongNMPA Key Laboratory for Bioequivalence Research of Generic Drug Evaluation, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China.
Ping WangNMPA Key Laboratory for Bioequivalence Research of Generic Drug Evaluation, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China.
Wei LiNMPA Key Laboratory for Bioequivalence Research of Generic Drug Evaluation, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China.
Meifang LiNMPA Key Laboratory for Bioequivalence Research of Generic Drug Evaluation, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China.
Xuelei HuKey Laboratory for Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of Education, Hubei key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, China.
Bing WangNMPA Key Laboratory for Bioequivalence Research of Generic Drug Evaluation, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China.
Xie-An YuNMPA Key Laboratory for Bioequivalence Research of Generic Drug Evaluation, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is the protective interface that isolates the central nervous system from circulating blood, which restricts approximately 98% of small molecule drugs and nearly all large molecules from entering the brain. Current methods to bypass the BBB, such as laser-guided interstitial thermal therapy and magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound, are fraught with risks like impairing BBB integrity and brain damage, and are not suitable for long-term treatment. Nanocarriers have emerged as promising tools due to their ability to enhance drug delivery across the BBB while minimizing systemic toxicity. These nanocarriers leverage mechanisms including receptor-mediated, carrier-mediated, cell mediated and extra-stimuli mediated transport to improve BBB traverse and brain targeting. The review evaluates these strategies separately, discussing their potential and limitations for clinical application, and highlights recent advancements in integrating and optimizing nanocarriers utilizing synergistic strategies for the treatment and diagnosis of neurological disorders, including tumors, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and brain infections.

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Blood-brain barrierbrain diseasediagnosisnanocarrierstreatment

Identifiers

PMID41333818
PMCPMC12667317

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