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Targeted delivery of brain-derived neurotrophic factor for the treatment of blindness and deafness

Overview of attention for article published in International Journal of Nanomedicine, April 2015
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  • In the top 25% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (82nd percentile)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (88th percentile)

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Title
Targeted delivery of brain-derived neurotrophic factor for the treatment of blindness and deafness
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International Journal of Nanomedicine, April 2015
DOI 10.2147/ijn.s77480
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Authors

Igor Khalin, Renad Alyautdin, Ganna Kocherga, Muhamad Abu Bakar

Abstract

Neurodegenerative causes of blindness and deafness possess a major challenge in their clinical management as proper treatment guidelines have not yet been found. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been established as a promising therapy against neurodegenerative disorders including hearing and visual loss. Unfortunately, the blood-retinal barrier and blood-cochlear barrier, which have a comparable structure to the blood-brain barrier prevent molecules of larger sizes (such as BDNF) from exiting the circulation and reaching the targeted cells. Anatomical features of the eye and ear allow use of local administration, bypassing histo-hematic barriers. This paper focuses on highlighting a variety of strategies proposed for the local administration of the BDNF, like direct delivery, viral gene therapy, and cell-based therapy, which have been shown to successfully improve development, survival, and function of spiral and retinal ganglion cells. The similarities and controversies for BDNF treatment of posterior eye diseases and inner ear diseases have been analyzed and compared. In this review, we also focus on the possibility of translation of this knowledge into clinical practice. And finally, we suggest that using nanoparticulate drug-delivery systems may substantially contribute to the development of clinically viable techniques for BDNF delivery into the cochlea or posterior eye segment, which, ultimately, can lead to a long-term or permanent rescue of auditory and optic neurons from degeneration.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Spain 1 <1%
India 1 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Unknown 112 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 20 17%
Student > Master 17 15%
Researcher 13 11%
Student > Bachelor 12 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 7 6%
Other 18 16%
Unknown 28 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 24 21%
Neuroscience 14 12%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 10 9%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 10 9%
Engineering 7 6%
Other 18 16%
Unknown 32 28%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 October 2022.
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#3,798,945
of 25,374,917 outputs
Outputs from International Journal of Nanomedicine
#264
of 4,123 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#47,843
of 279,170 outputs
Outputs of similar age from International Journal of Nanomedicine
#6
of 85 outputs
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