Sex as an important factor in nanomedicine

Mohammah Javad Hajipour; Haniyeh Aghaverdi; Vahid Serpooshan; Hojatollah Vali; Sara Sheibani; Morteza Mahmoudi

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23230-9

Nature Communications (May 2021)

Sex as an important factor in nanomedicine

Mohammah Javad Hajipour,
Haniyeh Aghaverdi,
Vahid Serpooshan,
Hojatollah Vali,
Sara Sheibani,
Morteza Mahmoudi

Affiliations

Mohammah Javad Hajipour: Department of Radiology and Precision Health Program, Michigan State University
Haniyeh Aghaverdi: Department of Radiology and Precision Health Program, Michigan State University
Vahid Serpooshan: Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia Institute of Technology
Hojatollah Vali: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and Facility for Electron Microscopy Research, McGill University
Sara Sheibani: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and Facility for Electron Microscopy Research, McGill University
Morteza Mahmoudi: Department of Radiology and Precision Health Program, Michigan State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23230-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Given the early failing of therapeutic nanomedicine in the clinic the importance of understanding bio-nano interactions and biosystem parameters has gained much attention. Here, the authors review the work to date that looks at the impact of sex on the applications and outcomes of nanomedicine.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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