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ReviewPharmaceutical research2002

Pharmaceutical strategies utilizing recombinant human serum albumin.

Victor Tuan Giam Chuang, Ulrich Kragh-Hansen, Masaki Otagiri

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Review in Pharmaceutical research, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers.

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67citing papers in PubMed
6.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

67 citing papers in PubMed, 294 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. A Simple Method to Produce Recombinant Mammalian Serum Albumins inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  11. Mannose Ligands for Mannose Receptor Targeting.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  13. Research Advances in Fusion Protein-Based Drugs for Diabetes Treatment.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024
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  18. SARS-CoV-2 Bound Human Serum Albumin and Systemic Septic Shock.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2020
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7 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Victor Tuan Giam ChuangFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Japan.
Ulrich Kragh-Hansen
Masaki Otagiri
Kumamoto University · JPAarhus University · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gene manipulation techniques open up the possibility of making recombinant human serum albumin (rHSA) or mutants with desirable therapeutic properties and for protein fusion products. rHSA can serve as a carrier in synthetic heme protein, thus reversibly carrying oxygen. Myristoylation of insulin results in a prolonged half-life because of self aggregation and increased albumin binding. Preferential albumin uptake by tumor cells serves as the basis for albumin-anticancer drug conjugate formulation. Furthermore, drug targeting can be achieved by incorporating drugs into albumin microspheres whereas liver targeting can be achieved by conjugating drug with galactosylated or mannosylated albumin. Microspheres and nanoparticles of different sizes can, with or without drugs and/or radioisotopes, be used for drug delivery or diagnostic purposes. In vivo implantation of albumin fusion protein expressing cells encapsulated in HSA-alginate coated beads showed promising results compared to organoids in rats. Chimeric peptide strategy with cationized albumin as the transport can deliver drugs via receptor mediated transcytosis through the blood brain barrier. Gene bearing, albumin microbubbles containing ultrasound contrast agents can non-invasively deliver gene after destruction by ultrasound. Various site-directed mutants of HSA can be tailor made depending on the application required.

Indexed as

Drug CarriersBiological TransportBlood-Brain BarrierBlood SubstitutesGenetic VectorsHumansInsulinMicrospheresMutationProtein BindingRecombinant ProteinsSerum AlbuminBlood SubstitutesDrug CarriersInsulinRecombinant ProteinsSerum Albumin

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PMID12069157
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