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ReviewInternational journal of nanomedicine2006

Chitosan nanoparticles for oral drug and gene delivery.

Katherine Bowman, Kam W Leong

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Review in International journal of nanomedicine, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 95 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
95citing papers in PubMed
5.0field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

95 citing papers in PubMed, 426 citations in OpenAlex.

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35 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Katherine BowmanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Kam W Leong
Duke University · USJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Mechanistic Studies on Polymeric Controlled Oral GeneR01EB002849 · NIBIB · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI LEONG, KAM W · 2003 to 2007
$1.3M
NIBIB NIH HHS EB002849NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB002849
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chitosan is a widely available, mucoadhesive polymer that is able to increase cellular permeability and improve the bioavailability of orally administered protein drugs. It can also be readily formed into nanoparticles able to entrap drugs or condense plasmid DNA. Studies on the formulation and oral delivery of such chitosan nanoparticles have demonstrated their efficacy in enhancing drug uptake and promoting gene expression. This review summarizes some of these findings and highlights the potential of chitosan as a component of oral delivery systems.

Indexed as

Administration, OralChitosanDrug Delivery SystemsGene TargetingNanomedicineNanoparticlesPharmaceutical PreparationsChitosanPharmaceutical Preparations

Identifiers

PMID17722528
PMCPMC2426784
OpenAlexW2051894319

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.