Evidence map›Paper›PMID 17918721›Full record

ReviewJournal of pharmaceutical sciences2008

Past, present, and future technologies for oral delivery of therapeutic proteins.

Rajesh Singh, Shailesh Singh, James W Lillard

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Review in Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
40citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

40 citing papers in PubMed, 185 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Challenges in delivering therapeutic peptides and proteins: A silk-based solution.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2022
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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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rajesh SinghDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA.
Shailesh Singh
James W Lillard
University of Louisville · USMorehouse School of Medicine · US

Funding

TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS AND PROSTATE CANCERG12RR003034 · NCRR · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI ZHAO, XUEYING · 1986 to 2011
$32.4M
Research Training & Career Development ProgramU54CA118638 · NCI · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Brian M. Rivers · 2005 to 2026
$22.7M
The Grady Center for Health DisparitiesP60MD000525 · NIMHD · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI LIPSCOMB, JOSEPH · 2003 to 2006
$3.7M
Role of RANTES in Pneumococcal ImmunopathogenesisR01AI057808 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI LILLARD, JAMES W · 2004 to 2007
$1.1M
ROLE OF CHEMOKINES IN T CELL MEDIATED COLITISR03DK058967 · NIDDK · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI LILLARD, JAMES W · 2000 to 2002
$212k
NCI NIH HHS U54 CA118638NCRR NIH HHS G12 RR003034NCRR NIH HHS RR03034NIAID NIH HHS AI057808NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI057808NIDDK NIH HHS DK58967NIMHD NIH HHS MD00525NIMHD NIH HHS P60 MD000525
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biological drugs are usually complex proteins and cannot be orally delivered due to problems related to degradation in the acidic and protease-rich environment of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The high molecular weight of these drugs often results in poor absorption into the periphery when administered orally. The most common route of administration for these therapeutic proteins is injection. Most of these proteins have short serum half-lives and need to be administered frequently or in high doses to be effective. So, difficulties in the administration of protein-based drugs provides the motivation for developing drug delivery systems (DDSs) capable of maintaining therapeutic drug levels without side effects as well as traversing the deleterious mucosal environment. Employing a polymer as an entrapment matrix is a common feature among the different types of systems currently being pursued for protein delivery. Protein release from these matrices can occur through various mechanisms, such as diffusion through or erosion of the polymer matrix, and sometimes a combination of both. Encapsulation of proteins in liposomes has also been a widely investigated technology for protein delivery. All of these systems have merit and our worthy of pursuit.

Indexed as

Technology, PharmaceuticalAbsorptionAdministration, OralBiocompatible MaterialsDrug CarriersDrug Delivery SystemsDrug StabilityLiposomesNanoparticlesParticle SizePolymersProteinsBiocompatible MaterialsDrug CarriersLiposomesPolymersProteins

Identifiers

PMID17918721
PMCPMC4627499
OpenAlexW1966939994

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