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ArticleInternational journal of pharmaceutics2008

Key functions in polymer carriers for intestinal absorption of insulin.

Koji Nakamura, Mariko Morishita, Junpei Ehara, Yoshinori Onuki, Tetsuo Yamagata, Noriyasu Kamei, Anthony M Lowman, Nicholaos A Peppas, Kozo Takayma

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Article in International journal of pharmaceutics, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. A review of polymers as multifunctional excipients in drug dosage form technology.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2016
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  2. Novel platforms for oral drug delivery.Pharmaceutical research · 2009
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Koji NakamuraDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Hoshi University, 2-4-41 Ebara, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan.
Mariko Morishita
Junpei Ehara
Yoshinori Onuki
Tetsuo Yamagata
Noriyasu Kamei
Anthony M Lowman
Nicholaos A Peppas
Kozo Takayma

Funding

pH Sensitive Complex Hydrogels for Protein Drug ReleaseR01EB000246 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN · PI LOWMAN, ANTHONY M, PEPPAS, NICHOLAS A · 2002 to 2014
$3.8M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB000246
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This work aimed to clarify the relationship between polymer function and insulin absorption, and to evaluate the optimized preparative formulation predicted from this relationship. Insulin-loaded polymer (ILP) carrier systems were prepared following a two-factor composite second-order spherical experimental design. To investigate the polymer function, we evaluated its insulin release, bioadhesiveness, and protective effect. Each ILP was administered intestinally, and glucose reduction was monitored as the pharmacological effect. Based on these data, an optimized formulation was predicted and how the polymer function affects insulin absorption was clarified by multivariate spline (MVS) interpolation. A greater pharmacological effect was apparent in ILPs with a smaller particle size and loaded with more insulin. The pharmacological effect predicted by MVS after the administration of ILP made under optimized preparative conditions was almost identical to the observed effect. Moreover, MVS clarified the relationship between the polymer function and the pharmacological effect. These results supported that MVS can be an effective tool with which to approximate the relationship between the function of a dosage form and its absorption, and to explore the optimized preparative conditions.

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AdhesivenessAnimalsBlood GlucoseDrug CarriersHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinIntestinal AbsorptionMaleMicrospheresMultivariate AnalysisParticle SizePolyethylene GlycolsPolymersPolymethacrylic AcidsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyBlood GlucoseDrug CarriersHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinPolyethylene GlycolsPolymersPolymethacrylic Acids

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PMID18093760
PMCPMC3068605

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