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ReviewCurrent osteoporosis reports2016

Advances in Controlled Drug Delivery for Treatment of Osteoporosis.

T A Asafo-Adjei, A J Chen, A Najarzadeh, D A Puleo

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Review in Current osteoporosis reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

13 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Application and prospects of nanomaterials in osteoporosis treatment.International journal of pharmaceutics: X · 2026
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  12. Bone-seeking agents for the treatment of bone disorders.Drug delivery and translational research · 2017
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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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

T A Asafo-AdjeiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 522A Robotics and Manufacturing Building, Lexington, KY, 40506-0108, USA.
A J ChenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 522A Robotics and Manufacturing Building, Lexington, KY, 40506-0108, USA.
A NajarzadehDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 522A Robotics and Manufacturing Building, Lexington, KY, 40506-0108, USA.
D A PuleoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 522A Robotics and Manufacturing Building, Lexington, KY, 40506-0108, USA. puleo@uky.edu.
University of Kentucky · US

Funding

Modulating Inflammation and Fibrosis to Control Scarring in Muscle WoundsR01AR060964 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI PULEO, DAVID A. · 2012 to 2015
$1.4M
Biodegradable Polymerized SimvastatinR21EB017902 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI PULEO, DAVID A. · 2014 to 2015
$411k
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR060964NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB017902
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoporosis, which is characterized by resorption of bone exceeding formation, remains a significant human health concern, and the impact of this condition will only increase with the "graying" of the worldwide population. This review focuses on current and emerging approaches for delivering therapeutic agents to restore bone remodeling homeostasis. Well-known antiresorptive and anabolic agents, such as estrogen, estrogen analogs, bisphosphonates, calcitonin, and parathyroid hormone, along with newer modulators and antibodies, are primarily administered orally, intravenously, or subcutaneously. Although these treatments can be effective, continuing problems include patient noncompliance and adverse systemic or remote-site effects. Controlled drug delivery via polymeric, targeted, and active release systems extends drug half-life by shielding against premature degradation and improves bioavailability while also providing prolonged, sustained, or intermittent release at therapeutic doses to more effectively treat osteoporosis and associated fracture risk.

Indexed as

Anabolic AgentsBone Density Conservation AgentsCalcitoninDelayed-Action PreparationsDiphosphonatesDrug Delivery SystemsEstrogensHumansOsteoporosisOsteoporotic FracturesParathyroid HormoneAnabolic AgentsBone Density Conservation AgentsCalcitoninDelayed-Action PreparationsDiphosphonatesEstrogensParathyroid HormoneAnabolicAntiresorptiveBone targetingControlled releaseDrug deliveryOsteoporosis

Identifiers

PMID27502334
PMCPMC5035217
OpenAlexW2510107158

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