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ArticleDrug delivery2018

Puerarin-loaded PEG-PE micelles with enhanced anti-apoptotic effect and better pharmacokinetic profile.

Wenqun Li, Junyong Wu, Jiang Zhang, Jingjing Wang, Daxiong Xiang, Shilin Luo, Jianhe Li, Xinyi Liu

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Article in Drug delivery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers.

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63 citing papers in PubMed, 122 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Wenqun Lia Department of Pharmacy , The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University , Changsha , China.
Junyong Wua Department of Pharmacy , The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University , Changsha , China.
Jiang Zhangc College of Pharmacy , Changsha Medical College , Changsha , China.
Jingjing Wangd School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Central South University , Changsha , China.
Daxiong Xianga Department of Pharmacy , The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University , Changsha , China.
Shilin Luoa Department of Pharmacy , The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University , Changsha , China.
Jianhe Lia Department of Pharmacy , The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University , Changsha , China.
Xinyi Liua Department of Pharmacy , The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University , Changsha , China.
Central South University · CNChangsha Medical University · CNSecond Xiangya Hospital of Central South University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Puerarin (PUE) is the most abundant isoflavonoid in kudzu root. It is widely used as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. However, the short elimination half-life, poor-bioavailability, and acute intravascular hemolysis of PUE are the main obstacles to its widespread clinical applications. Whereas PEG-PE micelles possess the ability to release medicine slowly, enhance the cellular uptake of drugs and improve their biocompatibility. Therefore, it was aim to fabricate puerarin-loaded PEG-PE (PUE@PEG-PE) micelles to improve the pharmaceutical properties of drugs. It can be observed from the TEM images that PUE@PEG-PE micelles appeared obvious core-shell structure and remained well-dispersed without aggregation and adhesion. PUE was successfully embedded in the core of PEG-PE micelles, which was confirmed by FT-IR and

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Absorption, PhysiologicalAnimalsApoptosisCardiotonic AgentsCell LineDrug CarriersDrug CompoundingDrug LiberationHalf-LifeHemolysisHumansInjections, IntravenousIsoflavonesMaleMicellesMicroscopy, Electron, Transmission1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-methoxy-poly(ethylene glycol 2000)Cardiotonic AgentsDrug CarriersIsoflavonesMicellesPhosphatidylethanolaminesPolyethylene GlycolspuerarinVasodilator Agentsapoptosiscellular uptakehemolysisPEG-PE micellespharmacokinetics

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PMID29587545
PMCPMC6058490
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