Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30021958›Full record

ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2018

Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins: Reduced Size Particulate Systems for Improved Therapeutic Outcomes.

Fahad Akhtar, Xinyu Wan, Gang Wu, Samuel Kesse, Shaoda Wang, Shuying He

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In one paragraph

Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fahad AkhtarSchool of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China. tauriansfairy88@gmail.com.
Xinyu WanSchool of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China. 15951712208@163.com.
Gang WuSchool of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China. 18994103736@163.com.
Samuel KesseState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing 210009, China. kessejnr@yahoo.com.
Shaoda WangSchool of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China. 18018027031@163.com.
Shuying HeSchool of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China. 1020040855@cpu.edu.cn.
China Pharmaceutical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A wide range of diseases have been treated using low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs), the drug of choice for anticoagulation. Owing to their better pharmacokinetic features compared to those of unfractionated heparin (uFH), several systems incorporating LMWHs have been investigated to deliver and improve their therapeutic outcomes, especially through development of their micro- and nano-particles. This review article describes current perspectives on the fabrication, characterization, and application of LMWHs-loaded micro- and nano-particles to achieve ameliorated bioavailability. The valuable applications of LMWH will continue to encourage researchers to identify efficient delivery systems that have specific release characteristics and ameliorated bioavailability, overcoming the challenges presented by biological obstructions and the physicochemical properties of LMWHs.

Indexed as

AnimalsHeparin, Low-Molecular-WeightHumansNanoparticlesParticle SizeHeparin, Low-Molecular-Weightbioavailabilityencapsulationlow molecular weight heparinspolymersstability

Identifiers

PMID30021958
PMCPMC6100363
OpenAlexW2883373945

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Registered trials

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