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Trial reportInternational journal of nanomedicine2019

Zein-alpha lipoic acid-loaded nanoparticles to enhance the oral bioavailability of dapoxetine: optimization and clinical pharmacokinetic evaluation.

Khalid M El-Say, Osama Aa Ahmed, Amir I Mohamed, Martin K Safo, Abdelsattar M Omar

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International journal of nanomedicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Khalid M El-SayNanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5539-3193
Osama Aa AhmedNanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-3204-381X
Amir I MohamedDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-2053-2050
Martin K SafoDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, and the Institute for Structural Biology, Drug Discovery and Development, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9536-1743
Abdelsattar M OmarDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Azhar University · EGKing Abdulaziz University · SAMilitary Medical Academy · EGVirginia Commonwealth University · US

Funding

Hemoglobin Modifiers for Sickle Cell Disease TherapyR01MD009124 · NIMHD · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI SAFO, MARTIN K · 2014 to 2018
$2.1M
NIMHD NIH HHS R01 MD009124
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPremature ejaculation (PE) is the most common type of male sexual disorder with important psychological consequences. Dapoxetine (DPX), a recently approved drug for the treatment of PE, suffers from low bioavailability with large variability that ranges from 15-76% (mean 42%) after oral administration. The objective of this study is to optimize the parameters for the preparation of DPX-Zein-alpha lipoic acid (ALA) nanoparticles (NPs) to improve the bioavailability of DPX and consequently decrease therapeutic dose and adverse effect, leading to patient satisfaction and compliance.

methodsWe investigated the effect of ALA concentration, PVA concentration and stirring rate on nanoparticle size (Y

resultsThe optimized DPX-loaded NPs showed Y

conclusionThe clinical findings suggest 194% enhancement of relative bioavailability of the optimized DPX-loaded NPs, potentially leading to a decrease in therapeutic dose and associated side effects in the treatment of PE.

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Administration, OralAdultAnimalsBenzylaminesBiological AvailabilityDrug LiberationHumansMaleNanoparticlesNaphthalenesParticle SizeStatic ElectricityTabletsThioctic AcidZeinBenzylaminesdapoxetineNaphthalenesTabletsThioctic AcidZeinbioavailabilityclinical pharmacokineticsdapoxetinemathematical experimental designnanoparticlespremature ejaculation

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PMID31686817
PMCPMC6752166
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