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ArticleTheranostics2020

Effective delivery of mycophenolic acid by oxygen nanobubbles for modulating immunosuppression.

Muhammad Saad Khan, Jae-Sung Kim, Jangsun Hwang, Yonghyun Choi, Kyungwoo Lee, Yejin Kwon, Jaehee Jang, Semi Yoon, Chul-Su Yang, Jonghoon Choi

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Article in Theranostics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Muhammad Saad KhanSchool of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.
Jae-Sung KimDepartment of Bionano Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul 04673, Republic of Korea.
Jangsun HwangSchool of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.
Yonghyun ChoiSchool of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.
Kyungwoo LeeSchool of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.
Yejin KwonSchool of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.
Jaehee JangSchool of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.
Semi YoonSchool of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.
Chul-Su YangDepartment of Bionano Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul 04673, Republic of Korea.
Jonghoon ChoiSchool of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.
Chung-Ang University · KRHanyang University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunosuppressive drugs are crucial for preventing acute graft rejection or autoimmune diseases. They are generally small molecules that require suitable drug carriers for ensuring stability, bioavailability, and longer half-life. Mycophenolic acid (MPA) is an extensively studied immunosuppressive drug. However, it requires suitable carriers for overcoming clinical limitations. Currently, lipid-shelled micro- and nanobubbles are being thoroughly investigated for diagnostic and therapeutic applications, as they possess essential properties, such as injectability, smaller size, gaseous core, high surface area, higher drug payload, and enhanced cellular penetration. Phospholipids are biocompatible and biodegradable molecules, and can be functionalized according to specific requirements.

Indexed as

Immunosuppression TherapyImmunosuppressive AgentsMycophenolic AcidAnimalsBiological AvailabilityCell Line, TumorCytokinesDrug CarriersHumansInflammationLeukocytes, MononuclearMiceNanoparticlesOxygenCytokinesDrug CarriersImmunosuppressive AgentsMycophenolic AcidOxygenautoimmune diseasesimmunosuppressioninflammationmycophenolic acidoxygen nanobubblesperipheral blood mononuclear cells

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PMID32226527
PMCPMC7086369
OpenAlexW3012596266

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