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ReviewPharmaceutics2020

Potential and Applications of Nanocarriers for Efficient Delivery of Biopharmaceuticals.

Alam Zeb, Isra Rana, Ho-Ik Choi, Cheol-Ho Lee, Seong-Woong Baek, Chang-Wan Lim, Namrah Khan, Sadia Tabassam Arif, Najam Us Sahar, Arooj Mohsin Alvi and 5 more

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

31 citing papers in PubMed, 90 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

15 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Alam ZebInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, College of Pharmacy, Hanyang University, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do 15588, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3753-034X
Isra RanaRiphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Riphah International University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Ho-Ik ChoiInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, College of Pharmacy, Hanyang University, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do 15588, Korea.
Cheol-Ho LeeInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, College of Pharmacy, Hanyang University, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do 15588, Korea.
Seong-Woong BaekInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, College of Pharmacy, Hanyang University, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do 15588, Korea.
Chang-Wan LimInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, College of Pharmacy, Hanyang University, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do 15588, Korea.
Namrah KhanRiphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Riphah International University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Sadia Tabassam ArifRiphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Riphah International University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Najam Us SaharRiphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Riphah International University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Arooj Mohsin AlviRiphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Riphah International University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-4719-6832
Fawad Ali ShahRiphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Riphah International University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-6565-2008
Fakhar Ud DinDepartment of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan.
Ok-Nam BaeInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, College of Pharmacy, Hanyang University, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do 15588, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0583-2116
Jeong-Sook ParkInstitute of Drug Research and Development, College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4081-213X
Jin-Ki KimInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, College of Pharmacy, Hanyang University, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do 15588, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-1944-1231
Riphah International University · PKHanyang University · KRChungnam National University · KRQuaid-i-Azam University · PK

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2020R1F1A1072657
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During the past two decades, the clinical use of biopharmaceutical products has markedly increased because of their obvious advantages over conventional small-molecule drug products. These advantages include better specificity, potency, targeting abilities, and reduced side effects. Despite the substantial clinical and commercial success, the macromolecular structure and intrinsic instability of biopharmaceuticals make their formulation and administration challenging and render parenteral delivery as the only viable option in most cases. The use of nanocarriers for efficient delivery of biopharmaceuticals is essential due to their practical benefits such as protecting from degradation in a hostile physiological environment, enhancing plasma half-life and retention time, facilitating absorption through the epithelium, providing site-specific delivery, and improving access to intracellular targets. In the current review, we highlight the clinical and commercial success of biopharmaceuticals and the overall applications and potential of nanocarriers in biopharmaceuticals delivery. Effective applications of nanocarriers for biopharmaceuticals delivery via invasive and noninvasive routes (oral, pulmonary, nasal, and skin) are presented here. The presented data undoubtedly demonstrate the great potential of combining nanocarriers with biopharmaceuticals to improve healthcare products in the future clinical landscape. In conclusion, nanocarriers are promising delivery tool for the hormones, cytokines, nucleic acids, vaccines, antibodies, enzymes, and gene- and cell-based therapeutics for the treatment of multiple pathological conditions.

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biopharmaceuticalscytokinesdelivery and formulation challengesenzymeshormonesmonoclonal antibodiesnanocarriersproteinsrecombinant DNA technologyvaccines

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PMID33291312
PMCPMC7762162
OpenAlexW3111022699

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