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ReviewPharmaceutics2021

Drug Disposition in the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract: Targeting and Monitoring.

Glenn Lemmens, Arno Van Camp, Stephanie Kourula, Tim Vanuytsel, Patrick Augustijns

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Emerging advances in intestinal models for in vitro preclinical research.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2025
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  14. Colloidal transport phenomena in dynamic, pulsating porous materials.AIChE journal. American Institute of Chemical Engineers · 2023
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  16. Nano-enabled agglomerates and compact: Design aspects of challenges.Asian journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 2023
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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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Glenn LemmensDrug Delivery and Disposition, KU Leuven, Gasthuisberg O&N II, Herestraat 49-Box 921, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-2474-4114
Arno Van CampDrug Delivery and Disposition, KU Leuven, Gasthuisberg O&N II, Herestraat 49-Box 921, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Stephanie KourulaDrug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Janssen R&D, Turnhoutseweg 30, 2340 Beerse, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-7667-7072
Tim VanuytselTranslational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, TARGID, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Patrick AugustijnsDrug Delivery and Disposition, KU Leuven, Gasthuisberg O&N II, Herestraat 49-Box 921, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2595-388X
KU Leuven · BEJanssen (Belgium) · BE

Funding

Agentschap Innoveren en Ondernemen 155042KU Leuven Internal Funds C24/17/076
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing prevalence of colonic diseases calls for a better understanding of the various colonic drug absorption barriers of colon-targeted formulations, and for reliable in vitro tools that accurately predict local drug disposition. In vivo relevant incubation conditions have been shown to better capture the composition of the limited colonic fluid and have resulted in relevant degradation and dissolution kinetics of drugs and formulations. Furthermore, drug hurdles such as efflux transporters and metabolising enzymes, and the presence of mucus and microbiome are slowly integrated into drug stability- and permeation assays. Traditionally, the well characterized Caco-2 cell line and the Ussing chamber technique are used to assess the absorption characteristics of small drug molecules. Recently, various stem cell-derived intestinal systems have emerged, closely mimicking epithelial physiology. Models that can assess microbiome-mediated drug metabolism or enable coculturing of gut microbiome with epithelial cells are also increasingly explored. Here we provide a comprehensive overview of the colonic physiology in relation to drug absorption, and review colon-targeting formulation strategies and in vitro tools to characterize colonic drug disposition.

Indexed as

colon drug deliverycolonic drug dispositioncolonic physiologydrug absorptiondrug metabolising enzymes (DME)intestinal in vitro modelsmicrobiomemicrophysiological systems (MPS)

Identifiers

PMID33530468
PMCPMC7912393
OpenAlexW3125194704

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