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ArticleDrug delivery2021

Sustained intrathecal delivery of amphotericin B using an injectable and biodegradable thermogel.

Wenting Lin, Tao Xu, Zhongzhi Wang, Jianghan Chen

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Article in Drug delivery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wenting LinDepartment of Dermatology, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1374-3087
Tao XuDepartment of Dermatology, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Zhongzhi WangInstitute of Internal Dermatology, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Jianghan ChenDepartment of Dermatology, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai Changzheng Hospital · CNTongji University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cryptococcal meningitis is a fungal infectious disease with a poor prognosis and high mortality. Amphotericin B (AMB) is the first choice for the treatment of cryptococcal meninges. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is the major barrier for the effective delivery of drugs to the brain. In this study, AMB was incorporated in a thermosensitive gel for intrathecal injection. We first synthesized AMB-loaded thermogel, investigated its in vitro cumulative release, and in vivo neurotoxicity, and therapeutic effect. The thermosensitive gel was comprised of 25 wt% poly (lactic acid-co-glycolic acid)-poly (ethylene glycol)-poly (lactic acid-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA-PEG-PLGA) triblock polymer aqueous solution. The AMB loaded in the thermosensitive gel (AMB in gel) had low viscosity at low temperature and resulted in the formation of a non-flowing gel at 37 °C (physiological temperature). AMB loading in gel sustained its release for 36 days and the

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Drug Delivery SystemsAmphotericin BAnimalsAntifungal AgentsDelayed-Action PreparationsDrug CarriersDrug LiberationHydrogelsInjections, SpinalMaleNeurotoxicity SyndromesPolyethylene GlycolsPolyglactin 910RatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTemperatureAmphotericin BAntifungal AgentsDelayed-Action PreparationsDrug CarriersHydrogelsPolyethylene GlycolsPolyglactin 910poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-polyethylene glycol-poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)Amphotericin Bcryptococcal meningitisintrathecal injectionPLGA–PEG–PLGAsustained release

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PMID33657949
PMCPMC7935127
OpenAlexW3135326011

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