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ArticlePharmaceutics2021

Transmucosal Solid Lipid Nanoparticles to Improve Genistein Absorption via Intestinal Lymphatic Transport.

Antonella Obinu, Giovanni Pietro Burrai, Roberta Cavalli, Grazia Galleri, Rossana Migheli, Elisabetta Antuofermo, Giovanna Rassu, Elisabetta Gavini, Paolo Giunchedi

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Plant-Derived Anti-Cancer Therapeutics and Biopharmaceuticals.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  11. Genistein: a promising modulator of apoptosis and survival signaling in cancer.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Antonella ObinuDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, via Muroni 23/a, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
Giovanni Pietro BurraiDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7696-7478
Roberta CavalliDepartment of Science and Technology of Pharmaceutics, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy.
Grazia GalleriDepartment of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5379-9387
Rossana MigheliDepartment of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
Elisabetta AntuofermoDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
Giovanna RassuDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, via Muroni 23/a, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6268-8179
Elisabetta GaviniDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, via Muroni 23/a, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0499-9419
Paolo GiunchediDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, via Muroni 23/a, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2471-1355
University of Sassari · ITUniversity of Turin · IT

Funding

Università degli Studi di Sassari fondo di Ateneo per la ricerca 2019Università degli Studi di Sassari fondo di Ateneo per la ricerca 2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genistein (GEN) is a soy-derived isoflavone that exhibits several biological effects, such as neuroprotective activity and the prevention of several types of cancer and cardiovascular disease. However, due to its poor water solubility and the extensive first-pass metabolism, the oral bioavailability of GEN is limited. In this work, solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) were developed to preferentially reach the intestinal lymphatic vessels, avoiding the first-pass metabolism of GEN. GEN-loaded SLN were obtained by a hot homogenization process, and the formulation parameters were chosen based on already formulated studies. The nanoparticles were characterized, and the preliminary in vitro chylomicron formation was evaluated. The cell uptake of selected nanocarriers was studied on the Caco-2 cell line and intestinal mucosa. The SLN, characterized by a spherical shape, showed an average diameter (about 280 nm) suitable for an intestinal lymphatic uptake, good stability during the testing time, and high drug loading capacity. Furthermore, the intestinal mucosa and Caco-2 cells were found to uptake SLN. The approximately two-fold increase in particle size suggested a possible interaction between SLN and the lipid components of chylomicrons like phospholipid; therefore, the results may support the potential for these SLN to improve oral GEN bioavailability via intestinal lymphatic absorption.

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genisteinintestinal lymphatic absorptionoral bioavailabilitysolid lipid nanoparticles

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PMID33669306
PMCPMC7920073
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