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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Potential Enhancement of Metformin Hydrochloride in Lipid Vesicles Targeting Therapeutic Efficacy in Diabetic Treatment.

Emmanuel Chekwube Ossai, Augustine Chidi Madueke, Benjamin Emenike Amadi, Martins Obinna Ogugofor, Audu Mumuni Momoh, Charles Odilichukwu R Okpala, Chioma Assumpta Anosike, Obioma Uzoma Njoku

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Emmanuel Chekwube OssaiDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Enugu, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-9434-8619
Augustine Chidi MaduekeDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Enugu, Nigeria.
Benjamin Emenike AmadiDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Enugu, Nigeria.
Martins Obinna OgugoforDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Enugu, Nigeria.
Audu Mumuni MomohDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Enugu, Nigeria.
Charles Odilichukwu R OkpalaFaculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 51-630 Wrocław, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4475-8887
Chioma Assumpta AnosikeDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Enugu, Nigeria.
Obioma Uzoma NjokuDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Enugu, Nigeria.
University of Nigeria · NGWrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The potential enhancement of metformin hydrochloride (MH) loaded in lipid vesicles targeting therapeutic efficacy on alloxan-induced diabetic rats was investigated. This involved lipid vesicles formulated with homogenously distributed nano-sized particles by a novel integrated process of multiple emulsification by membrane and solvent evaporation. The average diameter of the water-in-oil (W

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AnimalsBiological AvailabilityBlood GlucoseDelayed-Action PreparationsDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDrug Delivery SystemsDrug LiberationEmulsionsHypoglycemic AgentsLipidsMaleMetforminParticle SizeRatsRats, WistarTreatment OutcomeBlood GlucoseDelayed-Action PreparationsEmulsionsHypoglycemic AgentsLipidsMetforminbioavailabilitybiotechnologydiabetesdrug developmenttherapeutic potentials

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PMID33799652
PMCPMC8001634
OpenAlexW3135169424

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