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ArticleDrug delivery2021

Liver-targeted delivery of asiatic acid nanostructured lipid carrier for the treatment of liver fibrosis.

Ya-Wen Zhang, Ling-Lan Tu, Yi Zhang, Jie-Chao Pan, Gao-Li Zheng, Li-Na Yin

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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 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ya-Wen ZhangInstitute of Materia Medica, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China.
Ling-Lan TuSchool of Biological Engineering, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China.
Yi ZhangInstitute of Materia Medica, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China.
Jie-Chao PanHangzhou Xianju Technology Innovation Co. Ltd, Hangzhou, China.
Gao-Li ZhengSafety Evaluation Research Center, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China.
Li-Na YinInstitute of Materia Medica, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China.
Hangzhou Medical College · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver fibrosis is a major global health concern. Management of chronic liver disease is severely restricted in clinics due to ineffective treatment approaches. However, a lack of targeted therapy may aggravate this condition. Asiatic acid (AA), a pentacyclic triterpenoid acid, can effectively protect the liver from hepatic disorders. However, the pharmaceutical application of AA is limited by low oral bioavailability and poor targeting efficiency. This study synthesized a novel liver-targeting material from PEG-SA, chemically linked to ursodeoxycholic acid (UA), and utilized it to modify AA nanostructured lipid carriers (UP-AA-NLC) with enhanced targeting and improved efficacy. The formulation of UP-AA-NLC was optimized via the Box-Behnken Experimental Design (BBD) and characterized by size, zeta potential, TEM, DSC, and XRD. Furthermore,

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AnimalsCarbon TetrachlorideCell LineCell ProliferationChemistry, PharmaceuticalDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug CarriersDrug LiberationLipidsLiverLiver CirrhosisLiver Function TestsMaleMiceMice, Inbred ICRasiatic acidCarbon TetrachlorideDrug CarriersLipidsPentacyclic TriterpenesPolyethylene GlycolsUrsodeoxycholic Acidasiatic acidBox–Behnken designliver fibrosisLiver-targeted therapynanostructured lipid carrier

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PMID34854788
PMCPMC8648005
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