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ArticleJournal of immunology research2021

Prospects and Challenges of the Drug Delivery Systems in Endometriosis Pain Management: Experimental and Theoretical Aspects.

Bogdan Florin Toma, Razvan Socolov, Ovidiu Popa, Demetra Socolov, Irina Nica, Maricel Agop, Decebal Vasincu, Mihaela Grigore, Lacramioara Ochiuz

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Article in Journal of immunology research, 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bogdan Florin Toma"Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi 700115, Romania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3872-3274
Razvan SocolovDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi 700115, Romania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8969-8016
Ovidiu PopaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi 700115, Romania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9434-1751
Demetra SocolovDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi 700115, Romania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0979-0200
Irina NicaDepartment of Odontology, Periodontics and Fixed Restoration, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi 700115, Romania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1189-0785
Maricel AgopDepartment of Physics, "GheorgheAsachi" Technical University of Iasi, Iasi 700050, Romania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2293-5803
Decebal VasincuDepartment of Dental and Oro-Maxillo-Facial Surgery, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi 700115, Romania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7139-0304
Mihaela GrigoreDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi 700115, Romania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6530-6874
Lacramioara OchiuzDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Biotechnological Drug Industry, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi 700115, Romania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6447-0958
Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROAcademia Oamenilor de Știință din România · RO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endometriosis is considered a serious public health issue because of the large number of females affected by this illness. Chronic pain management in patients with endometriosis demands new strategies to increase the life quality of these patients. The development of drug delivery systems represents a new approach in pain treatment among endometriosis patients. Diclofenac sodium, one of the most utilized nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID), has its own limitations when being used in formulas such as oral, parental, or local applications. In this paper, a series of four drug release formulations based on chitosan, 2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzaldehyde, and diclofenac sodium salt were prepared in view of the investigation of the drug release ability. The formulations were analyzed from a morphological and supramolecular point of view by scanning electron microscopy and polarized light microscopy. The in vitro drug release ability was investigated by mimicking a physiologic environment. A mathematical model, using the fractal paradigm of motion, is utilized to explain the behaviors of the drug delivery system presented in this paper. These results suggest a great potential of the proposed drug delivery system, based on chitosan and 2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzaldehyde to improve the diclofenac sodium salt bioavailability, and it may represent a future treatment formula for endometriosis pain.

Indexed as

Drug CompoundingDrug Delivery SystemsPain ManagementAbdominal PainAlgorithmsChitosanDiclofenacDrug LiberationEndometriosisFemaleHumansModels, TheoreticalChitosanDiclofenac

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PMID34957311
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