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ArticleGels (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Orally Administered, Biodegradable and Biocompatible Hydroxypropyl-β-Cyclodextrin Grafted Poly(methacrylic acid) Hydrogel for pH Sensitive Sustained Anticancer Drug Delivery.

Nighat Batool, Rai Muhammad Sarfraz, Asif Mahmood, Muhammad Zaman, Nadiah Zafar, Ahmad Salawi, Yosif Almoshari, Meshal Alshamrani

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Article in Gels (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Nighat BatoolFaculty of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-9449-4624
Rai Muhammad SarfrazFaculty of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-3121-651X
Asif MahmoodDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-0378-2127
Muhammad ZamanFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Central Punjab, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Nadiah ZafarDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Ahmad SalawiDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6342-284X
Yosif AlmoshariDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-8385-6693
Meshal AlshamraniDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0396-8653
Jazan University · SAUniversity of Lahore · PKUniversity of Sargodha · PKUniversity of Central Punjab · PK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the current study, a pH sensitive intelligent hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin-based polymeric network (HP-β-CD-g-MAA) was developed through a solution polymerization technique for site specific delivery of cytarabine in the colonic region. Prepared hydrogel formulations were characterized through cytarabine loading (%), ingredient's compatibility, structural evaluation, thermal integrity, swelling pattern, release behavior and toxicological profiling in rabbits. Moreover, the pharmacokinetic profile of cytarabine was also determined in rabbits. New polymer formation was evident from FTIR findings. The percentage loaded into the hydrogels was in the range of 37.17-79.3%. Optimum swelling ratio of 44.56 was obtained at pH 7.4. Cytarabine release was persistent and in a controlled manner up to 24 h. In vitro degradation of hydrogels was more pronounced at intestinal pH as compared to acidic pH. Toxicity studies proved absence of any ocular, skin and oral toxicity, thus proving biocompatibility of the fabricated network. Hydrogels exhibited longer plasma half-life (8.75 h) and AUC (45.35 μg.h/mL) with respect to oral cytarabine solution. Thus, the developed hydrogel networks proved to be excellent and biocompatible cargo for prolonged and site-specific delivery of cytarabine in the management of colon cancer.

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colorectal cancercytarabinehalf-lifehydroxypropyl–β–cyclodextrinpharmacokinetics

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PMID35323303
PMCPMC8953841
OpenAlexW4220930693

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