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ReviewACS omega2023

An Update on Strategies to Deliver Protein and Peptide Drugs to the Eye.

Sai H S Boddu, Devarshi Acharya, Vivek Hala, Harshil Jani, Sonal Pande, Chirag Patel, Moyad Shahwan, Renukuntla Jwala, Ketan M Ranch

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Review in ACS omega, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Sai H S BodduCollege of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Ajman University, Ajman P.O. Box 346, United Arab Emirates.
Devarshi AcharyaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, L. M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380009, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7918-3345
Vivek HalaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, L. M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380009, India.
Harshil JaniDepartment of Pharmaceutics, L. M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380009, India.
Sonal PandeGujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 382424, India.
Chirag PatelDepartment of Pharmacology, L. M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380009, India.
Moyad ShahwanCollege of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Ajman University, Ajman P.O. Box 346, United Arab Emirates.
Renukuntla JwalaSchool of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at El Paso, 1101 N Campbell St., El Paso, Texas 79902, United States.
Ketan M RanchDepartment of Pharmaceutics, L. M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380009, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3865-8855
B.J. Medical College · INAjman University · AEGujarat Technological University · INHigh Point University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the past few decades, advancements in protein engineering, biotechnology, and structural biochemistry have resulted in the discovery of various techniques that enhanced the production yield of proteins, targetability, circulating half-life, product purity, and functionality of proteins and peptides. As a result, the utilization of proteins and peptides has increased in the treatment of many conditions, including ocular diseases. Ocular delivery of large molecules poses several challenges due to their high molecular weight, hydrophilicity, unstable nature, and poor permeation through cellular and enzymatic barriers. The use of novel strategies for delivering protein and peptides such as glycoengineering, PEGylation, Fc-fusion, chitosan nanoparticles, and liposomes have improved the efficacy, safety, and stability, which consequently expanded the therapeutic potential of proteins. This review article highlights various proteins and peptides that are useful in ocular disorders, challenges in their delivery to the eye, and strategies to enhance ocular bioavailability using novel delivery approaches. In addition, a few futuristic approaches that will assist in the ocular delivery of proteins and peptides were also discussed.

Identifiers

PMID37810716
PMCPMC10552503
OpenAlexW4386955754

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