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ReviewCurrent drug delivery2025

Recent Trends and Applications of Nanostructure-based Drug Delivery in Alleviating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Lokesh Nagar, Nisha Gulati, Annu Saini, Sachin Kumar Singh, Gaurav Gupta, Ronan MacLoughlin, Dinesh Kumar Chellappan, Kamal Dua, Harish Dureja

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Review in Current drug delivery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 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 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Lokesh NagarDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, 124001, India.
Nisha GulatiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, 124001, India.
Annu SainiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, 124001, India.
Sachin Kumar SinghSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, 144411, India.
Gaurav GuptaSchool of Pharmacy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jagatpura 302017, Mahal Road, Jaipur, India.
Ronan MacLoughlinIDA Business Park, Dangan H91 HE94, Galway, Ireland.
Dinesh Kumar ChellappanDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Kamal DuaFaculty of Health, Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University of Technology, Sydney, Ultimo-NSW 2007, Australia.
Harish DurejaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, 124001, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8336-1984
Maharshi Dayanand University · INIMU University · MYLovely Professional University · INRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland · IEUniversity of Technology Sydney · AUUttaranchal University · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a chronic lung disease that causes breathing difficulties and obstructs airflow from the lungs, has a significant global health burden and affects millions of people worldwide. The use of pharmaceuticals in COPD treatment is aimed to alleviate symptoms, improve lung function, prevent exacerbations, and enhance the overall quality of life for patients. Nanotechnology holds great promise to alleviate the burden of COPD. The main goal of this review is to present the full spectrum of therapeutics based on nanostructures for the treatment and management of COPD, including nanoparticles, polymeric nanoparticles, polymeric micelles, solid-lipid nanoparticles, liposomes, exosomes, nanoemulsions, nanosuspensions, and niosomes. Nanotechnology is just one of the many areas of research that may contribute to the development of more effective and personalized treatment modalities for COPD patients in the future. Future studies may be focused on enhancing the therapeutic effectiveness of nanocarriers by conducting extensive mechanistic investigations to translate current scientific knowledge for the effective management of COPD with little or no adverse effects.

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Drug Delivery SystemsNanostructuresPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAnimalsDrug CarriersHumansNanoparticlesDrug CarriersCOPDdrug deliverynanoparticlesnanostructuresprevalence.respiratory disease

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PMID38445696
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