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ReviewPharmaceutics2024

Targeting the Gut: A Systematic Review of Specific Drug Nanocarriers.

Patrizia Garbati, Cristiana Picco, Raffaella Magrassi, Paolo Signorello, Ludovica Cacopardo, Mauro Dalla Serra, Maria Grazia Faticato, Maria De Luca, Francesco Balestra, Maria Principia Scavo and 1 more

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
23citing papers in PubMed
7.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

23 citing papers in PubMed, 37 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

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Patrizia GarbatiInstitute of Biophysics, National Research Council, Via De Marini 16, 16149 Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6175-6915
Cristiana PiccoInstitute of Biophysics, National Research Council, Via De Marini 16, 16149 Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6512-1802
Raffaella MagrassiInstitute of Biophysics, National Research Council, Via De Marini 16, 16149 Genova, Italy.
Paolo SignorelloDepartment of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Via Girolamo Caruso 16, 56122 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0009-0009-8459-9738
Ludovica CacopardoDepartment of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Via Girolamo Caruso 16, 56122 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3148-9246
Mauro Dalla SerraInstitute of Biophysics, National Research Council, Via De Marini 16, 16149 Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1048-2739
Maria Grazia FaticatoPediatric Surgery, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Via Gerolamo Gaslini 5, 16147 Genova, Italy.
Maria De LucaNational Institute of Gastroenterology, IRCCS de Bellis, Via Turi 27, 70013 Castellana Grotte, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7827-7742
Francesco BalestraNational Institute of Gastroenterology, IRCCS de Bellis, Via Turi 27, 70013 Castellana Grotte, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0009-0009-8853-3533
Maria Principia ScavoNational Institute of Gastroenterology, IRCCS de Bellis, Via Turi 27, 70013 Castellana Grotte, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0812-4441
Federica VitiInstitute of Biophysics, National Research Council, Via De Marini 16, 16149 Genova, Italy.
National Research Council · ITGastroenterology Hospital "Saverio de Bellis" · ITUniversity of Pisa · ITIstituto Giannina Gaslini · IT

Funding

Telethon Foundation GSA22Q001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The intestine is essential for the modulation of nutrient absorption and the removal of waste. Gut pathologies, such as cancer, inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and celiac disease, which extensively impact gut functions, are thus critical for human health. Targeted drug delivery is essential to tackle these diseases, improve therapy efficacy, and minimize side effects. Recent strategies have taken advantage of both active and passive nanocarriers, which are designed to protect the drug until it reaches the correct delivery site and to modulate drug release via the use of different physical-chemical strategies. In this systematic review, we present a literature overview of the different nanocarriers used for drug delivery in a set of chronic intestinal pathologies, highlighting the rationale behind the controlled release of intestinal therapies. The overall aim is to provide the reader with useful information on the current approaches for gut targeting in novel therapeutic strategies.

Indexed as

celiac diseasecolon cancergutIBDIBSnanocarrierstargeted drug delivery

Identifiers

PMID38543324
PMCPMC10974668
OpenAlexW4393046758

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