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ReviewCurrent medicinal chemistry2025

New Horizons in Antiretroviral Drug Delivery Systems for HIV Management.

Kayque Almeida Dos Santos, Livia Maria Coelho de Carvalho Moreira, Jose Lamartine Soares-Sobrinho, Monica Felts de La Roca Soares

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Review in Current medicinal chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kayque Almeida Dos SantosCenter for Quality Control of Medicines and Related Products, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2576-1290
Livia Maria Coelho de Carvalho MoreiraCenter for Quality Control of Medicines and Related Products, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3830-8540
Jose Lamartine Soares-SobrinhoCenter for Quality Control of Medicines and Related Products, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3280-0294
Monica Felts de La Roca SoaresCenter for Quality Control of Medicines and Related Products, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4873-915X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is still a major global problem, whose drug treatment consists of prophylactic prevention and antiretroviral combination therapy for better pharmacological efficacy and control of the circulating virus. However, there are still pharmacological problems that need to be overcome, such as low aqueous solubility of drugs, toxicity, and low patient adherence. Drug delivery technologies can be used to overcome these barriers.

objectiveThis review summarized the latest drug delivery systems for HIV treatment. Initially, an overview of the current therapy was presented, along with the problems it presents. Then, the latest drug delivery systems used to overcome the challenges imposed in conventional HIV therapy were discussed.

conclusionThis review examines innovative approaches for HIV treatment, where various drug delivery systems have shown significant advantages, such as high drug encapsulation, improved solubility, and enhanced bioavailability both in vitro and in vivo. Strategies like cyclodextrins, solid dispersions, microneedles, and nanoparticles are explored to address challenges in drug solubility, bioavailability, and administration routes. Despite progress, obstacles like limited clinical trials and industrial scalability hinder the widespread adoption of these formulations, emphasizing the need for further research and collaboration to optimize and ensure accessibility of innovative HIV therapies, mainly in regions where access to HIV treatment is scarce and remains a challenge.

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Anti-HIV AgentsDrug Delivery SystemsHIV InfectionsAnimalsHumansNanoparticlesSolubilityAnti-HIV Agentsantiretroviral treatmentbiopharmaceutical classification system.controlled drug releasedrug delivery systemsHIVpharmaceutical technology

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