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ArticleMolecular pharmaceutics2025

Novel Use of Manganese Gluconate as a Marker for Visualization of Tablet Dissolution in the Fed Human Stomach Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Tejal Akbar, Pavel Gershkovich, Konstantinos Stamatopoulos, Penny A Gowland, Snow Stolnik, James Butler, Luca Marciani

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Article in Molecular pharmaceutics, 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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7 authors.

Tejal AkbarNottingham Digestive Diseases Centre and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, U.K.ORCID 0009-0005-2910-6997
Pavel GershkovichSchool of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.
Konstantinos StamatopoulosDrug Product Development, GSK R&D, Ware, Hertfordshire SG12 0GX, U.K.
Penny A GowlandSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2QX, U.K.
Snow StolnikSchool of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.
James ButlerDrug Product Development, GSK R&D, Ware, Hertfordshire SG12 0GX, U.K.ORCID 0000-0003-0126-967X
Luca MarcianiNottingham Digestive Diseases Centre and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, U.K.ORCID 0000-0001-9092-4300

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of dry or solid materials in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract requires the use of contrast agents to enhance visualization of the dosage forms. In this study, we explore the novel use of manganese gluconate added to tablets. Manganese was released during tablet dissolution, generating a bright "halo" effect around the tablets, consistent with shortening of the longitudinal relaxation time of the bulk water surrounding the tablet. This is the first study to use MRI to directly image tablet dissolution in the fed stomach using a manganese gluconate contrast agent as dissolution marker.

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GluconatesMagnetic Resonance ImagingSolubilityTabletsContrast MediaDrug LiberationHumansStomachContrast MediaGluconatesgluconic acidTabletsdissolutionfood effectsfood interactionsin vivomagnetic resonance imaging (MRI)oral drug delivery

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PMID39637400
PMCPMC11707739

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