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ReviewPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Evaluation of Drug Permeation Enhancement by Using In Vitro and Ex Vivo Models.

Johan D Steyn, Anja Haasbroek-Pheiffer, Wihan Pheiffer, Morné Weyers, Suzanne E van Niekerk, Josias H Hamman, Daniélle van Staden

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Review in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 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.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Johan D SteynCentre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2531, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-0674-2510
Anja Haasbroek-PheifferCentre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2531, South Africa.
Wihan PheifferPreclinical Drug Development Platform, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2531, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-5805-2231
Morné WeyersCentre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2531, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-0441-5356
Suzanne E van NiekerkCentre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2531, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-4215-9082
Josias H HammanCentre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2531, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-8916-3927
Daniélle van StadenCentre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2531, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-8652-3205

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drugs administered by means of extravascular routes of drug administration must be absorbed into the systemic circulation, which involves the movement of the drug molecules across biological barriers such as epithelial cells that cover mucosal surfaces or the stratum corneum that covers the skin. Some drugs exhibit poor permeation across biological membranes or may experience excessive degradation during first-pass metabolism, which tends to limit their bioavailability. Various strategies have been used to improve drug bioavailability. Absorption enhancement strategies include the co-administration of chemical permeation enhancers, enzymes, and/or efflux transporter inhibitors, chemical changes, and specialized dosage form designs. Models with physiological relevance are needed to evaluate the efficacy of drug absorption enhancement techniques. Various in vitro cell culture models and ex vivo tissue models have been explored to evaluate and quantify the effectiveness of drug permeation enhancement strategies. This review deliberates on the use of in vitro and ex vivo models for the evaluation of drug permeation enhancement strategies for selected extravascular drug administration routes including the nasal, oromucosal, pulmonary, oral, rectal, and transdermal routes of drug administration.

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cell culturedrug deliveryex vivo modelin vitro modelmembrane drug permeationpermeation enhancers

Identifiers

PMID40006008
PMCPMC11859300

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