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ReviewPharmaceutics2025

Advances in Oral Drug Delivery Systems for Natural Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: Enhancing Bioavailability and Therapeutic Potential.

Matheus Felipe Zazula, Roberta Pozzan, Guilherme Anacleto Dos Reis, Mônica Maciel, Thomas Horlem, Tayná Nery Banckes, Josilene Lima Serra Pereira, Ceci Sales-Campos, Luiz Claudio Fernandes, Walter José Martinez-Burgos and 1 more

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 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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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
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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

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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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.

Matheus Felipe ZazulaLaboratório de Plasticidade Morfofuncional, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Centro Politécnico, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba 81531-908, Paraná, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4760-5977
Roberta PozzanLaboratório de Toxicologia Celular, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Centro Politécnico, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba 81531-908, Paraná, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5044-9792
Guilherme Anacleto Dos ReisDepartamento de Engenharia de Bioprocessos e Biotecnologia, Setor de Ciências Tecnológicas, Centro Politécnico, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba 81531-990, Paraná, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2595-3006
Mônica MacielLaboratório de Plasticidade Morfofuncional, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Centro Politécnico, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba 81531-908, Paraná, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2103-7315
Thomas HorlemLaboratório de Metabolismo Celular, Departamento de Fisiologia, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Centro Politécnico, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba 81531-908, Paraná, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0002-6506-0605
Tayná Nery BanckesLaboratório de Plasticidade Morfofuncional, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Centro Politécnico, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba 81531-908, Paraná, Brazil.
Josilene Lima Serra PereiraDepartamento de Tecnologia de Alimentos, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Maranhão, Campus Maracanã, São Luís 65095-460, Maranhão, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4560-9026
Ceci Sales-CamposLaboratório de Cogumelos e Fungos Comestíveis, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Campus Aleixo I, Av. André Araújo, 2936, Aleixo, Manaus 69060-001, Amazonas, Brazil.
Luiz Claudio FernandesLaboratório de Metabolismo Celular, Departamento de Fisiologia, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Centro Politécnico, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba 81531-908, Paraná, Brazil.
Walter José Martinez-BurgosFacultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Andres Bello, Av. Antonio Varas, 880, Santiago 8370035, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-4377-6530
Katya NaliwaikoLaboratório de Plasticidade Morfofuncional, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Centro Politécnico, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba 81531-908, Paraná, Brazil.

Funding

Postgraduate Studies Development Program in the State of Paraná, provided by the Coordination for Higher Education Staff Development-CAPES and by the Araucária Foundation 88887.798741/2022-00the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development-CNPq 140444/2022-0
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids play essential roles in human health, being widely used in the prevention and treatment of various conditions, such as cardiovascular diseases, inflammation, and metabolic disorders. However, their oral administration faces significant challenges, including low solubility, rapid oxidation, and low bioavailability, which limit their therapeutic efficacy. This article explores recent advances in oral drug delivery systems designed for polyunsaturated fatty acids, highlighting how innovative technologies, such as nanoemulsions, liposomes, microencapsulation, and solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs/NLCs), can improve their stability, absorption and clinical performance. In addition, the main natural sources of these compounds, as well as their extraction and purification methods, and the challenges related to their absorption and metabolism are discussed. This narrative review was based mainly on a comprehensive search of peer-reviewed literature published between 2015 and 2025 in PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. The therapeutic benefits of these emerging approaches are analyzed by comparing conventional methods with modern delivery strategies to optimize the use of omega-3 and omega-6 in the body. Finally, the article outlines future perspectives and regulatory challenges associated with these technologies, highlighting their potential to revolutionize the administration of essential fatty acids and broaden their applications in medicine and nutrition.

Indexed as

drug delivery systemsencapsulation techniquesnutraceuticalsomega fatty acidspolyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs)

Identifiers

PMID41304715
PMCPMC12655038

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