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Transfersome, an ultra-deformable lipid-based drug nanocarrier: an updated review with therapeutic applications.

Simrah, Abdul Hafeez, Shazia Afzal Usmani, Mishkaat Parveen Izhar

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Review in Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 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

18 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.

SimrahFaculty of Pharmacy, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India.
Abdul HafeezFaculty of Pharmacy, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India. abdulhafeez@iul.ac.in.
Shazia Afzal UsmaniFaculty of Pharmacy, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India.
Mishkaat Parveen IzharFaculty of Pharmacy, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The application of nanotechnology with integration of chemical sciences is increasing continuously in the management of diseases. The drug's physicochemical and pharmacological characteristics are enhanced by application of nanotechnological principles. Several nanotechnology-based formulations are being investigated to improve patient compliance. One such novel nanocarrier system is transfersome (TFS) and is composed of natural biocompatible phospholipids and edge activators. Morphologically, TFS are similar to liposomes but functionally, these are ultra-deformable vesicles which can travel through pores smaller than their size. Because of their amphipathic nature, TFS have the potential to deliver the drugs through sensitive biological membranes, especially the blood-brain barrier, skin layers, and nasal epithelium. Different molecular weight drugs can be transferred inside the cell by encapsulation into the TFS. Knowing the tremendous potentiality of TFS, the present work provides an in-depth and detailed account (pharmaceutical and preclinical characteristics) of TFS incorporating different categories of therapeutic moieties (anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-oxidant, cardiovascular drugs, CNS acting drugs, vaccine delivery, and miscellaneous applications). It also includes information about the methods of preparation employed, significance of excipients used in the preparation, summary of clinical investigations performed, patent details, latest investigations, routes of administration, challenges, and future progresses related to TFS.

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Drug Delivery SystemsSkinAdministration, CutaneousAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsDrug CarriersHumansLipidsLiposomesAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsDrug CarriersLipidsLiposomesBioavailability enhancementNanocarrierTargeted deliveryTherapeutic applicationTransfersome

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