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ReviewInternational journal of pharmaceutics2024

Targeting chronic liver diseases: Molecular markers, drug delivery strategies and future perspectives.

Janitha M Unagolla, Subarna Das, Riley Flanagan, Marin Oehler, Jyothi U Menon

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Review in International journal of pharmaceutics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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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

19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Dual-Targeting CSC Therapy: Acid-Responsive Cisplatin/CaCOPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  17. Influencing factors and mechanism of hepatocyte regeneration.Journal of translational medicine · 2025
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  18. Pharmacotherapy of Liver Fibrosis and Hepatitis: Recent Advances.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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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

5 authors.

Janitha M UnagollaDepartment of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA.
Subarna DasDepartment of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA.
Riley FlanaganDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA.
Marin OehlerDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA.
Jyothi U MenonDepartment of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA. Electronic address: jmenon@uri.edu.

Funding

Multifunctional Nanoparticle Platform to Prevent Alcohol-Associated HCC DevelopmentR37CA283937 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND · PI Jyothi Unnikrishna Menon · 2023 to 2026
$1.5M
Nanoparticle-mediated targeting of hepatic macrophages to mitigate inflammation in alcoholic liver diseaseR21AA029750 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND · PI MENON, JYOTHI UNNIKRISHNA · 2022 to 2023
$413k
NCI NIH HHS R37 CA283937NIAAA NIH HHS R21 AA029750
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic liver inflammation, a pervasive global health issue, results in millions of annual deaths due to its progression from fibrosis to the more severe forms of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This insidious condition stems from diverse factors such as obesity, genetic conditions, alcohol abuse, viral infections, autoimmune diseases, and toxic accumulation, manifesting as chronic liver diseases (CLDs) such as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), alcoholic liver disease (ALD), viral hepatitis, drug-induced liver injury, and autoimmune hepatitis. Late detection of CLDs necessitates effective treatments to inhibit and potentially reverse disease progression. However, current therapies exhibit limitations in consistency and safety. A potential breakthrough lies in nanoparticle-based drug delivery strategies, offering targeted delivery to specific liver cell types, such as hepatocytes, Kupffer cells, and hepatic stellate cells. This review explores molecular targets for CLD treatment, ongoing clinical trials, recent advances in nanoparticle-based drug delivery, and the future outlook of this research field. Early intervention is crucial for chronic liver disease. Having a comprehensive understanding of current treatments, molecular biomarkers and novel nanoparticle-based drug delivery strategies can have enormous impact in guiding future strategies for the prevention and treatment of CLDs.

Indexed as

BiomarkersDrug Delivery SystemsLiver DiseasesAnimalsChronic DiseaseHumansNanoparticle Drug Delivery SystemNanoparticlesBiomarkersNanoparticle Drug Delivery SystemALDBiomarkersDrug deliveryHepatitisLiverMASHMASLDNanoparticles

Identifiers

PMID38917958
PMCPMC11246230

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