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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Nanostructure-Mediated Transport of Therapeutics through Epithelial Barriers.

M Eva Hansen, Yasmin Ibrahim, Tejal A Desai, Michael Koval

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Recent advances and future challenges in nanosystems for ocular drug delivery.The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

M Eva HansenUniversity of California Berkeley-University of California San Francisco Graduate Program in Bioengineering, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2983-2583
Yasmin IbrahimDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3778-039X
Tejal A DesaiUniversity of California Berkeley-University of California San Francisco Graduate Program in Bioengineering, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Michael KovalDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5422-5614

Funding

Regulation of epithelial function using targeted nanowiresR01HL158979 · EMORY UNIVERSITY · 2025 to 2025
$613k
Roles for integrins in control of lung barrier functionF31HL168949 · EMORY UNIVERSITY · 2025 to 2025
$50k
NHLBI NIH HHS F31 HL168949NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL158979NIH HHS F31-HL168949NIH HHS R01-HL158979NSF GRFP Grant 2034836
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ability to precisely treat human disease is facilitated by the sophisticated design of pharmacologic agents. Nanotechnology has emerged as a valuable approach to creating vehicles that can specifically target organ systems, effectively traverse epithelial barriers, and protect agents from premature degradation. In this review, we discuss the molecular basis for epithelial barrier function, focusing on tight junctions, and describe different pathways that drugs can use to cross barrier-forming tissue, including the paracellular route and transcytosis. Unique features of drug delivery applied to different organ systems are addressed: transdermal, ocular, pulmonary, and oral delivery. We also discuss how design elements of different nanoscale systems, such as composition and nanostructured architecture, can be used to specifically enhance transepithelial delivery. The ability to tailor nanoscale drug delivery vehicles to leverage epithelial barrier biology is an emerging theme in the pursuit of facilitating the efficacious delivery of pharmacologic agents.

Indexed as

Drug Delivery SystemsNanostructuresAnimalsBiological TransportEpithelial CellsEpitheliumHumansTight Junctionsbarrier permeabilitydrug deliverytight junctionstranscytosis

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PMID39000205
PMCPMC11241453

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