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Systematic review of peptide nanoparticles for improved diabetes outcomes: insights and opportunities.

Reuben Samson Dangana, Michael Ben Okon, Ikuomola Emmanuel Orire, Idris Olatunji Sanusi, Swase Dominic Terkimbi, Patrick Maduabuchi Aja, Ibrahim Babangida Abubakar, Godwin Anyim

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Review in Discover nano, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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

The trial behind it

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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

1 citing paper 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

8 authors.

Reuben Samson DanganaDepartment of Biochemistry, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka, Bushenyi, Uganda. danganareuben@kiu.ac.ug.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1077-3782
Michael Ben OkonDepartment of Biochemistry, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka, Bushenyi, Uganda.
Ikuomola Emmanuel OrireDepartment of Physiology, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka, Bushenyi, Uganda.
Idris Olatunji SanusiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analysis, Kampala International University, Western-Campus, Ishaka, Bushenyi, Uganda.
Swase Dominic TerkimbiDepartment of Biochemistry, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka, Bushenyi, Uganda.
Patrick Maduabuchi AjaDepartment of Biochemistry, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka, Bushenyi, Uganda.
Ibrahim Babangida AbubakarDepartment of Biochemistry, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka, Bushenyi, Uganda.
Godwin AnyimDepartment of Biochemistry, Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This present study carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis of peptide nanoparticles in diabetes management for improved patient outcomes from 2014 to 2024. Different electronic databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ResearchGate, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane Library, were searched for relevant literature using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and boolean operators. A total of 317 articles were obtained and include PUBMED (39), Scopus (215), ResearchGate (30), Google Scholar (25), and Cochrane Library (8). From these, 186 duplicate entries were eliminated, while 76 articles were dismissed for some reasons. After scanning the titles, abstracts, and contents of the remaining 55 articles for relevance, 22 articles were eliminated. After a full-text screening using inclusion/exclusion criteria, an additional 11 articles were discarded, while 4 were excluded during the data extraction phase. In the end, seven (7) publications were considered relevant based on the eligibility criteria, representing 2.22%. Results showed that sequential exclusion of the studies did not have a significant impact on the effects of peptide nanoparticles on glucose control, insulin delivery, bioavailability, efficacy, safety, and patient outcomes in diabetes management. Also, peptide nanoparticles had positive improvement on glycemic control, insulin levels, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) levels, and overall patient outcomes. The study concludes that peptide nanoparticles harbour the potential to improve diabetes management through enhanced glucose control, insulin delivery, and patient outcomes. However, there is a significant gap in knowledge. Further research is required to understand the long-term safety and efficacy of many of the enlisted nanoparticles. Additionally, future studies should explore a wider range of peptides and proteins for encapsulation, develop delivery systems for larger and conformationally diverse molecules, and improve the oral bioavailability of encapsulated therapeutics. Long-term clinical trials are needed to validate this approach in humans and elucidate the underlying mechanisms for optimal treatment design. If these knowledge gaps are addressed, peptide nanoparticles will unavoidably become a powerful tool for effective management of diabetes along with traditional methods.

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BioavailabilityDiabetesExenatideInsulinPeptide-nanoparticles

Identifiers

PMID39961878
PMCPMC11832960

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