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ReviewCurrent issues in molecular biology2026

Recent Advances in Oral Drug Delivery Systems for BCS III Drugs.

Junpeng Yu, Peng Wang, Zishen Bei, Lulu Tan, Jiaxin Wang, Guimin Qin, Yuying Huang, Shuhua Peng, Shen Liu, Jielan Huang and 6 more

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Review in Current issues in molecular biology, 2026. 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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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

16 authors.

Junpeng YuInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhuang-Yao Medicine Research, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.ORCID 0009-0002-3152-4168
Peng WangInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhuang-Yao Medicine Research, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.ORCID 0009-0006-4001-6500
Zishen BeiInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhuang-Yao Medicine Research, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.ORCID 0009-0002-0449-7619
Lulu TanInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhuang-Yao Medicine Research, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.
Jiaxin WangInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhuang-Yao Medicine Research, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.
Guimin QinInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhuang-Yao Medicine Research, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.
Yuying HuangInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhuang-Yao Medicine Research, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.
Shuhua PengInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhuang-Yao Medicine Research, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.
Shen LiuInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhuang-Yao Medicine Research, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.ORCID 0009-0003-4297-5340
Jielan HuangInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhuang-Yao Medicine Research, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.
Xiaoxiu ShiInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhuang-Yao Medicine Research, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.
Qiujie ChenInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhuang-Yao Medicine Research, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.
Jinyan XianInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhuang-Yao Medicine Research, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.
Yuanle ShenInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhuang-Yao Medicine Research, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.ORCID 0009-0001-8276-7752
Ting XiaInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhuang-Yao Medicine Research, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.
Jianfang FengInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhuang-Yao Medicine Research, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.

Funding

the 2024 Research Project of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine 2024QN044the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82374044
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral drugs classified under Class III of the Biopharmaceutics Classification System (BCS) are defined by high aqueous solubility yet low intestinal permeability. Their restricted oral bioavailability arises not from inadequate dissolution, but is primarily governed by the intestinal permeability barrier, coupled with substantial inter-individual variability in absorption. This review adopts the intestinal permeability barrier as its core analytical framework to dissect the key determinants of oral absorption for BCS III drugs, while presenting a comparative and critical evaluation of prevailing bioavailability enhancement strategies. From perspectives including mechanism of action, achievable magnitude of enhancement, applicable physicochemical and physiological conditions, and translational feasibility, the intrinsic mechanistic limitations and applicable boundaries of distinct strategies are delineated. Finally, this paper concludes that the absorption barriers of BCS III drugs cannot be universally surmounted by a single strategy, emphasizing the significance of mechanism-guided strategy selection for the rational design of oral drug delivery systems. In doing so, it provides a foundational basis for the rational development of oral delivery systems tailored to BCS III drugs.

Indexed as

BCS III drugsbioavailability enhancementintestinal permeability barrieroral drug delivery

Identifiers

PMID41614893
PMCPMC12839673

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