Abstract
The oral route is the preferred mode of administration, however the poor intestinal absorption of many bioactive compounds limit their efficacy. Several strategies have been developed to overcome the low oral bioavailability of bioactive compounds. Nanocarriers present a unique opportunity to overcome this limitation due to their diverse bioactive carriage potential, surface functionality and design flexibility. Despite these favorable characteristics, the oral delivery of nanocarriers faces several challenges which are discussed in this review. The review addresses the different mechanisms of transport across the intestinal epithelium. In addition, we will comment on the various methods and models for evaluating the intestinal permeability, with a critical discussion of the uniformity of these models in investigating the oral bioavailability of nanocarrier systems. Finally, we will discuss some of the recently developed nanocarriers for oral delivery of bioactives that show promising results.
Keywords: Caco-2, Intestinal epithelium models, M cells, nanocarriers, oral delivery, oral insulin, oral vaccine, targeted delivery, transcytosis.
Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Title:Prospects of Nanocarriers for Oral Delivery of Bioactives Using Targeting Strategies
Volume: 17 Issue: 8
Author(s): Neha N. Parayath, Hayley Nehoff, Sebastien Taurin and Khaled Greish
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Keywords: Caco-2, Intestinal epithelium models, M cells, nanocarriers, oral delivery, oral insulin, oral vaccine, targeted delivery, transcytosis.
Abstract: The oral route is the preferred mode of administration, however the poor intestinal absorption of many bioactive compounds limit their efficacy. Several strategies have been developed to overcome the low oral bioavailability of bioactive compounds. Nanocarriers present a unique opportunity to overcome this limitation due to their diverse bioactive carriage potential, surface functionality and design flexibility. Despite these favorable characteristics, the oral delivery of nanocarriers faces several challenges which are discussed in this review. The review addresses the different mechanisms of transport across the intestinal epithelium. In addition, we will comment on the various methods and models for evaluating the intestinal permeability, with a critical discussion of the uniformity of these models in investigating the oral bioavailability of nanocarrier systems. Finally, we will discuss some of the recently developed nanocarriers for oral delivery of bioactives that show promising results.
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N. Parayath Neha, Nehoff Hayley, Taurin Sebastien and Greish Khaled, Prospects of Nanocarriers for Oral Delivery of Bioactives Using Targeting Strategies, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 2016; 17 (8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389201017666160401145608
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Print ISSN 1389-2010 |
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