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- Title
Integrating Nanotechnological Advancements of Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs into Rheumatoid Arthritis Management.
- Authors
Singh, Sukhbir; Tiwary, Neha; Sharma, Neelam; Behl, Tapan; Antil, Anita; Anwer, Md. Khalid; Ramniwas, Seema; Sachdeva, Monika; Elossaily, Gehan M.; Gulati, Monica; Ohja, Shreesh
- Abstract
Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) is a class of anti-rheumatic medicines that are frequently prescribed to patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methotrexate, sulfasalazine, hydroxychloroquine, and azathioprine are examples of non-biologic DMARDs that are being used for alleviating pain and preventing disease progression. Biologic DMARDs (bDMARDs) like infliximab, rituximab, etanercept, adalimumab, tocilizumab, certolizumab pegol, and abatacept have greater effectiveness with fewer adverse effects in comparison to non-biologic DMARDs. This review article delineates the classification of DMARDs and their characteristic attributes. The poor aqueous solubility or permeability causes the limited oral bioavailability of synthetic DMARDs, while the high molecular weights along with the bulky structures of bDMARDs have posed few obstacles in their drug delivery and need to be addressed through the development of nanoformulations like cubosomes, nanospheres, nanoemulsions, solid lipid nanoparticles, nanomicelles, liposome, niosomes, and nanostructured lipid carrier. The main focus of this review article is to highlight the potential role of nanotechnology in the drug delivery of DMARDs for increasing solubility, dissolution, and bioavailability for the improved management of RA. This article also focusses on the different aspects of nanoparticles like their applications in biologics, biocompatibility, body clearance, scalability, drug loading, and stability issues.
- Subjects
ANTIRHEUMATIC agents; CERTOLIZUMAB pegol; RHEUMATOID arthritis; RITUXIMAB; DRUGS; ABATACEPT; ETANERCEPT
- Publication
Pharmaceuticals (14248247), 2024, Vol 17, Issue 2, p248
- ISSN
1424-8247
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ph17020248