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Injectables and Depots to Prolong Drug Action of Proteins and Peptides

Ibeanu, N; Egbu, R; Onyekuru, L; Javaheri, H; Khaw, PT; Williams, GR; Brocchini, S; (2020) Injectables and Depots to Prolong Drug Action of Proteins and Peptides. Pharmaceutics , 12 (10) , Article 999. 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100999. Green open access

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Abstract

Proteins and peptides have emerged in recent years to treat a wide range of multifaceted diseases such as cancer, diabetes and inflammation. The emergence of polypeptides has yielded advancements in the fields of biopharmaceutical production and formulation. Polypeptides often display poor pharmacokinetics, limited permeability across biological barriers, suboptimal biodistribution, and some proclivity for immunogenicity. Frequent administration of polypeptides is generally required to maintain adequate therapeutic levels, which can limit efficacy and compliance while increasing adverse reactions. Many strategies to increase the duration of action of therapeutic polypeptides have been described with many clinical products having been developed. This review describes approaches to optimise polypeptide delivery organised by the commonly used routes of administration. Future innovations in formulation may hold the key to the continued successful development of proteins and peptides with optimal clinical properties.

Type: Article
Title: Injectables and Depots to Prolong Drug Action of Proteins and Peptides
Location: Switzerland
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100999
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics12100999
Language: English
Additional information: © 2020 by the Authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: biologics, drug delivery, half-life, intravenous, mucosal, ocular, oral, peptides, proteins, subcutaneous
UCL classification: UCL
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Pharmaceutics
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10113121
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