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Optimizing nanomedicine pharmacokinetics using physiologically based pharmacokinetics modelling

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Abstract

The delivery of therapeutic agents is characterized by numerous challenges including poor absorption, low penetration in target tissues and non-specific dissemination in organs, leading to toxicity or poor drug exposure. Several nanomedicine strategies have emerged as an advanced approach to enhance drug delivery and improve the treatment of several diseases. Numerous processes mediate the pharmacokinetics of nanoformulations, with the absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination (ADME) being poorly understood and often differing substantially from traditional formulations. Understanding how nanoformulation composition and physicochemical properties influence drug distribution in the human body is of central importance when developing future treatment strategies. A helpful pharmacological tool to simulate the distribution of nanoformulations is represented by physiologically based pharmacokinetics (PBPK) modelling, which integrates system data describing a population of interest with drug/nanoparticle in vitro data through a mathematical description of ADME. The application of PBPK models for nanomedicine is in its infancy and characterized by several challenges. The integration of property–distribution relationships in PBPK models may benefit nanomedicine research, giving opportunities for innovative development of nanotechnologies. PBPK modelling has the potential to improve our understanding of the mechanisms underpinning nanoformulation disposition and allow for more rapid and accurate determination of their kinetics. This review provides an overview of the current knowledge of nanomedicine distribution and the use of PBPK modelling in the characterization of nanoformulations with optimal pharmacokinetics.

Acceptance Date Jan 6, 2014
Publication Date Sep 1, 2014
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal British Journal of Pharmacology
Print ISSN 0007-1188
Publisher Wiley
Pages 3963-3979
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.12604
Keywords nanoformulation, pharmacokinetics, PBPK, optimization, ADME, nanoparticle
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bph.12604

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