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DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY
Volume 11, Issue 19-20, Pages 905-910Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2006.08.005
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Oral delivery of peptides and proteins remains an attractive alternative to parenteral delivery and has challenged various attempts at delivery development. Incorporation of new tools into the delivery systems that can raise membrane permeability of macromolecules is essential to attain high oral bioavailability that is acceptable in clinical applications. In developing oral protein delivery systems with high bioavailability, three practical approaches might be most helpful: (1) modification of the physicochemical properties of macromolecules; (2) addition of novel function to macromolecules; or (3) use of improved delivery carriers. Clearly, it is essential that these approaches maintain the biological activity of the proteins.
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