Enhanced absorption

"Enhanced absorption" refers to the process by which the uptake of substances—such as nutrients or medications—from their site of administration into systemic circulation is increased. In medicine and physiology, this concept underlies efforts to improve how well orally administered drugs reach the bloodstream and become available for therapeutic action. Enhanced drug/nutrient absorption can result from changes in formulation (e.g., use of permeation enhancers), physiological modifications (e.g., increasing surface area via villi/microvilli), or manipulation of transport mechanisms such as passive diffusion and active transport[1][4]. However, enhanced absorption itself does not denote any single protein/receptor/enzyme/transporter but instead describes an improved outcome in pharmacokinetics.

Other names

Increased absorptionImproved bioavailabilityEnhanced uptake