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Pharmaceuticals, Volume 16, Issue 6

June 2023 - 131 articles

Cover Story: Over the past decades, peptides and proteins have been increasingly important in treating various human diseases and conditions. However, the practically impermeable blood–brain barrier (BBB) limits the entry of macromolecular therapeutics into the central nervous system (CNS). Thus, developing effective localized delivery strategies for these therapeutics has gained extensive attention, owing to their ability to circumvent the physiological barrier to directly introduce macromolecules into the CNS to improve therapeutic effects and reduce systemic side effects. This review discusses various local administration and formulation strategies that have shown success in treating CNS diseases using peptide/protein therapeutics. Lastly, it discusses the challenges and future perspectives of these approaches. View this paper
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Articles (131)

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,800 Views
27 Pages

Any defects in bile formation, secretion, or flow may give rise to cholestasis, liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. As the pathogenesis of hepatic disorders is multifactorial, targeting parallel pathways potentially increases the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,474 Views
17 Pages

Hydrogen Attenuates Inflammation by Inducing Early M2 Macrophage Polarization in Skin Wound Healing

  • Pengxiang Zhao,
  • Zisong Cai,
  • Xujuan Zhang,
  • Mengyu Liu,
  • Fei Xie,
  • Ziyi Liu,
  • Shidong Lu and
  • Xuemei Ma

The heterogeneous and highly plastic cell populations of macrophages are important mediators of cellular responses during all stages of wound healing, especially in the inflammatory stage. Molecular hydrogen (H2), which has potent antioxidant and ant...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,908 Views
17 Pages

Evaluation of Brain Targeting and Antipsychotic Activity of Nasally Administrated Ziprasidone Lipid–Polymer Hybrid Nanocarriers

  • Hadel A. Abo El-Enin,
  • Alaa S. Tulbah,
  • Hany W. Darwish,
  • Rania Salama,
  • Ibrahim A. Naguib,
  • Heba A. Yassin and
  • Hend Mohamed Abdel-Bar

The feasibility of using lipid–polymer hybrid (LPH) nanocarriers as a potential platform for the intranasal delivery of ziprasidone (ZP), a second-generation antipsychotic, was explored. Different ZP-loaded LPH composed of a PLGA core and chole...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,639 Views
14 Pages

Thymoquinone Enhances Apoptosis of K562 Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Cells through Hypomethylation of SHP-1 and Inhibition of JAK/STAT Signaling Pathway

  • Futoon Abedrabbu Al-Rawashde,
  • Ola M. Al-Sanabra,
  • Moath Alqaraleh,
  • Ahmad Q. Jaradat,
  • Abdullah Saleh Al-Wajeeh,
  • Muhammad Farid Johan,
  • Wan Rohani Wan Taib,
  • Imilia Ismail and
  • Hamid Ali Nagi Al-Jamal

The epigenetic silencing of tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) is critical in the development of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). SHP-1 functions as a TSG and negatively regulates JAK/STAT signaling. Enhancement of SHP-1 expression by demethylation provide...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,604 Views
13 Pages

Proof-of-Principle Study of Inflammasome Signaling Proteins as Diagnostic Biomarkers of the Inflammatory Response in Parkinson’s Disease

  • Erika d. l. R. M. Cabrera Ranaldi,
  • Karen Nuytemans,
  • Anisley Martinez,
  • Corneliu C. Luca,
  • Robert W. Keane and
  • Juan Pablo de Rivero Vaccari

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder marked by the death of dopaminergic neurons in the midbrain, the accumulation of α-synuclein aggregates, and motor deficits. A major contributor to dopaminergic neuronal loss is neu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,915 Views
18 Pages

Radiochemical and Biological Evaluation of 3p-C-NETA-ePSMA-16, a Promising PSMA-Targeting Agent for Radiotheranostics

  • Erika Murce,
  • Stephen Ahenkorah,
  • Savanne Beekman,
  • Maryana Handula,
  • Debra Stuurman,
  • Corrina de Ridder,
  • Frederik Cleeren and
  • Yann Seimbille

Bifunctional chelators (BFCs) are a key element in the design of radiopharmaceuticals. By selecting a BFC that efficiently complexes diagnostic and therapeutic radionuclides, a theranostic pair possessing almost similar biodistribution and pharmacoki...

  • Review
  • Open Access
48 Citations
17,000 Views
56 Pages

Phytochemicals as Antimicrobials: Prospecting Himalayan Medicinal Plants as Source of Alternate Medicine to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

  • Mohammad Vikas Ashraf,
  • Shreekar Pant,
  • M. A. Hannan Khan,
  • Ali Asghar Shah,
  • Sazada Siddiqui,
  • Mouna Jeridi,
  • Heba Waheeb Saeed Alhamdi and
  • Shoeb Ahmad

Among all available antimicrobials, antibiotics hold a prime position in the treatment of infectious diseases. However, the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has posed a serious threat to the effectiveness of antibiotics, resulting in incre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,041 Views
20 Pages

Molecular Multi-Target Approach for Human Acetylcholinesterase, Butyrylcholinesterase and β-Secretase 1: Next Generation for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment

  • Géssica Oliveira Mendes,
  • Samuel Silva da Rocha Pita,
  • Paulo Batista de Carvalho,
  • Michel Pires da Silva,
  • Alex Gutterres Taranto and
  • Franco Henrique Andrade Leite

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative condition characterized by progressive memory loss and other affected cognitive functions. Pharmacological therapy of AD relies on inhibitors of the enzymes acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyryl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,562 Views
24 Pages

Discovery of a New Chalcone-Trimethoxycinnamide Hybrid with Antimitotic Effect: Design, Synthesis, and Structure—Activity Relationship Studies

  • Joana Moreira,
  • Patrícia M. A. Silva,
  • Matilde Barros,
  • Lucília Saraiva,
  • Madalena Pinto,
  • Hassan Bousbaa and
  • Honorina Cidade

In this work, the design and synthesis of a new chalcone-trimethoxycinnamide hybrid (7) based on the combination of subunits of two promising antiproliferative compounds (CM-M345 (1) and BP-M345 (2)), previously obtained by our research group, are re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,595 Views
15 Pages

Annona muricata Leaf as an Anti-Cryptosporidial Agent: An In Silico Molecular Docking Analysis and In Vivo Studies

  • Eman S. El-Wakil,
  • Hagar F. Abdelmaksoud,
  • Majed H. Wakid,
  • Muslimah N. Alsulami,
  • Olfat Hammam,
  • Haleema H. Albohiri and
  • Marwa M. I. Ghallab

Cryptosporidiosis is a serious parasitic diarrheal disease linked to the occurrence of colorectal cancer in immunocompromised patients. The FDA-approved drug nitazoxanide (NTZ) achieved a temporary effect, and relapses occur. Annona muricata leaf is...

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