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Pharmaceutics, Volume 15, Issue 1

January 2023 - 304 articles

Cover Story: The efficacy of therapeutic antibodies has been limited in solid tumors due to the poor distribution of antibodies within tumor tissues. We have reported that the combination of ultrasound-responsive nanobubbles (NBs) and therapeutic ultrasound (TUS) increases the efficiency of the delivery of macromolecular drugs to target tissues. In this study, we developed therapeutic antibody-modified NBs using an Fc-binding polypeptide that can quickly load antibodies to nanocarriers and assessed the utility of combining the NBs and TUS as an antibody delivery system. The combination system can enable efficient antibody drug delivery to tumors, while retaining the original antibody activity. Hence, this system has the potential to maximize the therapeutic effects in antibody therapy for solid tumors. View this paper
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Articles (304)

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,525 Views
13 Pages

Fractal Kinetic Implementation in Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling

  • Woojin Jung,
  • Hyo-jeong Ryu,
  • Jung-woo Chae and
  • Hwi-yeol Yun

Compartment modeling is a widely accepted technique in the field of pharmacokinetic analysis. However, conventional compartment modeling is performed under a homogeneity assumption that is not a naturally occurring condition. Since the assumption lac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,823 Views
19 Pages

Drug targeting is necessary to deliver drugs to a specific site of action at a rate dictated by therapeutic requirements. The pharmacological action of a drug can thereby be optimised while minimising adverse effects. Numerous colonic drug delivery s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,413 Views
12 Pages

The Combined Anti-Tumor Efficacy of Bioactive Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles Loaded with Altretamine

  • Yahia Alghazwani,
  • Krishnaraju Venkatesan,
  • Kousalya Prabahar,
  • Mohamed El-Sherbiny,
  • Nehal Elsherbiny and
  • Mona Qushawy

In the current study, the combined anti-tumor efficacy of bioactive hydroxyapatite nano- particles (HA-NPs) loaded with altretamine (ALT) was evaluated. The well-known fact that HA has great biological compatibility was confirmed through the findings...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,569 Views
14 Pages

Calcium carbonate is an excipient traditionally used in solid dosage forms with several functions such as a diluent, a quick dissolution agent, a buffer and an opacifier. Recently, many other challenges have arisen for calcium carbonate and, among th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,213 Views
17 Pages

Antiadherent AgBDC Metal–Organic Framework Coating for Escherichia coli Biofilm Inhibition

  • Ana Arenas-Vivo,
  • Vanessa Celis Arias,
  • Georgiana Amariei,
  • Roberto Rosal,
  • Isabel Izquierdo-Barba,
  • Tania Hidalgo,
  • María Vallet-Regí,
  • Hiram I. Beltrán,
  • Sandra Loera-Serna and
  • Patricia Horcajada

Surface microbial colonization and its potential biofilm formation are currently a major unsolved problem, causing almost 75% of human infectious diseases. Pathogenic biofilms are capable of surviving high antibiotic doses, resulting in inefficient t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,231 Views
23 Pages

Tacrolimus (TAC) is post-transplant pharmacotherapy’s most widely used immunosuppressant. In routine clinical practice, frequent uncomfortable venipuncture is necessary for whole-blood (WB) collection to check trough TAC levels. Volumetric abso...

  • Review
  • Open Access
35 Citations
6,023 Views
26 Pages

Exosomes-Based Nanomedicine for Neurodegenerative Diseases: Current Insights and Future Challenges

  • Amanda Cano,
  • Álvaro Muñoz-Morales,
  • Elena Sánchez-López,
  • Miren Ettcheto,
  • Eliana B. Souto,
  • Antonio Camins,
  • Mercè Boada and
  • Agustín Ruíz

Neurodegenerative diseases constitute a group of pathologies whose etiology remains unknown in many cases, and there are no treatments that stop the progression of such diseases. Moreover, the existence of the blood–brain barrier is an impedime...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,613 Views
16 Pages

The Novel Synthetic Antibiotic BDTL049 Based on a Dendritic System Induces Lipid Domain Formation while Escaping the Cell Envelope Stress Resistance Determinants

  • Philipp F. Popp,
  • Tania Lozano-Cruz,
  • Franziska Dürr,
  • Addis Londaitsbehere,
  • Johanna Hartig,
  • Francisco Javier de la Mata,
  • Rafael Gómez,
  • Thorsten Mascher and
  • Ainhoa Revilla-Guarinos

The threat of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria is ever increasing and over the past-decades development of novel therapeutic counter measurements have virtually come to a halt. This circumstance calls for interdisciplinary approaches to design, evalu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
6,252 Views
21 Pages

Coatings of Cyclodextrin/Citric-Acid Biopolymer as Drug Delivery Systems: A Review

  • Karen Escobar,
  • Karla A. Garrido-Miranda,
  • Ruth Pulido,
  • Nelson Naveas,
  • Miguel Manso-Silván and
  • Jacobo Hernandez-Montelongo

In the early 2000s, a method for cross-linking cyclodextrins (CDs) with citric acid (CTR) was developed. This method was nontoxic, environmentally friendly, and inexpensive compared to the others previously proposed in the literature. Since then, the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,684 Views
17 Pages

Eudraguard® Natural and Protect: New “Food Grade” Matrices for the Delivery of an Extract from Sorbus domestica L. Leaves Active on the α-Glucosidase Enzyme

  • Maria Rosaria Lauro,
  • Patrizia Picerno,
  • Silvia Franceschelli,
  • Michela Pecoraro,
  • Rita Patrizia Aquino and
  • Rosario Pignatello

(1) Background: Eudraguard® Natural (EN) and Protect (EP) are polymers regulated for use in dietary supplements in the European Union and the United States to carry natural products, mask unpleasant smells and tastes, ameliorate product handling,...

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