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Pharmaceutics, Volume 15, Issue 12

December 2023 - 149 articles

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Cover Story: Antibiotic resistance is a major threat to public health and poses severe treatment challenges, recently faced by antimicrobial photothermal and photodynamic therapies (PTT and PDT). Both approaches use photoagents that are able to produce heat or singlet oxygen which leads to cell death after the induced photodamage. Phosphorene, the exfoliated form of black phosphorus that has intrinsic photoactivity and drug carrier capability, has emerged as an ideal platform for designing nanosystems for PTT and PDT therapies. In this review, the recent literature on the use of phosphorene-based hybrids against antibiotic-resistant pathogens is discussed showing promising outcomes and evidencing the surface drug-functionalization of phosphorene as particularly powerful in enhancing therapeutic results with synergistic effects. View this paper

Articles (149)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,832 Views
20 Pages

Using Mesoporous Silica-Based Dual Biomimetic Nano-Erythrocytes for an Improved Antitumor Effect

  • Ziyue Xi,
  • Yingying Jiang,
  • Zitong Ma,
  • Qun Li,
  • Xinran Xi,
  • Chuanyong Fan,
  • Shuang Zhu,
  • Junjie Zhang and
  • Lu Xu

The nano-delivery system with a dual biomimetic effect can penetrate deeper in tumor microenvironments (TMEs) and release sufficient antitumor drugs, which has attracted much attention. In this study, we synthesized erythrocyte-like mesoporous silica...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,161 Views
15 Pages

Compatibility Study of Peptide and Glycerol Using Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Techniques: Application to a Novel Antimicrobial Peptide Cbf-14 Gel

  • Jixue Yang,
  • Yitong Huo,
  • Xin Jin,
  • Meiyun Liu,
  • Yuting Lu,
  • Lingman Ma,
  • Changlin Zhou,
  • Taijun Hang and
  • Min Song

The interactions between active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and excipients may lead to API degradation, thereby affecting the safety and efficacy of drug products. Cbf-14 is a synthetic peptide derived from Cathelicidin-BF, showing potential fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,847 Views
16 Pages

Microwave-assisted freeze-drying (MFD) offers significant time savings compared to conventional freeze-drying (CFD). While a few studies have investigated the stability of biopharmaceuticals with low protein concentrations after MFD and storage, the...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,820 Views
13 Pages

Impact of Whole-Genome Sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on Treatment Outcomes for MDR-TB/XDR-TB: A Systematic Review

  • Druti Hazra,
  • Connie Lam,
  • Kiran Chawla,
  • Vitali Sintchenko,
  • Vijay Shree Dhyani and
  • Bhumika T. Venkatesh

The emergence and persistence of drug-resistant tuberculosis is a major threat to global public health. Our objective was to assess the applicability of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to detect genomic markers of drug resistance and explore their asso...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,562 Views
17 Pages

Charge-Complementary Polymersomes for Enhanced mRNA Delivery

  • HakSeon Kim,
  • Yu-Rim Ahn,
  • Minse Kim,
  • Jaewon Choi,
  • SoJin Shin and
  • Hyun-Ouk Kim

Messenger RNA (mRNA) therapies have emerged as potent and personalized alternatives to conventional DNA-based therapies. However, their therapeutic potential is frequently constrained by their molecular instability, susceptibility to degradation, and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,182 Views
15 Pages

Surface Modification of Titanate Nanotubes with a Carboxylic Arm for Further Functionalization Intended to Pharmaceutical Applications

  • Ranim Saker,
  • Orsolya Jójárt-Laczkovich,
  • Géza Regdon,
  • Tamás Takács,
  • Imre Szenti,
  • Noémi Bózsity-Faragó,
  • István Zupkó and
  • Tamás Sovány

Nanotechnology is playing a significant role in modern life with tremendous potential and promising results in almost every domain, especially the pharmaceutical one. The impressive performance of nanomaterials is shaping the future of science and re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,539 Views
20 Pages

Self-Penetrating Oligonucleotide Derivatives: Features of Self-Assembly and Interactions with Serum and Intracellular Proteins

  • Irina Bauer,
  • Ekaterina Ilina,
  • Timofey Zharkov,
  • Evgeniya Grigorieva,
  • Olga Chinak,
  • Maxim Kupryushkin,
  • Victor Golyshev,
  • Dmitry Mitin,
  • Alexey Chubarov and
  • Svetlana Khodyreva
  • + 1 author

Lipophilic oligonucleotide derivatives are a potent approach to the intracellular delivery of nucleic acids. The binding of these derivatives to serum albumin is a determinant of their fate in the body, as its structure contains several sites of high...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,520 Views
12 Pages

Pre-Clinical Investigations of the Pharmacodynamics of Immunogenic Smart Radiotherapy Biomaterials (iSRB)

  • Michele Moreau,
  • Shahinur Acter,
  • Lindokuhle M. Ngema,
  • Noella Bih,
  • Gnagna Sy,
  • Lensa S. Keno,
  • Kwok Fan Chow,
  • Erno Sajo,
  • Oscar Nebangwa and
  • Jacques Walker
  • + 4 authors

The use of an immunogenic smart radiotherapy biomaterial (iSRB) for the delivery of anti-CD40 is effective in treating different cancers in animal models. This study further characterizes the use of iSRBs to evaluate any associated toxicity in health...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
8,611 Views
31 Pages

Inhaled Medicines for Targeting Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

  • Arwa Omar Al Khatib,
  • Mohamed El-Tanani and
  • Hisham Al-Obaidi

Throughout the years, considerable progress has been made in methods for delivering drugs directly to the lungs, which offers enhanced precision in targeting specific lung regions. Currently, for treatment of lung cancer, the prevalent routes for dru...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,118 Views
17 Pages

A Photoactive Supramolecular Complex Targeting PD-L1 Reveals a Weak Correlation between Photoactivation Efficiency and Receptor Expression Levels in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Tumor Models

  • Pietro Delcanale,
  • Manuela Maria Alampi,
  • Andrea Mussini,
  • Claudia Fumarola,
  • Maricla Galetti,
  • Pier Giorgio Petronini,
  • Cristiano Viappiani,
  • Stefano Bruno and
  • Stefania Abbruzzetti

Photo-immunotherapy uses antibodies conjugated to photosensitizers to produce nanostructured constructs endowed with targeting properties and photo-inactivation capabilities towards tumor cells. The superficial receptor density on cancer cells is con...

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