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Pharmaceutics, Volume 15, Issue 3

March 2023 - 316 articles

Cover Story: The delivery of many drugs to the brain is limited by the blood–brain barrier (BBB). Nanoparticle (NP) technologies may be developed to provide targeted drug delivery with controlled release. Polymeric and lipid-based NPs have emerged as versatile and biocompatible materials that provide requisite protection for drugs and improve drug entry to the brain at the BBB. Intranasal drug delivery has been found to bypass the BBB. The details of the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics of drugs associated with drug delivery via intranasal drug-loaded polymeric and lipid-based NPs are emerging from preclinical studies. A combinatory approach of nose-to-brain administration and drug-loaded polymeric and lipid-based NPs is a promising strategy for enhancing drug targeting to the brain. View this paper
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Articles (316)

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,766 Views
14 Pages

pH-Dependent Behavior of Novel 5-FU Delivery System in Environmental Conditions Comparable to the Gastro-Intestinal Tract

  • Geza Lazar,
  • Fran Nekvapil,
  • Branko Glamuzina,
  • Tudor Tamaș,
  • Lucian Barbu-Tudoran,
  • Maria Suciu and
  • Simona Cinta Pinzaru

A biogenic carrier for 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) loading and subsequent tableting as a new drug formulation for slow release has been proposed using the biomineral from blue crab carapace. Due to its highly ordered 3D porous nanoarchitecture, the biogeni...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,576 Views
14 Pages

Use of a Cellulase from Trichoderma reesei as an Adjuvant for Enterococcus faecalis Biofilm Disruption in Combination with Antibiotics as an Alternative Treatment in Secondary Endodontic Infection

  • Selene Velázquez-Moreno,
  • Ana Maria González-Amaro,
  • Antonio Aragón-Piña,
  • Lluvia Itzel López-López,
  • Roberto Sánchez-Sánchez,
  • Mario Alberto Pérez-Díaz,
  • Ricardo Oliva Rodríguez,
  • Ana C. Lorenzo-Leal,
  • Omar González-Ortega and
  • Fidel Martinez-Gutierrez
  • + 1 author

Apical periodontitis is an inflammation leading to the injury and destruction of periradicular tissues. It is a sequence of events that starts from root canal infection, endodontic treatment, caries, or other dental interventions. Enterococcus faecal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,229 Views
17 Pages

Derivatives of Amaryllidaceae Alkaloid Ambelline as Selective Inhibitors of Hepatic Stage of Plasmodium berghei Infection In Vitro

  • Kateřina Hradiská Breiterová,
  • Aneta Ritomská,
  • Diana Fontinha,
  • Jana Křoustková,
  • Daniela Suchánková,
  • Anna Hošťálková,
  • Marcela Šafratová,
  • Eliška Kohelová,
  • Rozálie Peřinová and
  • Rudolf Vrabec
  • + 3 authors

The incidence rate of malaria and the ensuing mortality prompts the development of novel antimalarial drugs. In this work, the activity of twenty-eight Amaryllidaceae alkaloids (1–28) belonging to seven different structural types was assessed,...

  • Review
  • Open Access
46 Citations
11,374 Views
37 Pages

Drug Delivery Strategies for Avobenzone: A Case Study of Photostabilization

  • Amol D. Gholap,
  • Sadikali F. Sayyad,
  • Navnath T. Hatvate,
  • Vilas V. Dhumal,
  • Sagar R. Pardeshi,
  • Vivek P. Chavda and
  • Lalitkumar K. Vora

Several developments and research methods are ongoing in drug technology and chemistry research to elicit effectiveness regarding the therapeutic activity of drugs along with photoprotection for their molecular integrity. The detrimental effect of UV...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,208 Views
19 Pages

Gene Electrotransfer Efficiency in 2D and 3D Cancer Cell Models Using Different Electroporation Protocols: A Comparative Study

  • Alexia de Caro,
  • Elisabeth Bellard,
  • Jelena Kolosnjaj-Tabi,
  • Muriel Golzio and
  • Marie-Pierre Rols

Electroporation, a method relying on a pulsed electric field to induce transient cell membrane permeabilization, can be used as a non-viral method to transfer genes in vitro and in vivo. Such transfer holds great promise for cancer treatment, as it c...

  • Review
  • Open Access
41 Citations
6,345 Views
25 Pages

The Exosome-Mediated PI3K/Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathway in Neurological Diseases

  • Amin Iranpanah,
  • Leila Kooshki,
  • Seyed Zachariah Moradi,
  • Luciano Saso,
  • Sajad Fakhri and
  • Haroon Khan

As major public health concerns associated with a rapidly growing aging population, neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) and neurological diseases are important causes of disability and mortality. Neurological diseases affect millions of people worldwid...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,499 Views
16 Pages

The growing evolution of bacterial resistance to antibiotics represents a global issue that not only impacts healthcare systems but also political and economic processes. This necessitates the development of novel antibacterial agents. Antimicrobial...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,578 Views
19 Pages

Basic Properties of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis Patients

  • Ewa Kuca-Warnawin,
  • Weronika Kurowska,
  • Magdalena Plebańczyk,
  • Anna Wajda,
  • Anna Kornatka,
  • Tomasz Burakowski,
  • Iwona Janicka,
  • Piotr Syrówka and
  • Urszula Skalska

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) are destructive joint diseases, the development of which are associated with the expansion of pathogenic T lymphocytes. Mesenchymal stem cells may be an attractive therapeutic option for patients with...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
7,110 Views
20 Pages

Heart failure (HF), which is a major clinical and public health challenge, commonly develops when the myocardial muscle is unable to pump an adequate amount of blood at typical cardiac pressures to fulfill the body’s metabolic needs, and compen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,953 Views
18 Pages

The objective of this study was to construct amodiaquine-loaded, folic acid-conjugated polymeric nanoparticles (FA-AQ NPs) to treat cancer that could be scaled to commercial production. In this study, folic acid (FA) was conjugated with a PLGA polyme...

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