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Pharmaceutics, Volume 15, Issue 9

September 2023 - 194 articles

Cover Story: Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have shown great promise for mRNA delivery, but challenges such as toxicity and immunogenicity remain to be addressed. This study aimed to compare the performances  of polyplex nanomicelles, an original cationic polymer-based carrier, and LNPs, in regard to various aspects including delivery efficiency, organ toxicity, muscle damage, immune reaction, and pain. The authors showed the distinct characteristics of nanomicelles and LNPs (SM-102), with the former demonstrating relatively sustained protein production and reduced inflammation, making them suitable for therapeutic purposes. Meanwhile, LNPs displayed desirable properties for vaccines, such as rapid mRNA expression and a potent immune response. These results support the further optimization of mRNA delivery systems tailored for specific purposes. View this paper
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Articles (194)

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,574 Views
14 Pages

Effect of the Similarity of Formulations and Excipients of Approved Generic Drug Products on In Vivo Bioequivalence for Putative Biopharmaceutics Classification System Class III Drugs

  • Ping Ren,
  • Theresa Chan,
  • Wen-Cheng Yang,
  • Mitchell Frost,
  • Yan Wang,
  • Markham Luke,
  • Myong-Jin Kim,
  • Robert Lionberger and
  • Yi Zhang

One of the potential essential factors that restricts generic industry from applying the Biopharmaceutics Classification System (BCS) Class III biowaiver is adherence to the stringent formulation criteria for formulation qualitative (Q1) sameness and...

  • Review
  • Open Access
27 Citations
3,516 Views
16 Pages

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Due to the insidiousness of HCC onset and the lack of specific early-stage markers, the early diagnosis and treatment of HCC are still unsatisfactory, leading to a poor progn...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,094 Views
17 Pages

Microglial-Targeted nSMase2 Inhibitor Fails to Reduce Tau Propagation in PS19 Mice

  • Meixiang Huang,
  • Carolyn Tallon,
  • Xiaolei Zhu,
  • Kaitlyn D. J. Huizar,
  • Silvia Picciolini,
  • Ajit G. Thomas,
  • Lukas Tenora,
  • Wathsala Liyanage,
  • Francesca Rodà and
  • Alice Gualerzi
  • + 4 authors

The progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) correlates with the propagation of hyperphosphorylated tau (pTau) from the entorhinal cortex to the hippocampus and neocortex. Neutral sphingomyelinase2 (nSMase2) is critical in the biosynthesis of ex...

  • Review
  • Open Access
31 Citations
6,039 Views
38 Pages

Advances in Pancreatic Cancer Treatment by Nano-Based Drug Delivery Systems

  • Cláudia Viegas,
  • Ana B. Patrício,
  • João Prata,
  • Leonor Fonseca,
  • Ana S. Macedo,
  • Sofia O. D. Duarte and
  • Pedro Fonte

Pancreatic cancer represents one of the most lethal cancer types worldwide, with a 5-year survival rate of less than 5%. Due to the inability to diagnose it promptly and the lack of efficacy of existing treatments, research and development of innovat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,177 Views
23 Pages

Dual-nozzle fused deposition modeling (FDM) is a 3D printing technique that allows for the simultaneous printing of two polymeric filaments and the design of complex geometries. Hence, hybrid formulations and structurally different sections can be co...

  • Review
  • Open Access
43 Citations
9,756 Views
23 Pages

Chitosan in Oral Drug Delivery Formulations: A Review

  • Tanikan Sangnim,
  • Divya Dheer,
  • Nitin Jangra,
  • Kampanart Huanbutta,
  • Vivek Puri and
  • Ameya Sharma

Nanoformulations have become increasingly useful as drug delivery technologies in recent decades. As therapeutics, oral administration is the most common delivery method, although it is not always the most effective route because of challenges with s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
8,821 Views
20 Pages

Hydrogels are homogeneous three-dimensional polymeric networks capable of holding large amounts of water and are widely used in topical formulations. Herein, the physicomechanical, rheological, bioadhesive, and drug-release properties of hydrogels co...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,500 Views
17 Pages

Personalized and Precision Medicine in Asthma and Eosinophilic Esophagitis: The Role of T2 Target Therapy

  • Diego Bagnasco,
  • Edoardo Vincenzo Savarino,
  • Mona-Rita Yacoub,
  • Fulvio Braido,
  • Maria Giulia Candeliere,
  • Edoardo Giannini,
  • Giovanni Passalacqua and
  • Elisa Marabotto

The role of type 2 inflammation has been progressively associated with many diseases, including severe asthma, atopic dermatitis, nasal polyposis, eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, and, recently, eosinophilic esophagitis. Despite this, t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,651 Views
14 Pages

As therapeutic agents that allow for minimally invasive administration, injectable biomaterials stand out as effective tools with tunable properties. Furthermore, hydrogels with responsive features present potential platforms for delivering therapeut...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,519 Views
12 Pages

Safety Evaluation and Population Pharmacokinetics of Camostat Mesylate and Its Major Metabolites Using a Phase I Study

  • Gwanyoung Kim,
  • Hyun-ki Moon,
  • Taeheon Kim,
  • So-hye Yun,
  • Hwi-yeol Yun,
  • Jang Hee Hong and
  • Dae-Duk Kim

Camostat mesylate is expected to be promising as a treatment option for COVID-19, in addition to other indications for which it is currently used. Furthermore, in vitro experiments have confirmed the potential of camostat and its metabolites to be ef...

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