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Pharmaceutics, Volume 16, Issue 7

July 2024 - 129 articles

Cover Story: Among all the human barriers, the blood–brain barrier (BBB) maintains the physiological homeostasis of the brain. BBB’s continuous non-fenestrated capillaries system allows precise homeostasis regulation and protection. From a pharmaceutical point of view, it notably complicates the treatment of brain disorders since it impairs chemical drug and biopharmaceutical delivery into the brain reducing their therapeutic efficacy and/or increasing their unwanted bioaccumulation in the surrounding healthy tissues. Nanotechnological innovations provide advanced biomaterials and customized engineering and functionalization methods for brain-targeted drug delivery. Lipid nanocarriers, both synthetic and cell-derived ones, are considered effective brain delivery systems due to their reasonable biocompatibility and ability to cross the BBB.View this paper
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Articles (129)

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,870 Views
19 Pages

Cryptosporidium parvum (C. parvum) is one of the most prevalent species infecting humans and animals. Currently, the only FDA-licensed drug to treat cryptosporidiosis is nitazoxanide (NTZ), with no efficacy in immunocompromised hosts. Citrus paradisi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,446 Views
20 Pages

Cumulative evidence from several pre-clinical studies suggests that restoration of plasma DNase activity in a thrombo-inflammatory state may improve clinical outcomes. Following injury, hyperactivated immune cells release large amounts of granular pr...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,316 Views
21 Pages

5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) has become one of the most widely employed antimetabolite chemotherapeutic agents in recent decades to treat various types of cancer. It is considered the standard first-line treatment for patients with metastatic colorectal can...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,268 Views
20 Pages

A molecularly imprinted polymer of Tenofovir (1), an FDA-approved acyclic nucleoside phosphonate with antiviral activity, was synthesized using a non-covalent approach. A pre-polymerization complex was formed between (1) and DMAEMA and in-house synth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,385 Views
23 Pages

Chitosan-Tricarbocyanine-Based Nanogels Were Able to Cross the Blood–Brain Barrier Showing Its Potential as a Targeted Site Delivery Agent

  • Emilio Rivera López,
  • Cecilia Samaniego López,
  • Carla C. Spagnuolo,
  • Bruno G. Berardino,
  • Agustina Alaimo and
  • Oscar E. Pérez

Targeting drugs to the central nervous system (CNS) is challenging due to the presence of the blood–brain barrier (BBB). The cutting edge in nanotechnology generates optimism to overcome the growing challenges in biomedical sciences through the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
7,925 Views
18 Pages

The purpose of this study was to enhance the stability of montelukast and levocetirizine for the development of a fixed-dose combination (FDC) monolayer tablet. To evaluate the compatibility of montelukast and levocetirizine, a mixture of the two dru...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,145 Views
16 Pages

Liposomal Encapsulation of Ascorbyl Palmitate: Influence on Skin Performance

  • Aleksandra Stolić Jovanović,
  • Vanja M. Tadić,
  • Milica Martinović,
  • Ana Žugić,
  • Ivana Nešić,
  • Stevan Blagojević,
  • Nebojša Jasnić and
  • Tomislav Tosti

L-ascorbic acid represents one of the most potent antioxidant, photoprotective, anti-aging, and anti-pigmentation cosmeceutical agents, with a good safety profile. However, the main challenge is the formulation of stable topical formulation products,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,204 Views
22 Pages

Upgrading Mitochondria-Targeting Peptide-Based Nanocomplexes for Zebrafish In Vivo Compatibility Assays

  • Rúben Faria,
  • Eric Vivès,
  • Prisca Boisguérin,
  • Simon Descamps,
  • Ângela Sousa and
  • Diana Costa

The lack of effective delivery systems has slowed the development of mitochondrial gene therapy. Delivery systems based on cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) like the WRAP (tryptophan and arginine-rich peptide) family conjugated with a mitochondrial ta...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,269 Views
37 Pages

Development and Evaluation of Docetaxel-Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for Skin Cancer Therapy

  • Florentina-Iuliana Cocoș,
  • Valentina Anuța,
  • Lăcrămioara Popa,
  • Mihaela Violeta Ghica,
  • Mihaela-Alexandra Nica,
  • Mirela Mihăilă,
  • Radu Claudiu Fierăscu,
  • Bogdan Trică,
  • Cristian Andi Nicolae and
  • Cristina-Elena Dinu-Pîrvu

This study focuses on the design, characterization, and optimization of nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) loaded with docetaxel for the treatment of skin cancer. Employing a systematic formulation development process guided by Design of Experiment...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,848 Views
20 Pages

New co-processed excipients comprising lactose (filler and sweetener), microcrystalline cellulose (MCC, filler), and low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose (L-HPC, disintegrant and binder) were developed via solvent evaporation for the preparation o...

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Pharmaceutics - ISSN 1999-4923