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Scientia Pharmaceutica, Volume 80, Issue 3

September 2012 - 20 articles

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Articles (20)

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
1,824 Views
20 Pages

24 May 2015

The aim of this study is to enhance the predictivity power of CoMFA and CoMSIA models by means of different variable selection algorithms. The genetic algorithm (GA), successive projection algorithm (SPA), stepwise multiple linear regression (SW-MLR)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
3,057 Views
9 Pages

Development and Characterization of Pharmacokinetic Parameters of Fast-Dissolving Films Containing Levocetirizine

  • Dhagla R. CHOUDHARY,
  • Vishnu A. PATEL,
  • Usmangani K. CHHALOTIYA,
  • Harsha V. PATEL and
  • Aliasgar J. KUNDAWALA

22 July 2012

A fast-dissolving film containing levocetirizine, a non-sedative antihistamine drug, was developed using pullulan, xanthan gum, propylene glycol, and tween 80 as the base materials. The drug content of the prepared films was within an acceptable limi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
1,912 Views
15 Pages

Design, Synthesis, and Antitumor Evaluation of Novel Pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine Derivatives

  • Manal M. KANDEEL,
  • Lamia W. MOHAMED,
  • Mohammed K. ABD EL HAMID and
  • Ahmed T. NEGMELDIN

25 June 2012

A new series of pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines has been synthesized. The new compounds were tested for their antitumor activity on 60 different cell lines, and some of the compounds were found to have potent antitumor activity. In particular, 2-hydroxybe...

  • Review
  • Open Access
22 Citations
1,709 Views
12 Pages

18 June 2012

One-third of all cancer categories in clinics have a high incidence of neoplasm metastasis. Neoplasm metastasis is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths. However, the prevailing therapeutic approach to this pathogenic process is presently unsati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
2,028 Views
14 Pages

Simultaneous Determination of Celecoxib, Erlotinib, and its Metabolite Desmethyl-Erlotinib (OSI-420) in Rat Plasma by Liquid chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry with Positive/Negative Ion-Switching Electrospray Ionisation

  • Satheeshmanikandan R. S. THAPPALI,
  • Kanthikiran VARANASI,
  • Sridhar VEERARAGHAVAN,
  • Rambabu ARLA,
  • Sandhya CHENNUPATI,
  • Madheswaran RAJAMANICKAM,
  • Swaroop VAKKALANKA and
  • Mukkanti KHAGGA

18 June 2012

A new method for the simultaneous determination of celecoxib, erlotinib, and its active metabolite desmethyl-erlotinib (OSI-420) in rat plasma, by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry with positive/negative ion-switching electrospray ioniza...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
2,827 Views
17 Pages

The Gastroprotective Role of Acanthus ilicifolius – A Study to Unravel the Underlying Mechanism of Anti-Ulcer Activity

  • K. T. Mani SENTHIL KUMAR,
  • Zothan PUIA,
  • Samir K. SAMANTA,
  • Rajiv BARIK,
  • Arnab DUTTA,
  • Bapi GORAIN,
  • Dilip K. ROY,
  • Dipan ADHIKARI,
  • Sanmoy KARMAKAR and
  • Tuhinadri SEN

18 June 2012

Acanthus ilicifolius (Acanthaceae), a mangrove medicinal plant, is widely used by the local inhabitants of the Sundarbans (India) to treat a variety of diseases. As a part of our continued search for novel bioactive products from mangrove medicinal p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
2,609 Views
12 Pages

18 June 2012

This present trial investigated the efficacy of supplementation with Chlorella vulgaris, a bioactive microalga rich in macro- and micronutrients, in the improvement of biochemical and clinical symptoms in patients with obstructive pulmonary disorders...

  • Article
  • Open Access
150 Citations
5,590 Views
16 Pages

Nanostructured Lipid Carriers (NLC)-Based Gel for the Topical Delivery of Aceclofenac: Preparation, Characterization, and In Vivo Evaluation

  • Dilip PATEL,
  • Sandipan DASGUPTA,
  • Sanjay DEY,
  • Y. ROJA RAMANI,
  • Subhabrata RAY and
  • Bhaskar MAZUMDER

18 June 2012

The aim of this study was to prepare nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC)-based topical gel of aceclofenac for the treatment of inflammation and allied conditions. Stearic acid as the solid lipid, oleic acid as the liquid lipid, pluronic F68 as the su...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
1,904 Views
14 Pages

18 June 2012

This work evaluated the occlusive versus non-occlusive application of microemulsion (ME) for the transdermal delivery of progesterone. The mechanisms of enhanced skin penetration were investigated. ME comprised of oleic acid, Tween 80, propylene glyc...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
40 Citations
2,280 Views
6 Pages

31 May 2012

The cytotoxicity of alpha- and beta-asarone was investigated with the BrdU assay in HepG2-cells. Alpha-asarone was found to be more toxic than beta-asarone after 24 hours of treatment. Investigation of the genotoxicity using the micronucleus assay in...

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