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Scientia Pharmaceutica, Volume 87, Issue 4

December 2019 - 11 articles

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Articles (11)

  • Review
  • Open Access
29 Citations
20,049 Views
18 Pages

Multifaceted Protective Role of Glucosamine against Osteoarthritis: Review of Its Molecular Mechanisms

  • Hiba Murtadha Al-Saadi,
  • Kok-Lun Pang,
  • Soelaiman Ima-Nirwana and
  • Kok-Yong Chin

5 December 2019

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a joint disease resulting from cartilage degeneration and causing joint pain and stiffness. Glucosamine exerts chondroprotective effects and effectively reduces OA pain and stiffness. This review aims to summarise the mechanism...

  • Review
  • Open Access
150 Citations
18,445 Views
21 Pages

Cyclodextrins in Drug Delivery Systems and Their Effects on Biological Barriers

  • Ádám Haimhoffer,
  • Ágnes Rusznyák,
  • Katalin Réti-Nagy,
  • Gábor Vasvári,
  • Judit Váradi,
  • Miklós Vecsernyés,
  • Ildikó Bácskay,
  • Pálma Fehér,
  • Zoltán Ujhelyi and
  • Ferenc Fenyvesi

20 November 2019

Cyclodextrins are widely used excipients, composed of glucopyranose units with a cyclic structure. One of their most important properties, is that their inner cavity is hydrophobic, while their surface is hydrophilic. This enables them for the comple...

  • Article
  • Open Access
58 Citations
21,097 Views
16 Pages

The Optimization of Gel Preparations Using the Active Compounds of Arabica Coffee Ground Nanoparticles

  • Salfauqi Nurman,
  • Ruka Yulia,
  • Irmayanti,
  • Erliza Noor and
  • Titi Candra Sunarti

19 November 2019

Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica L.) ground nanoparticles contain phenolics compounds that have anti-inflammatory effects, so they can be used as sources of active compounds in anti-inflammatory gel preparations. This study aims to determine the optimu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
7,802 Views
20 Pages

16 November 2019

An isocratic high-performance liquid chromatographic method using electrochemical detection (HPLC-ECD) for the quantitation of clarithromycin (CLA) was developed using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) based on a Central Composite Design (CCD). The...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,434 Views
10 Pages

15 November 2019

Angelica keiskei sap is used as a blood-sugar reducer in Indonesia, however its molecular mechanism has not yet been explored. 4-hydroxyderricin (4-HD) is one of the major components extracted from A. keiskei sap. The aim of this work was to isolate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
7,322 Views
14 Pages

1 November 2019

Phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) is an important enzyme associated with the hydrolysis of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) to guanosine monophosphate (GMP). Due to the relevant role of second messenger cGMP as a mediator in many physiological pro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,922 Views
15 Pages

22 October 2019

Histone deacetylase inhibitors with zinc binding groups often exhibit drawbacks like non-selectivity or toxic effects. Thus, there are continuous efforts to modify the currently available inhibitors or to discover new derivatives to overcome these pr...

  • Review
  • Open Access
34 Citations
10,566 Views
13 Pages

A Mini-Review of Human Studies on Cholesterol-Lowering Properties of Probiotics

  • Bhagavathi Sundaram Sivamaruthi,
  • Periyanaina Kesika and
  • Chaiyavat Chaiyasut

14 October 2019

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the major health issue of modernized society with a high mortality rate. Lifestyle, genetic makeup, and diet are some of the major influencing factors associated with CVD. The dyslipidemia is one such factor related...

  • Review
  • Open Access
29 Citations
9,320 Views
27 Pages

Recent Approaches for Solid Dose Vaccine Delivery

  • Nishat Jahan,
  • Sabrina Rahman Archie,
  • Abdullah Al Shoyaib,
  • Nadia Kabir and
  • Karmen Cheung

14 October 2019

Recent studies on vaccine delivery systems are exploring the possibility of replacing liquid vaccines with solid dose vaccines due to the many advantages that solid dose vaccines can offer. These include the prospect of a needle-free vaccine delivery...

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