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  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,021 Views
15 Pages

Investigation of the Absorption of Nanosized lamotrigine Containing Nasal Powder via the Nasal Cavity

  • Rita Ambrus,
  • Péter Gieszinger,
  • Róbert Gáspár,
  • Anita Sztojkov-Ivanov,
  • Eszter Ducza,
  • Árpád Márki,
  • Tamás Janáky,
  • Ferenc Tömösi,
  • Gábor Kecskeméti and
  • Csilla Bartos
  • + 1 author

27 February 2020

Nasal drug delivery has become a popular research field in the last years. This is not surprising since the nose possesses unique anatomical and physical properties. Via the nasal mucosa local, systemic, and directly central nerve systemic (CNS) effe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
72 Citations
7,454 Views
14 Pages

Nasal drug delivery is still primarily associated with locally-effective drugs, but next-generation products utilising the benefits of nasal administration—such as easy access to a relatively permeable mucosa, the presence of immunocompetent cells, a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,783 Views
14 Pages

The Development of an In Vitro Horizontal Diffusion Cell to Monitor Nasal Powder Penetration Inline

  • Péter Gieszinger,
  • Tamás Kiss,
  • Piroska Szabó-Révész and
  • Rita Ambrus

The development of in vitro investigation models could be important using sensitive and fast methods during formulation. Intranasal applied drugs (meloxicam, lamotrigine, and levodopa) avoid the gastrointestinal tract and can achieve higher bioavaila...

  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Citations
10,676 Views
30 Pages

A Dry Powder Platform for Nose-to-Brain Delivery of Dexamethasone: Formulation Development and Nasal Deposition Studies

  • Laura Nižić Nodilo,
  • Ivo Ugrina,
  • Drago Špoljarić,
  • Daniela Amidžić Klarić,
  • Cvijeta Jakobušić Brala,
  • Mirna Perkušić,
  • Ivan Pepić,
  • Jasmina Lovrić,
  • Vesna Saršon and
  • Anita Hafner
  • + 3 authors

Nasal route of administration offers a unique opportunity of brain targeted drug delivery via olfactory and trigeminal pathway, providing effective CNS concentrations at lower doses and lower risk for adverse reactions compared to systemic drug admin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,712 Views
16 Pages

Estimating the dissolution behavior of a solid in the nasal mucus is challenging for solid dosage forms designed for the nasal application as the solid dissolves into nasal mucus and permeates through the mucosa. In the current study, the dissolution...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,220 Views
17 Pages

Incorporation of Mometasone Furoate into a Cyclodextrin Metal-Organic Framework to Optimize Nasal Administration

  • Jie Li,
  • Yuhua Guo,
  • Yan Liu,
  • Qingfang Gao,
  • Siwen Wang,
  • Li Wu,
  • Caifen Wang,
  • Xiaohong Ren and
  • Jiwen Zhang

Background/Objectives: Mometasone furoate (MF) is a topical corticosteroid used to reduce allergic and inflammation symptoms. In this study, MF was incorporated into the hydrophobic cavities of γ-cyclodextrin metal-organic frameworks (CD-MOFs)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,581 Views
16 Pages

What Are the Key Anatomical Features for the Success of Nose-to-Brain Delivery? A Study of Powder Deposition in 3D-Printed Nasal Casts

  • Clément Rigaut,
  • Laura Deruyver,
  • Maxime Niesen,
  • Marc Vander Ghinst,
  • Jonathan Goole,
  • Pierre Lambert and
  • Benoit Haut

Nose-to-brain delivery is a promising way to improve the treatment of central nervous system disorders, as it allows the bypassing of the blood–brain barrier. However, it is still largely unknown how the anatomy of the nose can influence the tr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,885 Views
22 Pages

Cyclodextrin-Based Quercetin Powders for Potential Nose-to-Brain Transport: Formulation and In Vitro Assessment

  • Elmina-Marina Saitani,
  • Paraskevi Papakyriakopoulou,
  • Theodora Bogri,
  • Georgia Choleva,
  • Kyriaki Kontopoulou,
  • Spyridon Roboras,
  • Maria Samiou,
  • Antiopi Vardaxi,
  • Stergios Pispas and
  • Natassa Pippa
  • + 1 author

Quercetin (Que) is widely recognized for its antioxidant and neuroprotective properties; however, its clinical potential remains limited due to poor solubility and low oral bioavailability. Nasal powders have emerged as a promising strategy to overco...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
5,931 Views
15 Pages

Spray drying as a particle engineering technique is of increasing interest in the field of inhalation and is already being utilised e.g., for the PulmoSphereTM products. As spray dried particles tend to agglomerate and are mechanically instable, low...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,771 Views
11 Pages

Combining MucilAir™ and Vitrocell® Powder Chamber for the In Vitro Evaluation of Nasal Ointments in the Context of Aerosolized Pollen

  • Julia Metz,
  • Katharina Knoth,
  • Henrik Groß,
  • Claus-Michael Lehr,
  • Carolin Stäbler,
  • Udo Bock and
  • Marius Hittinger

Hay fever is notoriously triggered when nasal mucosa is exposed to allergenic pollen. One possibility to overcome this pollen exposure may be the application of an ointment with physical protective effects. In this context, we have investigated Bepan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,894 Views
16 Pages

Spray Dried Levodopa-Doped Powder Potentially for Intranasal Delivery

  • Xuan Liu,
  • Shen Yan,
  • Mengyuan Li,
  • Shengyu Zhang,
  • Gang Guo,
  • Quanyi Yin,
  • Zhenbo Tong,
  • Xiao Dong Chen and
  • Winston Duo Wu

This work was aimed to develop levodopa (L-dopa) nasal powder to achieve controllable drug release and high nasal deposition efficiency. A series of uniform microparticles, composed of amorphous L-dopa and excipients of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,579 Views
17 Pages

Evaluation of a Novel Dry Powder Surfactant Aerosol Delivery System for Use in Premature Infants Supported with Bubble CPAP

  • Robert M. DiBlasi,
  • Coral N. Crandall,
  • Rebecca J. Engberg,
  • Kunal Bijlani,
  • Dolena Ledee,
  • Masaki Kajimoto and
  • Frans J. Walther

22 September 2023

Aerosolized lung surfactant therapy during nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) support avoids intubation but is highly complex, with reported poor nebulizer efficiency and low pulmonary deposition. The study objective was to evaluate par...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,743 Views
23 Pages

Comparative Serum and Brain Pharmacokinetics of Quercetin after Oral and Nasal Administration to Rats as Lyophilized Complexes with β-Cyclodextrin Derivatives and Their Blends with Mannitol/Lecithin Microparticles

  • Konstantina Manta,
  • Paraskevi Papakyriakopoulou,
  • Anna Nikolidaki,
  • Evangelos Balafas,
  • Nikolaos Kostomitsopoulos,
  • Sabrina Banella,
  • Gaia Colombo and
  • Georgia Valsami

Quercetin (Que) is one of the most studied flavonoids with strong antioxidant properties ascribed to its ability to bind free radicals and inactivate them. However, the low solubility of the compound along with its inadequate absorption after oral ad...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,711 Views
23 Pages

Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Containing Dopamine and Grape Seed Extract: Freeze-Drying with Cryoprotection as a Formulation Strategy to Achieve Nasal Powders

  • Elvira De Giglio,
  • Udo Bakowsky,
  • Konrad Engelhardt,
  • Antonello Caponio,
  • Matteo La Pietra,
  • Stefania Cometa,
  • Stefano Castellani,
  • Lorenzo Guerra,
  • Giuseppe Fracchiolla and
  • Adriana Trapani
  • + 4 authors

22 November 2023

(1) Background: DA-Gelucire® 50/13-based solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) administering the neurotransmitter dopamine (DA) and the antioxidant grape-seed-derived proanthocyanidins (grape seed extract, GSE) have been prepared by us in view of a po...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
7,953 Views
14 Pages

30 September 2021

The goal of diabetes care is to achieve and maintain good glycemic control over time, so as to prevent or delay the development of micro- and macrovascular complications in type 1 (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, numerous barriers hinder the...

  • Review
  • Open Access
73 Citations
13,042 Views
21 Pages

Nanomedicine is making groundbreaking achievements in drug delivery. The versatility of nanoparticles has given rise to its use in respiratory delivery that includes inhalation aerosol delivery by the nasal route and the pulmonary route. Due to the...

  • Review
  • Open Access
65 Citations
14,614 Views
32 Pages

Nose-to-Brain Delivery of Therapeutic Peptides as Nasal Aerosols

  • Wafaa Alabsi,
  • Basanth Babu Eedara,
  • David Encinas-Basurto,
  • Robin Polt and
  • Heidi M. Mansour

Central nervous system (CNS) disorders, such as psychiatric disorders, neurodegeneration, chronic pain, stroke, brain tumor, spinal cord injury, and many other CNS diseases, would hugely benefit from specific and potent peptide pharmaceuticals and th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,708 Views
16 Pages

Background/Objectives: The precise control of drug absorption through the nasal mucosa following intranasal administration can be achieved through optimal formulation development that considers the nasal retention properties of the administered dosag...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
7,357 Views
17 Pages

Nasal Administration and Plasma Pharmacokinetics of Parathyroid Hormone Peptide PTH 1-34 for the Treatment of Osteoporosis

  • Richard G. Pearson,
  • Tahir Masud,
  • Elaine Blackshaw,
  • Andrew Naylor,
  • Michael Hinchcliffe,
  • Kirk Jeffery,
  • Faron Jordan,
  • Anjumn Shabir-Ahmed,
  • Gareth King and
  • Alan C. Perkins
  • + 2 authors

Nasal delivery of large peptides such as parathyroid 1-34 (PTH 1-34) can benefit from a permeation enhancer to promote absorption across the nasal mucosa into the bloodstream. Previously, we have published an encouraging bioavailability (78%), relati...

  • Correction
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,554 Views
1 Page

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  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
7,192 Views
12 Pages

Comparison of Modern In Vitro Permeability Methods with the Aim of Investigation Nasal Dosage Forms

  • Csilla Bartos,
  • Piroska Szabó-Révész,
  • Tamás Horváth,
  • Patrícia Varga and
  • Rita Ambrus

Nowadays, the intranasal route has become a reliable alternative route for drug administration to the systemic circulation or central nervous system. However, there are no official in vitro diffusion and dissolution tests especially for the investiga...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,231 Views
10 Pages

23 November 2021

The ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has required a variety of non-medical interventions to limit the transmission of the causative agent, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). One such option is over-the-counte...

  • Review
  • Open Access
49 Citations
8,077 Views
12 Pages

In Vitro Anatomical Models for Nasal Drug Delivery

  • Gerallt Williams and
  • Julie D. Suman

Nasal drug delivery has been utilized for locally acting diseases for decades. The nose is also a portal to the systemic circulation and central nervous system (CNS). In the age of SARS-CoV2, the development of nasal sprays for vaccination and prophy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,058 Views
11 Pages

Methodological Principles of Nasal Food Challenge

  • Edyta Krzych-Fałta,
  • Monika E. Czerwińska,
  • Sławomir Białek,
  • Konrad Furmańczyk,
  • Bolesław Samoliński,
  • Błażej Grodner,
  • Adam Sybilski,
  • Grażyna Nowicka and
  • Oksana Wojas

31 August 2023

Thanks to their valuable assessment possibilities (subjective complaints and changes in nasal patency during the examination), nasal provocation tests may serve as an alternative tool for oral food challenges in the future. However, this test require...

  • Review
  • Open Access
50 Citations
7,357 Views
23 Pages

New Opportunity to Formulate Intranasal Vaccines and Drug Delivery Systems Based on Chitosan

  • Roxana Popescu,
  • Mihaela Violeta Ghica,
  • Cristina-Elena Dinu-Pîrvu,
  • Valentina Anuța,
  • Dumitru Lupuliasa and
  • Lăcrămioara Popa

In an attempt to develop drug delivery systems that bypass the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and prevent liver and intestinal degradation, it was concluded that nasal medication meets these criteria and can be used for drugs that have these drawbac...

  • Opinion
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,953 Views
12 Pages

Navigating the Development of Dry Powder for Inhalation: A CDMO Perspective

  • Beatriz Noriega-Fernandes,
  • Mariam Ibrahim,
  • Rui Cruz,
  • Philip J. Kuehl and
  • Kimberly B. Shepard

19 March 2025

Interest in pulmonary/nasal routes for local delivery has significantly increased over the last decade owing to challenges faced in the delivery of molecules with poor solubility, systemic side effects, or new modalities such as biologics. This incre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,243 Views
16 Pages

21 July 2022

Intranasal drug applications show significant therapeutic potential for diverse pharmaceutical modalities. Because the formulation applied to the nasal cavity is discharged to the pharyngeal side by mucociliary clearance, the formulation should be di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,780 Views
17 Pages

Investigation of Nano Spray-Dried, Hyaluronic Acid-Modified Polymeric Micelles for Nasal Administration

  • Bence Sipos,
  • Levente Mayer,
  • Mária Budai-Szűcs,
  • Gábor Katona,
  • Rita Ambrus and
  • Ildikó Csóka

Background/Objectives: The combination of nanomedicine with nasal administration is of paramount importance in current research and development. Polymeric micelles coated with hyaluronic acid may be a suitable solution to enhance drug release and per...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,177 Views
20 Pages

Background/Objectives: The intranasal (IN) route of administration is a promising non-invasive approach for brain targeting, bypassing the blood–brain barrier and enhancing bioavailability. Citalopram hydrobromide (CT), a widely prescribed spar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,828 Views
13 Pages

Synthesis and Characterization of Magnetic Composite Theragnostics by Nano Spray Drying

  • Caio José Perecin,
  • Xavier Pierre Marie Gratens,
  • Valmir Antônio Chitta,
  • Patrícia Leo,
  • Adriano Marim de Oliveira,
  • Sérgio Akinobu Yoshioka and
  • Natália Neto Pereira Cerize

25 February 2022

Composites of magnetite nanoparticles encapsulated with polymers attract interest for many applications, especially as theragnostic agents for magnetic hyperthermia, drug delivery, and magnetic resonance imaging. In this work, magnetite nanoparticles...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,353 Views
23 Pages

Molecularly Imprinted Drug Carrier for Lamotrigine—Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Physicochemical Parameters

  • Monika Sobiech,
  • Sandile M. Khamanga,
  • Karol Synoradzki,
  • Tamara J. Bednarchuk,
  • Katarzyna Sikora,
  • Piotr Luliński and
  • Joanna Giebułtowicz

This study presents the initial attempt at introducing a magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) designed specifically for lamotrigine with the purpose of functioning as a drug carrier. First, the composition of the magnetic polymer underwent op...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,709 Views
35 Pages

The purpose of this study was to formulate Lactomorphin (MMP2200) in its pure state as spray-dried(SD) powders, and with the excipient Trehalose as co-spray-dried(co-SD) powders; for intranasal and deep lung administration with Dry Powder Inhalers (D...

  • Review
  • Open Access
218 Citations
14,830 Views
22 Pages

Drying Technologies for the Stability and Bioavailability of Biopharmaceuticals

  • Fakhrossadat Emami,
  • Alireza Vatanara,
  • Eun Ji Park and
  • Dong Hee Na

Solid dosage forms of biopharmaceuticals such as therapeutic proteins could provide enhanced bioavailability, improved storage stability, as well as expanded alternatives to parenteral administration. Although numerous drying methods have been used f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,886 Views
13 Pages

Antihistamines such as levocetirizine dihydrochloride (LC) are commercially used in oral tablets and oral drops to reduce allergic symptoms. In this study, LC was nano-spray-dried using three mucoadhesive polymers and four cyclodextrin species to for...

  • Review
  • Open Access
82 Citations
12,123 Views
28 Pages

Formulation Strategies of Nanosuspensions for Various Administration Routes

  • Sıla Gülbağ Pınar,
  • Ayşe Nur Oktay,
  • Alptuğ Eren Karaküçük and
  • Nevin Çelebi

Nanosuspensions (NSs), which are nanosized colloidal particle systems, have recently become one of the most interesting substances in nanopharmaceuticals. NSs have high commercial potential because they provide the enhanced solubility and dissolution...