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  • Article
  • Open Access
82 Citations
6,004 Views
28 Pages

Intranasal Zolmitriptan-Loaded Bilosomes with Extended Nasal Mucociliary Transit Time for Direct Nose to Brain Delivery

  • Mai M. El Taweel,
  • Mona H. Aboul-Einien,
  • Mohammed A. Kassem and
  • Nermeen A. Elkasabgy

This study aimed at delivering intranasal zolmitriptan directly to the brain through preparation of bilosomes incorporated into a mucoadhesive in situ gel with extended nasal mucociliary transit time. Zolmitriptan-loaded bilosomes were constructed th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Novel Approaches for Overcoming Biological Barriers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
9,166 Views
10 Pages

Zolmitriptan is a potent second-generation triptan prescribed for migraine attacks. It suffers low bioavailability (40%) after oral administration due to the hepatic first-pass metabolism. Spanlastics are surfactant-based elastic vesicular drug carri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
5,070 Views
22 Pages

Migraine is a severe neurovascular disease manifested mainly as unilateral throbbing headaches. Triptans are agonists for serotonin receptors. Zolmitriptan (ZMP) is a biopharmaceutics classification system (BCS) class III medication with an absolute...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Topical and Transdermal Drug Delivery)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,377 Views
19 Pages

Development and Characterizations of Pullulan and Maltodextrin-Based Oral Fast-Dissolving Films Employing a Box–Behnken Experimental Design

  • Kiramat Ali Shah,
  • Binbin Gao,
  • Robia Kamal,
  • Anam Razzaq and ,
  • Sun Qi,
  • Qiu-Ning Zhu,
  • Song Lina,
  • Linyu Huang,
  • Grainne Cremin and
  • Jing-Hao Cui
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

18 May 2022

Migraine is a neurological disorder characterized by severe headaches, visual aversions, auditory, and olfactory disorders, accompanied by nausea and vomiting. Zolmitriptan (ZMT®) is a potent 5HT1B/1D serotonin receptor agonist frequently used fo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polymer-Based Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Applications)
  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,636 Views
20 Pages

4 March 2022

It is important to find effective and safe pharmacological options for managing cluster headache (CH) because there is limited evidence from studies supporting the general efficacy and safety of pharmacological therapies. This systematic review and n...

(This article belongs to the Section Clinical Neurology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,563 Views
11 Pages

Diamine Oxidase Interactions with Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Migraine Medicines in the Treatment of Migraine

  • Yaiza Tobajas,
  • Marc Alemany-Fornés,
  • Iris Samarra,
  • Jordi Romero-Giménez and ,
  • Maria Tintoré,
  • Antoni del Pino,
  • Núria Canela,
  • Josep M. del Bas,
  • Nàdia Ortega-Olivé and
  • Xavier Escoté
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

4 December 2023

Histamine intolerance arises when there is a disparity between the production of histamine and the body’s ability to break it down. In the gastrointestinal tract, the primary enzyme responsible for metabolizing ingested histamine is diamine oxi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Diamine Oxidase Deficiency: Prevalence, Consequences, and Solutions)