Abstract:
:Since its discovery in 1796 by Edward Jenner, vaccines have been an integral aspect of therapeutics, combating a number of infectious diseases with remarkable success. In recent years, due to rapid advances in proteomics, genomics, biotechnology and immunology and the plethora of knowledge amassed in related fields, it is fair to expect vaccine development to progress at an exponential pace. However, as we march on into the 21st century, we are still struggling in our efforts to eradicate fatal diseases such as AIDS, malaria and hepatitis C due, in part, to the absence of effective vaccines against these diseases. Vaccine development faces major challenges both technologically and economically. Newer vaccines that are stable, economical, require fewer doses and can be administered using needle free systems are a worldwide priority. An ideal theoretical vaccine may not be cogent unless formulated and delivered aptly. Delivery of vaccines via oral, intranasal, transcutaneous and intradermal routes will decrease the risk of needle-borne diseases and may eliminate the need for trained personnel and sterile equipment. Crucial to the success of a vaccine is the delivery strategy that is to be employed. Currently, various techniques involving DNA vaccines, adjuvants, microparticles and transgenic plants are being developed and evaluated. Although, no major breakthrough is in prospect, these systems have potential and will take immunization to a new technological level. This review will focus on the current development of some novel vaccine delivery systems and will explore the non-parenteral routes of vaccine administration.
journal_name
Curr Drug Delivjournal_title
Current drug deliveryauthors
Azad N,Rojanasakul Ydoi
10.2174/156720106776359249subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-04-01 00:00:00pages
137-46issue
2eissn
1567-2018issn
1875-5704journal_volume
3pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract:BACKGROUND:Amphotericin B eye drops are widely used in the treatment of ocular infections. However, amphotericin's toxicity leads to low patient compliance and aggravation of symptoms. This work describes the development of a microemulsion system containing amphotericin B, aiming for its use in ocular applications. ME...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/1570159x14666151109110734
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A review with 93 references. Heparins are high molecular weight, hydrophilic polyanions, which are unstable under acidic conditions; and therefore they exhibit poor oral bioavailability. Consequently they must be administered via the parenteral route which is expensive, inconvenient, and limits use by outpatients. The...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2174/1567201054367968
更新日期:2005-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The dermal delivery characteristics of hydrophilic silica nanoparticle coated medium chain triglyceride oil-in-water emulsions are reported and correlated with the physicochemical and interfacial properties of the emulsion based drug carriers. The synergistic drug/stabiliser/nanoparticle interactions are demonstrated ...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/156720109789000456
更新日期:2009-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Medicated foams and film forming systems are dosage forms formulated to undergo a controlled metamorphosis when applied on the skin. Indeed, due to the presence of propellant or a particular air-spray foam pump, a liquid can generate foam when applied on the stratum corneum, or a liquid or conventional dosage form can...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2174/1567201816666190118124439
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Essential oils are poor aqueous solubility and high volatility compounds. The encapsulation of essential oils with cyclodextrins (CDs) can protect them from the adverse environmental conditions and improve their stability. Therefore, increasing the functional capabilities of essential oils when they were use...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/1567201817666200731164902
更新日期:2020-07-31 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Alzheimer's disease is a chronic progressive neurodegenerative disorder associated with depletion of acetylcholine. Oral treatment with tacrine hydrochloride; a reversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase, finds limited use in Alzheimer's disease due to frequent dosing, hepatotoxicity and extensive pre-syst...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/1567201816666191022105036
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and free radicals have been implicated in a number of diseases and disorders, and the skin, for its localization, is exposed to a large number of environmental threats. Free radical scavengers and antioxidants have thus been proposed as protective or therapeutic agents against ROS-mediate...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2174/156720111797635487
更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease which affects the patient's lungs, pancreas, liver, kidney and intestine and lacks sulfatase enzyme, leading to mucopolysaccharidosis. Colistin sulfate acts by interacting with phospholipids of bacterial cell membranes. Sulfatase enzyme reduces the high levels of sul...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/1567201817666200122160110
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cutaneous gene therapy and DNA vaccination are potential applications of plasmid delivery methods where a gene for an antigen or a therapeutic protein is inserted in the plasmid and applied to the skin. However, the delivery of the DNA plasmid is a major challenge due to the unusual physicochemical properties of the D...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2174/156720106775197493
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A palpable need for the optimization of therapeutic agents, due to challenges tackled by them such as poor pharmacokinetics and chemoresistance, has steered the journey towards novel interdisciplinary scientific field for emergence of nanostructure materials as a carrier for targeted delivery of therapeutic agents. Am...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2174/1567201812666141229104304
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Nanoparticles (NPs) suffer from rapid clearance from body and require frequent dosing if long treatment is required. METHOD:In order to solve this problem for solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) and prolong their action, SLNs were incorporated into thermo-responsive Poloxamer sol-gels and their fate was investi...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/1567201815666180201093424
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::New technologies are currently investigated with the aim to improve the quality of foods by enhancing their nutritional value, freshness, safety and shelf-life, as well as by improving their tastes, flavours and textures. Moreover, new technological approaches are being explored, in this field, to address nutritional ...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/1567201817999201125205025
更新日期:2020-11-25 00:00:00
abstract::Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is most common lethal malignancy worldwide. About 80% of liver cancer cases are attributed to the combined effects of Hepatitis B and C virus infections. The factors affecting development of HCC include cirrhosis and histological markers of increased liver cell proliferation, environment...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2013-11-24 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The scope of nanotechnology has been extended to almost every sphere of our daily life. As a result of this, nanocarriers like Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) are gaining considerable attention for their use in various therapeutic and diagnostic applications. OBJECTIVE:The objective of the current article is to rev...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/1567201817999200508092821
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to develop and evaluate chitosan (CTS) solid dispersion particulate matrix (SDPM) for sustained oral delivery of ketorolac tromethamine (KT). METHODS:SDPM formulations were prepared by freeze drying method and characterized for their effectiveness and biological activities via in vitro and ...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/1567201812666151012114006
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The use of different drug classes as host modulating agents has been postulated to have significance as an adjunctive remedy curing chronic periodontitis. In this study nano-structured films containing doxycyclin (DOX) were evaluated for such purpose. Nano DOX/chitosan particulate system was prepared using spray dryin...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/1567201813666151113122752
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Polyionic Complex (PIC) nanogels are promising delivery systems with numerous attractions such as simple, fast, and organic solvent-free particle formation and mild drug loading conditions. Among polyelectrolytes, poly (L-amino acid) copolymers such as poly (ethylene glycol)-block-poly (L-glutamic acid) copo...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/1567201817999201103195846
更新日期:2020-11-03 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:This study aimed to investigate the influence of the preparation process and composition on the microstructure of the O/W primary emulsions and the corresponding impact on the formation of oil-in-water-in-oil (O/W/O) multiple emulsions. OBJECTIVES:Multiple emulsions were prepared by a two-step emulsification metho...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/1567201818666210101114517
更新日期:2020-12-31 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The present study reports the use of MicrofluidizerTM technology to form a stable nanosuspension of atovaquone (ATQ) using quality by design (QbD) approach. METHODS:The patient-centric quality target product profile and critical quality attributes (CQAs) were identified. A Box-Behnken design was employed for...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/1567201817666191227095019
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::psyllium, a medicinally active gel forming natural polysaccharide and a dietary fiber has been used as a medicine in myriad of conditions such as constipation and inflammatory bowel syndrome. One of its more recent uses that have received attention has been its ability to reduce blood sugar levels in diabetics. Theref...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/1567201811310030010
更新日期:2013-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The development of oral insulin using the eligen technology represents a significant advance in insulin administration which is expected to improve the quality of life of diabetic patients. As clinical studies progress, a great deal of interest has focused on the process by which this technology enables insulin absorp...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/1567201053586001
更新日期:2005-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Osteoarthritis is usually regarded as a localized disease whose optimal treatment is a therapy applied directly to the affected joint. Unfortunately, current local therapies such as repeated intraarticular injections or constant infusions are associated with a higher risk of infection. One way to overcome this would b...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2174/156720107779314839
更新日期:2007-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The objective of this investigation was aimed to explore the cancer targeting potential of folate conjugated dendrimer (polypropylene imine, PPI) under strategic influence of folate receptor up-regulators (all trans Retinoic acid, ATRA and Dexamethasone, DEXA). The folate conjugated dendrimer nanoconjugate (FPPI) was ...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/1567201811310040012
更新日期:2013-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The most common feature for antigen-delivery systems is their particulate nature. Together with a certain depot effect, it is the particulate nature that primarily dictates whether the antigen-delivery system will be successful in inducing a certain type and strength of immune response. In this article, we will summar...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2174/156720106778559029
更新日期:2006-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Skin, the most significant protective organ in the body, may face serious problems, including cancer, infectious diseases, etc., requiring different drugs for the treatment. However, most of these drugs have poor chemical and physical stability, and insufficient penetration through the skin layers. In recent years, wi...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/1567201817999200820161438
更新日期:2020-08-20 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Bupivacaine is the most used local anesthetic in surgical procedures, producing prolonged anesthesia. The major limiting factor for the clinical use of bupivacaine comes from its systemic toxicity. Nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) are vehicles for sustained drug delivery that are able to minimize the toxi...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/1567201814666170726101113
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Resveratrol is a phenolic compound that has been widely studied in the last years because of its extensive pharmacological properties. It also has physicochemical properties that are adequate for diffusion through the human skin. An analytical method by high performance liquid chromatography was developed and validate...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/1567201812666150130161736
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Fluoroquinolones, the synthetic antibacterial agents are being successfully utilized against bacterial infections, since the time immemorial. Despite of enormous useful features, these drugs are associated with some limitations also. Large number of efforts has been made by various scientists to improve phar...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/1567201813666161018153852
更新日期:2018-02-14 00:00:00
abstract::Conventional eye drops show relatively low bioavailability due to poor precorneal contact time. In situ hydrogels are of great importance in providing sustained ocular drug delivery. By exhibiting elastic properties they resist ocular drainage of the drug leading to longer contact times. In the present study an in sit...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2174/156720110791560928
更新日期:2010-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The basal ganglia, an important functional integrity of the brain, comprises multiple subcortical nuclei. The area is mainly supplied by the perforating branches of ipsilateral middle cerebral artery (MCA). The unilateral non-traumatic basal ganglia hemorrhage, commonly located in the putamen, most often res...
journal_title:Current drug delivery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2174/1567201813666160607202811
更新日期:2017-09-06 00:00:00