Inhibition of Breast Cancer Metastasis by Pluronic Copolymers with Moderate Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Balance.

abstract：:The purpose of this work was to elucidate the molecular interactions leading to monoclonal antibody self-association and precipitation and utilize biophysical measurements to predict solubility behavior at high protein concentration. Two monoclonal antibodies (mAb-G and mAb-R) binding to overlapping epitopes were inve...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Pindrus M,Shire SJ,Kelley RF,Demeule B,Wong R,Xu Y,Yadav S

更新日期：2015-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately, 40-70% of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) are severely limited by their extremely poor aqueous solubility, and consequently, there is a high demand for excipients that can be used to formulate clinically relevant doses of these drug candidates. Here, proof-of-concept studies demonstrate the pote...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Hettiarachchi G,Samanta SK,Falcinelli S,Zhang B,Moncelet D,Isaacs L,Briken V

更新日期：2016-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study explores the potential of polyelectrolyte-coated liposomes for improving the oral deliverability of doxorubicin (Dox). As a part of formulation strategy, stearyl amine was selected as a formulation component to provide positive charge to liposomes, which were subsequently coated with anionic poly(acr...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Jain S,Patil SR,Swarnakar NK,Agrawal AK

更新日期：2012-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Dry powder inhalations (DPI) of microparticles containing isoniazid (INH) and rifabutin (RFB) are under preclinical development for use in pulmonary tuberculosis. Microparticles containing 0.25, 2.5, or 25 mg of each drug were administered daily for 90 days to rhesus macaques (n = 4/group). Single inhalations or intra...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Kumar Verma R,Mukker JK,Singh RS,Kumar K,Verma PR,Misra A

更新日期：2012-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori inhabits the gastric epithelium and can promote the development of gastric disorders, such as peptic ulcers, acute and chronic gastritis, mucosal lymphoid tissue (MALT), and gastric adenocarcinomas. To use nanotechnology as a tool to increase the antibacterial activity of silver I [Ag(I)] compounds...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Almeida Furquim de Camargo B,Soares Silva DE,Noronha da Silva A,Campos DL,Machado Ribeiro TR,Mieli MJ,Borges Teixeira Zanatta M,Bento da Silva P,Pavan FR,Gallina Moreira C,Resende FA,Menegário AA,Chorilli M,Vieira de Godoy Nett

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Deacetylated gellan gum and two sodium alginate polymer types were used each at three concentrations in the suitable range for their sol-gel transition. The prepared nine droppable gels were evaluated in vitro, ex vivo through sheep nasal mucosa, as well as in vivo in comparison to drug solution given intravenously an...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Ibrahim HK,Abdel Malak NS,Abdel Halim SA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on tailored lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) delivering nitric oxide (NO) under the control of visible light as a tool for overcoming doxorubicin (DOX) resistance. The NPs consist of a polymeric core and a coating. They are appropriately designed to entrap DOX in the poly(lactide-co-glycolide) core a...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Fraix A,Conte C,Gazzano E,Riganti C,Quaglia F,Sortino S

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current chemotherapy strategies for second-line treatment of relapsed ovarian cancer are unable to effectively treat residual disease post-cytoreduction. The findings presented herein suggest that tissue penetration of drug is not only an issue for large, unresectable tumors, but also for invisible, microscopic lesion...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Eetezadi S,De Souza R,Vythilingam M,Lessa Cataldi R,Allen C

更新日期：2015-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The current recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) therapy requires daily subcutaneous (sc) injections, which results in poor patient compliance, especially in young children. To reduce the dosing frequency, we generated a chimeric protein of rhGH and the Fc-domain of immunoglobulin G (IgG) (rhGH-Fc). The pharmacokin...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Kim SJ,Kwak HH,Cho SY,Sohn YB,Park SW,Huh R,Kim J,Ko AR,Jin DK

更新日期：2015-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging has shown promise in the field of molecular imaging. This technique relies upon the adhesion of ultrasound contrast agent (UCA) to targeted molecular markers of disease. This is accomplished by coating the surface of the contrast agent with a ligand that specifically binds to the i...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Rychak JJ,Li B,Acton ST,Leppänen A,Cummings RD,Ley K,Klibanov AL

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza viruses cause seasonal epidemics and represent a pandemic risk. With current vaccine methods struggling to protect populations against emerging strains, there is a demand for a next-generation flu vaccine capable of providing broad protection. Recombinant biotechnology, combined with nanomedicine techniques,...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Sia ZR,Miller MS,Lovell JF

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The applicability of the computational docking approach was investigated to create a novel method for quick additive screening to inhibit the crystallization taking place in amorphous drugs. Surface energy and attachment energy were utilized to recognize the morphologically most important crystal faces. The surfaces (...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Pajula K,Lehto VP,Ketolainen J,Korhonen O

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight-armed PEG, molecular mass 10 kDa, was functionalized with furyl and maleimide groups, respectively; the obtained macromonomers were cross-linked via Diels-Alder chemistry. The mesh size (ξ) of the prepared hydrogels was determined by swelling studies, rheology, and low field NMR spectroscopy. The in vitro releas...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Kirchhof S,Abrami M,Messmann V,Hammer N,Goepferich AM,Grassi M,Brandl FP

更新日期：2015-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid-state hydrogen-deuterium exchange with mass spectrometric analysis (ssHDX) is a promising method for characterizing proteins in amorphous solids. Though analysis of HDX kinetics is informative and well-established in solution, application of these methods to solid samples is complicated by possible heterogeneiti...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Sophocleous AM,Topp EM

更新日期：2012-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholestasis is a significant risk factor for immediate hepatic failure due to ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury in patients undergoing liver surgery or transplantation. We recently demonstrated that inhibition of Hedgehog (Hh) signaling with cyclopamine (CYA) before I/R prevents liver injury. In this study we hypothes...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Pratap A,Panakanti R,Yang N,Lakshmi R,Modanlou KA,Eason JD,Mahato RI

更新日期：2011-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic wounds are a worldwide health problem causing extremely heavy public health burden and require effective treatment. Optimal strategies for treating nonhealing diabetic wounds include stem-cell-based therapy and delivery of novel drug substances, such as functional microRNAs (miRNAs); however, miRNA easily deg...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Lv Q,Deng J,Chen Y,Wang Y,Liu B,Liu J

更新日期：2020-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic breast cancer is incurable. The goal of this study was to develop a positron emission tomography (PET)/near-infrared fluorescent (NIRF) probe for imaging CD105 expression in breast cancer experimental lung metastasis. TRC105, a chimeric anti-CD105 antibody, was dual-labeled with a NIRF dye (IRDye 800CW) and...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Hong H,Zhang Y,Severin GW,Yang Y,Engle JW,Niu G,Nickles RJ,Chen X,Leigh BR,Barnhart TE,Cai W

更新日期：2012-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Colistin has been increasingly used for the treatment of respiratory infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria. Unfortunately parenteral administration of colistin can cause severe adverse effects. This study aimed to develop an inhaled combination dry powder formulation of colistin and rifapentine for the treatment...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Zhou QT,Sun SP,Chan JG,Wang P,Barraud N,Rice SA,Wang J,Li J,Chan HK

更新日期：2015-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The tendency of highly supersaturated solutions of poorly water-soluble drugs to undergo liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) into drug-rich and water-rich phases when the concentration exceeds the amorphous solubility, for example, during dissolution of some amorphous solid dispersions, is thought to be advantageous...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Hate SS,Reutzel-Edens SM,Taylor LS

更新日期：2019-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant or microbial lectins are known to exhibit potent antiviral activities against viruses with glycosylated surface proteins, yet the mechanism(s) by which these carbohydrate-binding proteins exert their antiviral activities is not fully understood. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is known to possess glycosylated envelope p...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Kachko A,Loesgen S,Shahzad-Ul-Hussan S,Tan W,Zubkova I,Takeda K,Wells F,Rubin S,Bewley CA,Major ME

更新日期：2013-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) drug transporter ABCG2 can actively efflux a wide variety of chemotherapeutic agents out of cancer cells and subsequently reduce the intracellular accumulation of these drugs. Therefore, the overexpression of ABCG2 often contributes to the development of multidrug resistance (MDR) in can...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Wu CP,Hsiao SH,Murakami M,Lu YJ,Li YQ,Huang YH,Hung TH,Ambudkar SV,Wu YS

更新日期：2017-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular mechanisms of autophagy in polyethylenimine (PEI)-treated cells are not well understood because of the use of nonspecific autophagy inhibitors. Here, we applied autophagy-related gene expression analysis to pinpoint the molecular mechanisms of autophagy in PEI-treated wild-type and atg5 gene knockout (at...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Lin CW,Jan MS,Kuo JH

更新日期：2014-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:While highly efficacious in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the approved Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, Tofacitinib (Tofa, CP-690 550), has dose-dependent toxicities that limit its clinical application. In this study, we have examined whether a prodrug design that targets arthritic joints would enhance Tofa's thera...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Wei X,Wu J,Zhao G,Galdamez J,Lele SM,Wang X,Liu Y,Soni DM,Purdue PE,Mikuls TR,Goldring SR,Wang D

更新日期：2018-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the aging of the population, the incidence of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, is expected to grow and, hence, the demand for adequate treatment modalities. However, the delivery of medicines into the brain for the treatment of brain-related diseases is hampered by the presence o...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Stojanov K,Georgieva JV,Brinkhuis RP,van Hest JC,Rutjes FP,Dierckx RA,de Vries EF,Zuhorn IS

更新日期：2012-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravitreal sustained delivery of corticosteroids such as dexamethasone is an effective means of treating a number of ocular diseases, including diabetic retinopathy, uveitis, and age-related or diabetic macular edema. There are currently marketed devices for this purpose, yet only one, Ozurdex, is degradable. In vit...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Amsden BG,Marecak D

更新日期：2016-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:There is evidence that encapsulating glucocorticoids into nucleic acid-containing nanoparticles reduces the inflammatory toxicities of the nanoparticles. Herein, using betamethasone acetate (BA), a glucocorticoid, and a solid lipid nanoparticle formulation of siRNA, we confirmed that coencapsulating BA into the siRNA ...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： O'Mary HL,Hanafy MS,Aldayel AM,Valdes SA,Alzhrani RF,Hufnagel S,Koleng JJ,Cui Z

更新日期：2019-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the dissolution properties of celecoxib (CX) solid dispersions manufactured from Eudragit 4155F and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) were evaluated. Hot-melt extrusion (HME) technology was used to prepare amorphous solid dispersions of drug/polymer binary systems at different mass ratios. The drug concentrati...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Abu-Diak OA,Jones DS,Andrews GP

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complement system plays an important role in host innate immunity, and its activation can be exploited as a potential strategy for vaccine adjuvants. Herein, a pH-responsive micellar vaccine platform (COOH-NPs) was developed using a carboxyl-modified diblock copolymer of poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)-poly(d,l-lactide)...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Li C,Lu Y,Chen Q,Hu H,Zhao X,Qiao M,Chen D

更新日期：2019-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the development of sponge Haliclona sp. spicules, referred to as SHS, and its topical application in skin delivery of hydrophilic biomacromolecules, a series of fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextrans (FDs). SHS are silicious oxeas which are sharp-edged and rod-shaped (∼120 μm in length and ∼7 μm in diameter). S...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Zhang S,Ou H,Liu C,Zhang Y,Mitragotri S,Wang D,Chen M

更新日期：2017-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is a biomarker in breast cancer, and its overexpression is required to initiate therapies using HER2-targeted antibodies. Although trastuzumab is one of the most effective therapeutic antibodies in HER2-overexpressing breast cancer, a significant number of patients do no...

journal_title：Molecular pharmaceutics

authors： Pereira PMR,Ragupathi A,Shmuel S,Mandleywala K,Viola NT,Lewis JS

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00