Comparing the efficacy and safety of salmeterol/fluticasone pMDI versus its mono-components, other LABA/ICS pMDIs and salmeterol/fluticasone Diskus in patients with asthma.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The work presents the development of acellular scaffolds extemporaneously embedded with platelet lysate (PL), as an innovative approach in the field of tissue regeneration/reparation. PL embedded scaffolds should have a tridimensional architecture to support cell migration and growth, in order to restore s...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Sandri G,Bonferoni MC,Rossi S,Ferrari F,Mori M,Cervio M,Riva F,Liakos I,Athanassiou A,Saporito F,Marini L,Caramella C

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:For poorly soluble compounds, a good bioavailability is typically needed to assess the therapeutic index and the suitability of the compound for technical development. In industry, the selection of the delivery technology is not only driven by technical targets, but also by constraints, such as production ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： van Hoogevest P,Liu X,Fahr A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liposomes, phospholipids, nanosized bubbles with a bilayered membrane structure, have drawn a lot of interest as pharmaceutical carriers for drugs and genes. In particular, liposomes are widely used for drug delivery into tumors. OBJECTIVE:In many cases, to enhance the efficacy of the liposomal drugs, drug-...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Torchilin V

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common lethal malignancies. The prognosis is poor despite progress in early diagnosis. The initial treatment of choice is hepatic resection; unfortunately, not all patients are eligible for liver resection. Moreover, there are significant recurrences. Diffe...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Giunchedi P,Maestri M,Gavini E,Dionigi P,Rassu G

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last decade, interest in physical organogels has grown rapidly with the discovery and synthesis of a very large number of diverse molecules, which can gel organic solvents at low concentrations. The gelator molecules immobilise large volumes of liquid following their self-assembly into a variety of aggregates s...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Murdan S

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Rapid clearance of drugs from the body results in short therapeutic half-life and is an integral property of many protein and peptide-based drugs. To maintain the desired therapeutic effect patients are required to administer higher doses more frequently, which is inconvenient and risks undesirable side ef...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Sleep D

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present work aims to formulate nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) exhibiting high skin deposition and high inherent antioxidant potential to repurpose the use of melatonin hormone and some antioxidant oils in the treatment of androgenic alopecia (AGA). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:NLCs were characteriz...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Hatem S,Nasr M,Moftah NH,Ragai MH,Geneidi AS,Elkheshen SA

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Aluetta™ reusable pen device and instructions for use (IFU) for growth hormone (r-hGH; Saizen®, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany) administration were tested for Human-Factors Usability, to ensure it could be used safely and effectively by the intended users in the intended use environment. RESEARCH DESIGN ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Cachemaille A,Warren SE,Moss S

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary cell culture models for the development of new aerosol medicines are attracting increasing interest. Ease of handling, ethical acceptance and high explanatory power are the main advantages of cell culture systems in pulmonary drug research. OBJECTIVE:Pulmonary cell culture models are described and...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Bur M,Lehr CM

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Most vaccines are administered by intramuscular injection using a hypodermic needle and syringe. Some limitations of this procedure include reluctance to be immunized because of fear of needlesticks, and concerns associated with the safe disposal of needles after their use. Skin delivery is an alternate ro...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Gill HS,Kang SM,Quan FS,Compans RW

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:The review presents the design strategy and synthesis of multifunctional dendrimers and hyperbranched polymers with the objective to develop effective drug delivery systems. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW:Well-characterized, commercially available dendritic polymers were subjected to functionaliz...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Paleos CM,Tsiourvas D,Sideratou Z,Tziveleka LA

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is one of the most common causes of blindness among the working population worldwide. Clearly, there is an unmet clinical need to find better treatment options for DR. Areas covered: The literature search was conducted on PubMed with no limitation on language or year of publicatio...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Nirmal J,Radhakrishnan K,Moreno M,Natarajan JV,Laude A,Lim TH,Venkatraman S,Agrawal R

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhalation of microparticulate dosage forms can be effectively used in the treatment of respiratory and systemic diseases. OBJECTIVE:Disease states investigated for treatment by inhalation of microparticles were reviewed along with the drugs' pharmacological, pharmacokinetic and physical chemical properties...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Xie Y,Zeng P,Wiedmann TS

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cationic lipid/DNA complexes (lipoplexes) represent an attractive alternative to viral vectors for cell transfection in vitro and in vivo but still suffer from relatively low efficiency. Comprehension of the interactions between vectors and DNA as well as cellular pathways and mechanisms in DNA entry into cells and ul...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Duan Y,Zhang S,Wang B,Yang B,Zhi D

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US. Currently, protocols for cancer treatment include surgery to remove diseased and suspect tissues, focused radiation, systemic chemotherapy, immunotherapy and their combinations. With conventional chemotherapy, it is almost impossible to deliver anticancer drugs sp...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Xie Y,Bagby TR,Cohen MS,Forrest ML

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Research into oral delivery of biologics has a long and rich history but has not produced technologies used in the clinic. The area has evolved in terms of strategies to promote oral biologics delivery from early chemical absorption enhancers to nanomedicine to devices. Continued activity in this area is j...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Vllasaliu D,Thanou M,Stolnik S,Fowler R

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Macromolecular therapeutics, including enzymes, transcription factors, siRNAs, peptides and large synthetic molecules, can potentially be used to treat human diseases by targeting intracellular molecular pathways and modulating biological responses. However, large macromolecules have no ability to enter ce...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Lönn P,Dowdy SF

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a medical treatment in which a combination of a photosensitising drug and visible light causes destruction of selected cells. Due to the lack of true selectivity of preformed photosensitisers for neoplastic tissue and their high molecular weights, PDT of superficial skin lesions...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Donnelly RF,McCarron PA,Morrow DI,Sibani SA,Woolfson AD

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gastroretentive floating drug delivery systems have emerged as efficient approaches for enhancing the bioavailability and controlled delivery of various therapeutic agents. Significant advancements exploiting chitosan have been made worldwide, in order to investigate these systems according to patient requ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Pahwa R,Saini N,Kumar V,Kohli K

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Conventional chloramphenicol (CHL) eye drops are widely used anti-infection formulations for acute bacterial conjunctivitis. However, the therapeutic effects are limited by insufficient concentration in the conjunctival sac. Hence, the objective of this study is to formulate and develop novel CHL eye drops ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Xu Y,Zhang C,Zhu X,Wang X,Wang H,Hu G,Fu Q,He Z

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A major problem with conventional antitumor therapeutics is nonselective delivery of cytotoxic drugs to normal vital organs and tissues but little delivery to tumor tissues. AREAS COVERED:Here, the authors describe the tumor selective delivery of antitumor drugs by taking advantage of nano-sized drugs and...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Nakamura H,Fang J,Maeda H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Directly delivering liquid using direct current power was a dream for 40 years. Now, the electrokinetic pump can accomplish it. This review reports recent developments in microfabricated electrokinetic pump technologies and their applications, and also discusses the electrophoresis pump and elctroosmotic pump, as well...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Chen L,Choo J,Yan B

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) adherence is suboptimal. ava®, a reusable electromechanical self-injection device (e-Device) developed for certolizumab pegol (CZP) administration, aims to overcome some barriers to increase adherence. This study evaluates patient experience of the e-Device and its tra...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Pouls BPH,Kristensen LE,Petersson M,van den Bemt BJF,Ballerini L,Bruggraber R,Karlen H,Mountian I,van Bracht E,Wiegratz S,Jørgensen TS

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Alendronate sodium (ALS) is the most common drug used for the treatment of osteoporosis. The challenges facing ALS use include: very poor oral bioavailability (0.6%), esophageal ulcers, and complicated instructions for its use. The objective of this research is to utilize nanotechnology to for...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Hosny KM,Ahmed OA,Al-Abdali RT

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many agents used to treat cancer are toxic to normal tissues. Thus, treatments delivering drug specifically to tumour, while minimising exposure to normal tissue, may be advantageous over non-targeted treatments. The exquisite specificity of the immune system has been used successfully to help develop targeted antican...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Brumlik MJ,Daniel BJ,Waehler R,Curiel DT,Giles FJ,Curiel TJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various techniques have been developed to prepare nanoparticles for the delivery of drugs. The implementation of these techniques for large-scale production is still in its infancy, as it requires defined steps which include excipient compatibility, process feasibility, formulation optimization, process optimization, ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Saraf S

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic antibodies are well established as an important class of drugs in modern medicine. The exquisite specificity and affinity for a specific target offered by antibodies has also encouraged their development as delivery vehicles for agents such as radionuclides to target tissues, for radioimmunoimaging and rad...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Kenanova V,Wu AM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Harnessing RNA interference as a therapeutic approach has the potential to significantly expand the druggable target space, offering new hope for treatment of diseases that cannot be addressed with existing classes of drugs. A number of siRNA therapeutics have already progressed into preclinical and clinic...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Gindy ME,Leone AM,Cunningham JJ

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic autoimmune disease, whose main forms are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The main treatment of IBD includes oral administration of anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressive agents enclosed in traditional dosage forms, intended to release the active ingredi...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Youshia J,Lamprecht A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Peptide and protein microarray and microneedle array technology provides direct information on protein function and potential drug targets in drug discovery and delivery. Because of this unique ability, these arrays are well suited for protein profiling, drug target identification/validation and studies of...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Chandrasekhar S,Iyer LK,Panchal JP,Topp EM,Cannon JB,Ranade VV

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00