Microenvironmental pH-modification to improve dissolution behavior and oral absorption for drugs with pH-dependent solubility.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Macrophages are involved in the normal defense of the body; however, the varying phenotypes of macrophages and imbalance in their ratio lead to the impairment of immune response initiating the production of inflammation. As the role of macrophages in immunological disorders and their surface receptors modu...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Mukhtar M,Ali H,Ahmed N,Munir R,Talib S,Khan AS,Ambrus R

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：INTRODUCTION:The use of hydrophilic polymers as a substitute for the Fc-domain in immuno- or non-immuno-based binding proteins is accelerating. Chemical PEGylation has led the way and is still the most advanced and clinically-approved approach. Hydrophilic polymers act by maintaining a flexible conformation and hydroge...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Chen C,Constantinou A,Deonarain M

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Targeted delivery of antithrombotic (thrombolytic) drugs is expected to increase their efficacy and decrease side effects, especially in the case of thrombolytic enzymes. Liposomes, phospholipid nanosized bubbles with a bilayered membrane structure, have drawn a lot of interest as pharmaceutical carriers for...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Elbayoumi TA,Torchilin VP

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functionalised carbon nanotubes (f-CNTs) are emerging as new tools in the field of nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine. This is because they can be easily manipulated and modified by encapsulation with biopolymers or by covalent linking of solubilising groups to the external walls and tips. The possibility of incorpora...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Bianco A

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Delivery of macromolecular drugs is an important field in medical research. However, macromolecules are usually unable to cross the cell membrane without the assistance of a delivery system. Cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) are unique tools to gain access to the cell interior and deliver a bioactive cargo ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Kurrikoff K,Gestin M,Langel Ü

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Many new drug substances have low aqueous solubility which can cause poor bioavailability after oral administration. The application of solid dispersions is a useful method to increase the dissolution rate of these drugs and thereby improve their bioavailability. So far, several methods have been developed...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Srinarong P,de Waard H,Frijlink HW,Hinrichs WL

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of insulin pens has helped improve adherence in Type 1 or 2 diabetes, and reduce inaccurate dosing, fear of injection, and social embarrassment associated with vial and syringe. This report presents the published evidence base for the accuracy, patient preference and economic evaluation of one prefill...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Pfützner A,Asakura T,Sommavilla B,Lee W

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Thermosensitive chitosan/glycerophosphate (C/GP) solutions exhibiting sol-gel transition around body temperature were prepared to develop a class of injectable hydrogel platforms for the imaging and loco-regional treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Indocyanine green (ICG) was loaded in the thermosen...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Salis A,Rassu G,Budai-Szűcs M,Benzoni I,Csányi E,Berkó S,Maestri M,Dionigi P,Porcu EP,Gavini E,Giunchedi P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Radioimmunotherapy (RIT) with monoclonal antibodies and their fragments labelled with radionuclides emitting α -particles, β-particles or Auger electrons have been used for many years in the development of anticancer strategies. While RIT has resulted in approved radiopharmaceuticals for the treatment of h...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Martins CD,Kramer-Marek G,Oyen WJG

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The mechanical properties and compaction characteristics of different varieties of Assam Bora rice flours (ABRFs) were evaluated and compared with those of official Starch 1500®. METHODS:The material properties and compression characteristics of Assam Bora rice flours were studied by Heckel and Kawakita analysis. ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Ahmad MZ,Akhter S,Dhiman I,Sharma P,Verma R

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Utilizing the prodrug approach as a method to overcome various pharmaceutical and pharmacokinetic barriers to drug delivery is significantly accelerating and achieving successes. In contrast to the older traditional prodrugs which suffer from decreased bioavailability and a high profile of side effects, du...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Amly W,Karaman R

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：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：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:Since the 1950s, ultrasonic nebulizers have played an important role in pulmonary drug delivery. As the process in which aerosol droplets are generated is independent and does not require breath-actuation, ultrasonic nebulizers, in principle, offer the potential for instantaneously fine-tuning t...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Yeo LY,Friend JR,McIntosh MP,Meeusen EN,Morton DA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FlexTouch® (FT) is a new prefilled insulin pen with the unique characteristic of no extendable push button at any dose setting and consequently a low activation force. Its technical features along with health care professionals' and patients' preferences in comparison to other traditionally used devices for insulin de...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Pafili K,Papanas N

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Incorrect inhaler technique is one reason why the efficacies of inhaled asthma treatments in clinical trials and effectiveness in the real world differ. Inhaler technique is critical for drug delivery to the lungs; incorrect technique negatively impacts asthma control and long-term outcomes. Breath-trigg...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Usmani O,Roche N,Marshall J,Danagher H,Price D

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral colon-targeted drug delivery systems have gained enormous attention among researchers in the last two decades. The significance of this site-specific drug delivery system can be measured by its usefulness for delivering a variety of therapeutic agents, both for the treatment of local diseases or for systemic ther...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Patel MM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Nanocarrier-based delivery systems offer multiple benefits to overcome limitations of the traditional drug dosage forms, such as protection of the drug, enhanced bioavailability, targeted delivery to disease site, etc. Nanocarriers have exhibited tremendous successes in targeted delivery of therapeutics to...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Majumder J,Minko T

更新日期：2020-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the present study is to evaluate the influence of factors such as biopharmaceutical properties and study protocol on the emptying of pellets from the human stomach in a fed state. METHODS:A systematic literature search for data on human gastric emptying of pellets from a fed stomach state investi...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Bürmen B,Locatelli I,Mrhar A,Bogataj M

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Thymoquinone (TQ), 2-isopropyl-5-methylbenzo-1, 4-quinone, the main active constituent of Nigella sativa (NS) plant, has been proven to be of great therapeutic aid in various in vitro and in vivo conditions. Despite the promising therapeutic activities of TQ, this molecule is not yet in the clinical tria...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Rathore C,Rathbone MJ,Chellappan DK,Tambuwala MM,Pinto TJA,Dureja H,Hemrajani C,Gupta G,Dua K,Negi P

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Biopolymers have been used extensively in the pharmaceutical field. Pectin, a biopolymer, has several unique properties that enable it to be used as an excipient or carrier for oral drug delivery systems. Accordingly, several investigators have identified the benefits of pectin-based delivery systems for o...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Sriamornsak P

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Test the hypothesis that pegylated meglumine antimoniate-containing liposomes (LMA) and their mixture with non-pegylated (conventional) LMA may be more effective than conventional LMA against visceral leishmaniasis (VL), because of wider drug distribution among different mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS) tis...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Azevedo EG,Ribeiro RR,da Silva SM,Ferreira CS,de Souza LE,Ferreira AA,de Oliveira E Castro RA,Demicheli C,Rezende SA,Frézard F

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Many drug candidates with high therapeutic efficacy have low water solubility, which limits the administration and transport across physiological barriers, for example, the tumor tissue barrier. Therefore, strategies are needed to permeabilize the physiological barriers safely so that hydrophobic drugs may...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Wang G,Wang J,Wu W,Tony To SS,Zhao H,Wang J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The delivery of drugs through the buccal mucosa has received a great deal of attention over the last two decades, and yet there are not many buccal delivery products available on the market. OBJECTIVE:This review outlines the advantages and disadvantages of buccal drug delivery, provides a historical perspe...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Pather SI,Rathbone MJ,Senel S

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Cisplatin has been indicated for several malignancies all over the world for many years. Increasing patient tolerance for high dose of chemotherapeutics and reducing side effects has been granted by drug encapsulated liposomal systems. There have been much efforts for improving cisplatin delivery to the ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Zahednezhad F,Zakeri-Milani P,Shahbazi Mojarrad J,Valizadeh H

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an exceptional scenario with regard to drug targeting, as oral administration has the potential to deliver the drug directly to the site(s) of action. Consequently, retention of the drug within the intestinal lumen and tissue, rather than systemic absorption, is frequent...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Wolk O,Epstein S,Ioffe-Dahan V,Ben-Shabat S,Dahan A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The treatment of hard tissue defects, especially those of bone and cartilage, induced by infections or tumors remains challenging. Traditional methods, including debridement with systematic chemotherapy, have shortcomings owing to their inability to eliminate infections and high systematic toxicity. AREA ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Hua L,Lei T,Qian H,Zhang Y,Hu Y,Lei P

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The CYPHER (Cordis, Johnson & Johnson) sirolimus-eluting stent and the TAXU (Boston Scientific) paclitaxel-eluting stent have been extensively evaluated and have been proven to be significant novel tools for the treatment of coronary artery disease. Several sirolimus derivatives have already emerged, receiving CE Mark...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug delivery

authors： Vaina S,Serruys PW

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00