abstract：:The neuroprotective blood-brain barrier (BBB) keeps many drug candidates below therapeutic levels in the central nervous system. Glutathione PEGylated liposomal doxorubicin (2B3-101) has been developed to safely enhance the delivery of doxorubicin to brain tumors. However, doxorubicin concentration in extracellular br...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Birngruber T,Raml R,Gladdines W,Gatschelhofer C,Gander E,Ghosh A,Kroath T,Gaillard PJ,Pieber TR,Sinner F

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A thermally responsive nanogel was developed through the radical polymerization based on chitosan (CTS) and N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) with acrylamide (AAm) blended to explore the possibility of increasing the volume phase transition temperature (VPTT). The thermally sensitive features of resultant nanogels were s...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Wang Y,Xu H,Wang J,Ge L,Zhu J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study is to understand the effect of altitude on the performance of selected pressurized metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) and dry powder inhalers (DPIs). A testing apparatus that created consistent breath profiles through the Alberta Idealized Throat was designed to test five pMDIs and two DPIs at alti...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Titosky JTF,Morin CMD,Suderman JD,Olfert JS,Finlay WH,Vehring R

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of pH and solution additives on freezing-induced perturbations in the tertiary structure of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) by intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence spectroscopy. In general, freezing caused perturbations in the tertiary structure of the mAb, which were reversible or irreversible dependi...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Liu L,Braun LJ,Wang W,Randolph TW,Carpenter JF

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structural integrity and conformational stability of various IgG1-Fc proteins produced from the yeast Pichia pastoris with different glycosylation site occupancy (di-, mono-, and nonglycosylated) were determined. In addition, the physical stability profiles of three different forms of nonglycosylated Fc molecules ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Alsenaidy MA,Okbazghi SZ,Kim JH,Joshi SB,Middaugh CR,Tolbert TJ,Volkin DB

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of enzymes as therapeutics is very promising because of their catalytic activity and specificity. However, intracellular delivery of active enzymes is challenging due to their low stability and large size. The production of protein-enzyme nanoparticles was investigated with the goal of developing a protein car...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Estrada LH,Chu S,Champion JA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stability of therapeutic proteins formulated in prefilled syringes (PFS) may be negatively impacted by the exposure of protein molecules to silicone oil-water interfaces and air-water interfaces. In addition, agitation, such as that experienced during transportation, may increase the detrimental effects (i.e., pro...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Gerhardt A,Mcgraw NR,Schwartz DK,Bee JS,Carpenter JF,Randolph TW

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surfactants stabilize proteins through two major mechanisms: (1) their preferential location at nearby interfaces, in this way precluding protein adsorption; and/or (2) their association with protein into "complexes" that prevent proteins from interacting with surfaces as well as each other. However, selection of surf...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Kim HL,McAuley A,McGuire J

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported nonaqueous silicone elastomer gels (SEGs) for sustained vaginal administration of the CCR5-targeted entry inhibitor maraviroc (MVC). Here, we describe chemically modified SEGs (h-SEGs) in which the hydrophobic cyclomethicone component was partially replaced with relatively hydrophilic silanol-te...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Forbes CJ,McCoy CF,Murphy DJ,Woolfson AD,Moore JP,Evans A,Shattock RJ,Malcolm RK

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent murine studies found that rifapentine, dosed daily, at least halved tuberculosis treatment times compared with standard rifampicin and isoniazid-containing regimens. However, in humans, an inhalable form of rifapentine may be necessary to considerably shorten treatment duration because of the physiological barr...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Chan JG,Duke CC,Ong HX,Chan JC,Tyne AS,Chan HK,Britton WJ,Young PM,Traini D

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modified cyclodextrins (CDs) have shown great promise as non-viral gene and siRNA delivery vectors in a range of in vitro and in vivo studies. In the current study, structural and biophysical characterisation of selected CDs was carried out to enhance our understanding of their interaction with nucleic acids. The meth...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： O'Mahony AM,Cronin MF,McMahon A,Evans JC,Daly K,Darcy R,O'Driscoll CM

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbamazepine (CBZ) is a leading molecule in the management of epilepsy. Surveys have revealed that a sufficient lack of therapeutically efficient CBZ transbuccal formulation exists. Therefore, this investigation was directed toward designing multiparticulate composite construct (MCC) for the transbuccal delivery of C...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Adeleke OA,Choonara YE,Du Toit LC,Pillay V

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antifungal drug, 5-fluorocytosine (FC), is marketed as a capsule (250 or 500 mg strength) instead of the preferred tablet dosage form. Through systematic characterization of solid-state properties, including mechanical properties, we identify tabletability and poor physical stability of FC as the problems that lik...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Perumalla SR,Sun CC

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An F(ab')2 fragment of an IgG has been spray-dried on a bench-top machine to examine the presence of insoluble particulates in the redissolved powder product. Preliminary experiments showed that treatment of the F(ab')2 in aqueous solution in a water bath at 65°C for 1 h produced fragmentation and also insoluble parti...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Lassner P,Adler M,Lee G

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to develop a pharmacokinetic (PK)/pharmacodynamic (PD) model of a bicyclolide, modithromycin, to explain its concentration-dependent bactericidal activity based on the drug-bacterium interaction model that we developed. We have already reported the applicability of model to the time-dependent...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Katsube T,Wajima T,Yamano Y,Yano Y

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphology of spray-dried particles composed of psicose and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose was modified by adding ammonium bicarbonate (ABC) to the solution. The surface structure of the particles was altered by immediate transformation of ABC to gaseous components during the spray drying. As a result, low-density ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Kawakami K,Hasegawa Y,Zhang S,Yoshihashi Y,Yonemochi E,Terada K

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptidomimetic drugs have favorable bioavailability owing to H(+)/peptide transporter 1 (PEPT1) located in the intestine. Sartans are commonly used and likely coadministered with peptidomimetic drugs in the clinic; however, in vivo interactions between sartans and peptidomimetic drugs have not been systemically unders...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Huo X,Liu Q,Wang C,Meng Q,Sun H,Peng J,Ma X,Sun P,Liu K

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to generate a water-soluble thiolated chitosan to enable the permeation-enhancing effect of chitosan at pH of at least 5.5 without losing the advantages of improved mucoadhesive properties. Therefore, the thiol-bearing polyoxyethylene ligand {O-(3-carboxylpropyl)-O'-[2-[3-mercaptopropio...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Hauptstein S,Bonengel S,Griessinger J,Bernkop-Schnürch A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to develop optimized quercetin (QT)-loaded self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (SNEDDS) that offers protective effect against liver damage. Solubility study of QT in different oils, surfactants, and cosurfactants was performed. Ternary phase mixtures of the selected components were constr...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Ahmed OA,Badr-Eldin SM,Tawfik MK,Ahmed TA,El-Say KM,Badr JM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptide-Fc fusion proteins (or peptibodies) are chimeric proteins generated by fusing a biologically active peptide with the Fc-domain of immunoglobulin G. In this review, we describe recent studies that have evaluated the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion characteristics of peptibodies. Key features...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Wu B,Sun YN

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Safety evaluation of self-assembled polymeric micelles is important for biomedical involvement in drug delivery systems in the future. In this study, biodegradable monomethyl poly (ethylene glycol)-poly (ε-caprolactone)-poly (trimethylene carbonate) [MPEG-P(CL-co-TMC)] copolymer was synthesized and characterized by Fo...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Yang X,Cao D,Wang N,Sun L,Li L,Nie S,Wu Q,Liu X,Yi C,Gong C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 30% of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) experience agglomeration, granulation, and breakage during agitated drying. Currently, there is no small-scale bench tool to help assess and observe granulation behavior of APIs in the laboratory and subsequently lead to the development of a robust drying m...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Zhang S,Lamberto DJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper was to investigate the relaxation behavior of amorphous hesperetin (HRN), using dielectric spectroscopy, and assessment of its crystallization kinetics above glass transition temperature (Tg ). Amorphous HRN exhibited both local (β-) and global (α-) relaxations. β-Relaxation was observed belo...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Shete G,Khomane KS,Bansal AK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DB844 (CPD-594-12), N-methoxy-6-{5-[4-(N-methoxyamidino)phenyl]-furan-2-yl}-nicotinamidine, is an oral prodrug that has shown promising efficacy in both mouse and monkey models of second stage human African trypanosomiasis. However, gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity was observed with high doses in a vervet monkey safety ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Ju W,Yang S,Ansede JH,Stephens CE,Bridges AS,Voyksner RD,Ismail MA,Boykin DW,Tidwell RR,Hall JE,Wang MZ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present work employs recent advances in high-resolution real-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to investigate the disintegration process of tablets containing disintegrants. A temporal resolution of 75 ms and a spatial resolution of 80 × 80 µm with a section thickness of only 600 µm were achieved. The histogra...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Quodbach J,Moussavi A,Tammer R,Frahm J,Kleinebudde P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine how structural changes in antibodies are connected with aggregation, the structural areas of an antibody prone to and/or impacted by aggregation must be identified. In this work, the higher-order structure and biophysical properties of two different monoclonal antibody (mAb) monomers were compared with th...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Iacob RE,Bou-Assaf GM,Makowski L,Engen JR,Berkowitz SA,Houde D

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gas pycnometry is applied to determine the density of solid materials. The analysis of lyophilisates is particularly challenging because of their porous structure. In this study, the density of raw materials and freeze-dried products was determined using different pycnometric methodologies and gases [helium (He), nitr...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Stange U,Scherf-Clavel M,Gieseler H

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work investigates the impact of quality attributes (impurity content, plasmid charge, and compactness) of plasmid DNA isolated with different purification methodologies on the characteristics of lipoplexes prepared thereof (size, zeta potential, stability) and on their ability to transfect mammalian cells. A 3.7 ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： De La Vega J,Braak BT,Azzoni AR,Monteiro GA,Prazeres DM

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were to identify the key process parameters during steam granulation of disordered mesoporous silica material Syloid® 244 FP (244) and to compare two different binders: polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) K25 and hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (HPMC). Itraconazole (ITZ) was selected as the model com...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Vialpando M,Albertini B,Passerini N,Vander Heyden Y,Rombaut P,Martens JA,Van Den Mooter G

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drying is a common pharmaceutical process, whose potential to modify the final drug and/or dosage form properties is often underestimated. In the present study, pellets consisting of the matrix former calcium stearate (CaSt) incorporating the active pharmaceutical ingredient ibuprofen were prepared via wet extrusion a...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Schrank S,Kann B,Windbergs M,Glasser BJ,Zimmer A,Khinast J,Roblegg E

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tablet characteristics of tensile strength and disintegration time were predicted using residual stress distribution, simulated by the finite element method (FEM). The Drucker-Prager Cap (DPC) model was selected as the method for modeling the mechanical behavior of pharmaceutical powders composed of lactose (LAC), cor...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Hayashi Y,Miura T,Shimada T,Onuki Y,Obata Y,Takayama K

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repeated acetaminophen (AP) administration modulates intestinal P-glycoprotein (P-gp) expression. Whether AP can modulate P-gp activity in a short-term fashion is unknown. We investigated the acute effect of AP on rat intestinal P-gp activity in vivo and in vitro. In everted intestinal sacs, AP inhibited serosal-mucos...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Novak A,Carpini GD,Ruiz ML,Luquita MG,Rubio MC,Mottino AD,Ghanem CI

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recombinant fusion proteins hybrid 1 [H1 (Ag85B-ESAT-6)] and hybrid 56 [H56 (Ag85B-ESAT-6-Rv2660c)] derived from Mycobacterium tuberculosis are promising antigens for subunit vaccines against tuberculosis. Both antigens are early batches of antigens to be enrolled in human clinical trials and it is therefore impor...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Hamborg M,Kramer R,Schanté CE,Agger EM,Christensen D,Jorgensen L,Foged C,Middaugh CR

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study pursued to profile the intestinal solubility of nine HIV protease inhibitors (PIs) in fasted- and fed-state human intestinal fluids (FaHIF, FeHIF) aspirated from four volunteers. In addition, the ability of fasted- and fed-state simulated intestinal fluids (FaSSIF, FeSSIF) to predict the intestinal s...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Wuyts B,Brouwers J,Mols R,Tack J,Annaert P,Augustijns P

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to clarify the expression levels of transporter proteins in human lung tissue and to analyze regional and interindividual differences in primary cultured epithelial cells. Organic cation/carnitine tranporter 1 (OCTN1) protein expression was highest (2.08 ± 1.19 fmol/μg protein) in ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Sakamoto A,Matsumaru T,Yamamura N,Uchida Y,Tachikawa M,Ohtsuki S,Terasaki T

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dabrafenib is a small-molecule inhibitor of BRAF kinase activity that is currently being developed for the treatment of BRAF V600 mutation-positive melanoma. This clinical, open-label, two-cohort (n = 14 per cohort), randomized study was designed to evaluate the effect of drug substance particle size, and food on the ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Ouellet D,Grossmann KF,Limentani G,Nebot N,Lan K,Knowles L,Gordon MS,Sharma S,Infante JR,Lorusso PM,Pande G,Krachey EC,Blackman SC,Carson SW

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of excipients in solutions of keratinocyte growth factor 2 (KGF-2) on protein aggregation during agitation as well as on interfacial shear rheology at the air-water interface. Samples were incubated with or without agitation, and in the presence or absence of the excipients heparin, sucrose...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Liu L,Qi W,Schwartz DK,Randolph TW,Carpenter JF

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Midazolam (MDZ) is a benzodiazepine commonly administered in preanesthesia of children by oral or by sublingual routes. To mask its bitter taste and enhance its aqueous solubility, we already developed a 0.2% (w/v) MDZ oral solution containing γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD), which proves to be better accepted by children in pe...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Mathiron D,Marçon F,Dubaele JM,Cailleu D,Pilard S,Djedaïni-Pilard F

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of divalent metal ions (Ca, Mg(2+) , and Zn(2+) ) on the stability of oxytocin in aspartate buffer (pH 4.5) and to determine their interaction with the peptide in aqueous solution. Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography and high-performance size-exclus...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Avanti C,Hinrichs WLJ,Casini A,Eissens AC,Van Dam A,Kedrov A,Driessen AJM,Frijlink HW,Permentier HP

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The deamidation of asparagine into aspartate and isoaspartate moieties is a major pathway for the chemical degradation of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). It can affect the shelf life of a therapeutic antibody that is not formulated or stored appropriately. A new approach to detect deamidation using ion exchange chromato...

journal_title：Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

authors： Pace AL,Wong RL,Zhang YT,Kao YH,Wang YJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00