Progress in novel ultradeformable vesicular drug carrier in the topical and transdermal treatment of psoriasis

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 807-819
Author(s):  
Nirmala Nayak ◽  
Preethi Somanna ◽  
Amit B Patil ◽  
Arun Radhakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Drug Concentration ◽  
Drug Carrier ◽  
Autoimmune Condition ◽  
Edge Activator ◽  
Infected Skin

Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition that is described by infected skin patches. Ultradeformable vesicles have been a novel carrier for the treatment of psoriasis in topical and transdermal therapy. The systemic route may induce adverse effects and the drug concentration may not be localized when applied topically to the psoriasis skin due to their physicochemical properties. These limitations can be overcome by a vesicular delivery system such as transferosomes. Research on transferosomes is ongoing. Transferosomes are flexible deformable vesicular structures, which consist of a bilayer softening agent such as an edge activator, which allows it to penetrate deeper dermal layers. This review outlines the use of transferosomes in the treatment of deeply rooted dermal disorders like psoriasis.

Identifying underlying issues related to the inactive excipients of transfersomes based drug delivery system

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Drashti Patel ◽  
Bappaditya Chatterjee
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Drug Delivery System ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Transdermal Delivery ◽  
Systemic Availability ◽  
Drug Penetration ◽  
Skin Damage ◽  
Variable Effect ◽  
Practical Factors ◽  
Edge Activator

: Transfersomes are bilayer vesicles composed of phospholipid and edge-activators, which are mostly surfactant. Transfersomes based drug delivery system has gained a lot of interest of the pharmaceutical researchers for their ability to improve drug penetration and permeation through the skin. Transdermal drug delivery via transfersomes has the potential to overcome the challenge of low systemic availability. However, this complex vesicular system has different issues to consider for developing a successful transdermal delivery system. One of the major ingredients, phospholipid has versatile sources and variable effect on the vesicle size and drug entrapment in transfersomes. The other one termed as edge-activator or surfactant has some crucial consideration of skin damage and toxicity depending upon its type and concentration. A complex interaction between type and concentration of phospholipid and surfactant was observed, which affect the physicochemical properties of transfersomes. This review focuses on the practical factors related to these two major ingredients such as phospholipid and surfactant. The origin, purity, desired concentration, the susceptibility of degradation, etc. are the important factors for selecting phospholipid. Regarding surfactants, the major aspects are type and desired concentration. A successful development of transfersomes based drug delivery system depends on the proper considerations of these factors and practical aspects.

scholarly journals Toxicological Profile of Plasmonic Nanoparticles in Zebrafish Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 6372
Author(s):  
Marta d’Amora ◽  
Vittoria Raffa ◽  
Francesco De Angelis ◽  
Francesco Tantussi
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Danio Rerio ◽  
Plasmonic Nanoparticles ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Zebrafish Model ◽  
Toxicological Profile ◽  
Materials Used

Plasmonic nanoparticles are increasingly employed in several fields, thanks to their unique, promising properties. In particular, these particles exhibit a surface plasmon resonance combined with outstanding absorption and scattering properties. They are also easy to synthesize and functionalize, making them ideal for nanotechnology applications. However, the physicochemical properties of these nanoparticles can make them potentially toxic, even if their bulk metallic forms are almost inert. In this review, we aim to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the potential adverse effects of plasmonic nanoparticles in zebrafish (Danio rerio) during both development and adulthood, focusing our attention on the most common materials used, i.e., gold and silver.

scholarly journals Carboxymethyl cellulose-grafted graphene oxide for efficient antitumor drug delivery

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 291-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zepeng Jiao ◽  
Bin Zhang ◽  
Chunya Li ◽  
Weicong Kuang ◽  
Jingxian Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Drug Delivery System ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Carboxymethyl Cellulose ◽  
Drug Carrier ◽  
Controlled Drug Release ◽  
Ph Sensitive ◽  
Tumor Growth Inhibition

Abstract A drug delivery system based on carboxymethyl cellulose-grafted graphene oxide loaded by methotrexate (MTX/CMC-GO) with pH-sensitive and controlled drug-release properties was developed in this work. CMC was grafted on graphene oxide by ethylenediamine through hydrothermal treatment. CMC serves as a pH-sensitive trigger, while CMC-GO serves as a drug-carrying vehicle due to the curved layer and large plain surface. Different amounts of drugs could be loaded into CMC-GO nanocarriers by control of the original amount of drug/carrier ratios. Additionally, low cytotoxicity against NIH-3T3 cells and low in vivo toxicity was observed. In vivo tumor growth inhibition assays showed that MTX/CMC-GO demonstrated superior antitumor activity than free MTX against HT-29 cells. Moreover, prolonged survival time of mice was observed after MTX/CMC-GO administration. The MTX/CMC-GO drug delivery system has a great potential in colon cancer therapy.

scholarly journals Stepwise Glucoheptoamidation of Poly(Amidoamine) Dendrimer G3 to Tune Physicochemical Properties of the Potential Drug Carrier: In Vitro Tests for Cytisine Conjugates

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Czerniecka-Kubicka ◽  
Piotr Tutka ◽  
Marek Pyda ◽  
Małgorzata Walczak ◽  
Łukasz Uram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Drug Carrier ◽  
Human Fibroblasts ◽  
Pamam Dendrimer ◽  
In Vitro Tests ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Ζ Potential ◽  
Cell Accumulation

Third-generation poly(amidoamine) dendrimer (PAMAM) was modified by stepwise primary amine group amidation with d-glucoheptono-1,4-lactone. The physicochemical properties of the conjugates—size, ζ potential in lysosomal pH 5 and in neutral aqueous solutions, as well as intramolecular dynamics by differential scanning calorimetry—were determined. Internalization and toxicity of the conjugates against normal human fibroblasts BJ were monitored in vitro in order to select an appropriate carrier for a drug delivery system. It was found that initial glucoheptoamidation (up to 1/3 of amine groups of neat dendrimers available) resulted in increase of conjugate size and ζ potential. Native or low substituted dendrimer conjugates accumulated efficiently in fibroblast cells at nontoxic 1 µM concentration. Further substitution of dendrimer caused consistent decrease of size and ζ potential, cell accumulation, and toxicity. All dendrimers are amorphous at 36.6 °C as determined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The optimized dendrimer, half-filled with glucoheptoamide substituents, was applied as carrier bearing two covalently attached cytisine molecules: a rigid and hydrophobic alkaloid. The conjugate with 2 cytisine and 16 glucoheptoamide substituents showed fast accumulation and no toxicity up to 200 µM concentration. The half-glucoheptoamidated PAMAM dendrimer was selected as a promising anticancer drug carrier for further applications.

scholarly journals Review of Pharmaceutical Applications of N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abolghasem Jouyban ◽  
Mohammad Amin Abolghasemi Fakhree ◽  
Ali Shayanfar
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽  
Pharmaceutical Applications ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries

N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) or Pharmasolve is very strong solubilizing agent and it has important applications in different fields of industry. This review presents NMP physicochemical characteristics, application especially in pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacokinetic and toxicity. Characteristics of NMP such as physicochemical properties, solubilization efficacy, toxicity and adverse effects were compared with other common solvents used in the pharmaceutical industries. This review reveals that NMP is an acceptable pharmaceutical solvent and its efficacy, toxicity, and side effects are comparable with other common solvent.

Gastro-retentive drug delivery system for treatment of Ulcer

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (02) ◽  
pp. 203-210
Author(s):  
Mohd Vaseem Fateh ◽  
Vikas Kumar ◽  
Renu Chaudhary ◽  
Vivak Ujjwal
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Drug Release ◽  
Sustained Release ◽  
Drug Delivery System ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Drug Concentration ◽  
Oral Dosage ◽  
Oral Drug ◽  
Time Duration ◽  
Release Drug

Due to the comfort of administration, economical and extensibility in formulation, the most adopted route to the systemic circulation is the oral route regardless of the astounding elevation in the drug delivery. Oral drug delivery is the most comforting method of delivery due to its comforting method of delivery, due to its better solubility, accurate dosage and simpler production. Approximately 90% of the drugs are administered orally of which solid oral dosage form is the most chosen class of medicaments. Conventional dosage forms usually exhibit the serum drug concentration fluctuations and irregularities in drug concentration in the tissues with resultant toxicity, low bioavailability and thus low therapeutic effects. Accordingly, the concept of the oral sustained release drug delivery system has gained popularity in advancement. Sustained release drug deliveries have steady and consistent drug release over longer time duration. Here, if the drug release is consistent over the time duration, it is supposed to be controlled release system, however if the system doesn’t achieve the constant drug release but shows the drug release over the longer duration compared to the conventional system, it is prolonged release systems. These systems are hot in the recent trend as they offer huge designing and adaptability range during formulation

Application of Abdominal Imaging Based on Nano Drug Delivery System for Diagnosis and Treatment of Liver Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 824-832
Author(s):  
Zhenzhen Fan ◽  
Qingsheng Liu ◽  
Fangfang Lu ◽  
Zhihui Dong ◽  
Peng Gao
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Folic Acid ◽  
Liver Cancer ◽  
Drug Delivery System ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles ◽  
Drug Carrier ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Fluorescent Nanoparticles ◽  
Abdominal Image

Liver cancer has a high incidence and a poor prognosis, which seriously affects human health. Doxorubicin is one of the chemotherapeutics used in the treatment of tumours, but its severe adverse reactions, especially cardiac toxicity, have limited its clinical application. The nanometre drug delivery system enables drug-loaded nanoparticles to be specifically concentrated in tumour tissues, increasing cell uptake and improving curative effect. Therefore, in this paper, folic acid-modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN-NH2-PEG-FA) were synthesized by modifying the folic acid on the surface of a drug carrier by using the characteristics of the expression of folic acid receptors, and using it as a drug. The carrier was loaded with antitumor drug doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX), and a nanometre drug delivery system (MSN-NH2-PEG-FA/DOX) was constructed. At the same time, the near-infrared dye Cy5 was used to mark the mother nucleus to construct fluorescent nanoparticles (MSN-NH2-PEG-FA/DOX-Cy5) for cell and tumour imaging, so as to obtain the abdominal image of liver cancer patients, thereby realizing diagnosis and treatment. The research results show that the carrier can specifically gather in the liver area, reduce the distribution in the heart, reduce the toxic and side effects of drugs, and prolong the survival time of patients. The results of this study provide new ideas for the treatment of liver cancer, and provide a new theoretical basis and experimental basis for the study of inorganic nanomaterials as targeted drug delivery systems.

Diagnosis of White Spot Defects Drived from Gear Wheel Carbonization and its Corresponding Measures

2011 ◽  
Vol 418-420 ◽  
pp. 760-764
Author(s):  
Hong Li Liu ◽  
Ming Xi Liu
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Gear Wheel ◽  
Physicochemical Analysis ◽  
White Spot ◽  
Vacuum Carburizing ◽  
Ultrasonic Cleaning ◽  
Carbonization Process ◽  
Grinding Burn

To account for the adverse effects of white spot defects onto the performance of gear wheel, physicochemical properties are studied based on the conducted surface carbonization experiment. Further, the geneses for white spot defects are discussed and the solutions to this problem are also clarified. It is found from the physicochemical analysis that the white spot defects occurred on gear surface can be classified into two parts: a) the ‘single white spot’, which originates from the sick point produced during the carbonization process, and b) the ‘multiple continuous spots’, which are produced by either the non-uniformity surface carbonization or the grinding burn or otherwise the micro ecarbonization caused by overheat on gear surface. For different white spot defects, different strategies should be employed: ultrasonic cleaning technique should be performed for the single white spot case, while for the ‘multiple white spot’ case, not only should the vacuum carburizing technique be employed to avoid surface non-uniformity of carbonization, but also vacuum oil quenching are needed to clear up the defects induced by micro decarbonization.

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