... amount of enzyme was added to release 15 nmol of MCA in the enzyme reaction For determination of the inhibitory activity, a fixed amount of enzyme was first incubated with different amounts of the ... ideal template for the designof potent, specific and stable furin inhibitors Here we report the design and synthesis of various peptide analogs derived from the Lys fragment of MBTI and their functional ... inhibitory activity of the Lys domain was higher than that of the Arg domain, this study focused on the former The Lys domain consists of two peptide chains, which are composed of 26 and nine residues,...
... stability Chemical Aspects ofDrugDeliverySystems Table Routes of administration and general classification ofdrugdeliverysystems ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION DRUGDELIVERY CLASS ORAL SOLIDS (e.g tablets, ... Aspects ofDrugDeliverySystems Table Mechanisms and properties influencing drugrelease from particle carrier systems* MECHANISM OFDRUGRELEASE PROPERTIES INFLUENC~NG DRUG DIFFUSION DRUGRELEASE ... development of alternative drugdelivery systems, which attempt to address the requirements of rate and extent ofdrug release, and thereby absorption Deliverysystems include oral sustained release...
... Targeted drugdelivery systems: deliver drug to a desired body location, organ, tissue, specific cells… Controlled -release drugdelivery systems: preprogramed drugrelease By the route of delivery: ... A4: series of multiple doses of a conventional drugdelivery system B: ideal drug concentration profile PRODRUG What is a prodrug? Prodrug is an inactive precursor of a drug Prodrug reconversion ... Society of Chemistry, American Chemical Society, Wiley InterScience journals… CONTENTS Generalities ofdrugdelivery Liposomes as drugdeliverysystems Polymers and polymeric systems for drug delivery...
... inactivation of the catalytic sites not integrate Transduction of both dividing and non-dividing cells results in transcription of episomal forms of the vector and a strong expression of the gene of interest ... deliverysystems in vivo Mucosal adjuvants The talk on mucosal adjuvants for the genital tract by Ali Harandi from the University of Göteborg highlighted the significance of the development of ... levels of cross-reactive neutralising activity and correlated with the length of time the patients remained free of disease Broadly neutralising antibodies were present in the sera of 23 of the...
... trial of a Tenofovir gel by the Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) [3], have given hope for the development of an effective product directed towards women The use of ... induction of tolerance A deeper understanding of the properties of vaccineinduced antibodies, as well as the potential role of complement in eliciting immunity against HIV, will contribute to the design ... gp160 are now inspiring the designof novel vaccine candidates Particular aspects of the strategy have been the removal or masking of immunodominant and variable parts of the viral surface in order...
... trial of a Tenofovir gel by the Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) [3], have given hope for the development of an effective product directed towards women The use of ... induction of tolerance A deeper understanding of the properties of vaccineinduced antibodies, as well as the potential role of complement in eliciting immunity against HIV, will contribute to the design ... gp160 are now inspiring the designof novel vaccine candidates Particular aspects of the strategy have been the removal or masking of immunodominant and variable parts of the viral surface in order...
... construction ofdrugdeliverysystems in not too long a time The functionalization of CNTs used in the construction ofdrugdeliverysystems will be discussed in later sections In vivo behavior of functionalized ... application of CNTs as the molecular transporter in drugdelivery Page 14 of 22 Drugdelivery targeted to lymphatic system Many cancers metastasize through lymphatic canal The drugdeliverysystems ... schematic illustration of the strategy for the preparation of the CNT-based drugdeliverysystems Figure The modification of CNTs Schematic illustration of modification of CNTs with various molecules...
... efficacies over different periods of the day, depending on the release profile [21-23] Having different MPH-MR proportions with differing release profiles allows tailoring of treatment to each patient, ... formulation of MPH contains a 30:70 ratio of IR to DR MPH by weight [17] It uses a multiparticulate bead delivery system in a capsule, in which each bead acts as a drug reservoir; a distinct advantage of ... absorption of sustained -release methylphenidate formulations compared to an immediate -release formulation Biopharm Drug Dispos 1989, 10:165-171 15 Elia J, Ambrosini PJ, Rapoport JL: Treatment of attention-deficit-hyperactivity...
... sustained releaseof the large protein model drugof bovine serum albumin (BSA) on SBA-15 Chapter covers the factors affecting stability of the released BSA in fabrication ofdrugdelivery systems, ... surface of the polymer, resulting in a release rate that is proportional to the surface area of the drugdelivery system (See Figure 2.5b) a DrugDrug Drug- loaded biodegradable particles b DrugDrug ... application of SBA-15 in the deliveryof the small molecule model drugof ibuprofen (IBU), with emphasis on the influence of the different functional methods on the adsorption and releaseof IBU Chapter...
... for DrugDeliverySystemsDrugdeliverysystems modify the kinetics or the location of the escape of the drug from the medicine Tables 15.1 and 15.2 provide generic reasons for using drugdelivery ... terms of duration of clinical use and Table 15.1 Use of a drugdelivery system for kinetic control Dissolution ofdrug is too slow Drug and/or formulation is physically removed from the site of ... loading of up to 20% w/w of protein in the polymer with full retention of the protein enzymatic activity The addition of PEG to the formulation eliminated the burst releaseofdrug and drug release...
... 295 Part Principles of the Fluid Dynamic Designof Packed Columns for Liquid/Liquid Systems Basic Principles of Packed Column Design for Liquid/Liquid Systems 7.1 Introduction ... number Froude number of liquid Froude number of liquid Froude number of liquid Reynolds number of liquid Reynolds number of liquid Reynolds number of droplet modified Reynolds number of vapour or gas ... hydraulic behaviour of packed columns for the development of a new method for the standard presentation of the fluid dynamics of columns with any type of packing design The basic principles of the method...
... define drug- deliverysystemsof a certain size range Reflecting this trend of size definition, Nanoparticulate DrugDeliverySystems is a worthy attempt to bring together a wide range of drug- delivery ... nanoparticulate drug- deliverysystems The first chapter covers a complete overview of the nanoparticulate drugdelivery system, covering wide applications and evaluation of the nanoparticulate drug- delivery ... polymer therapeutics for drug and gene delivery J Control Release 2002; 82:189 58 Torchilin VP Structure and designof polymeric surfactant-based drugdeliverysystems J Control Release 2001; 23:137...
... application of nanodelivery systems in medicine Designof nanotechnology – based drugdeliverySystems Nanoparticles can be used in targeted drugdelivery at the site of disease to improve the uptake of ... therapy The effectiveness ofdrugdeliverysystems can be attributed to their small size, reduced drug toxicity, controlled time releaseof the drug and modification ofdrug pharmacokinetics and ... uptake of poorly soluble drugs [8,9], the targeting of drugs to a specific site, and drug bioavailability A schematic comparison of untargeted and targeted drugdeliverysystems is shown in Figure...
... tackled the problem of optimal designof linear arrays in a cellular systems under the assumption of Gaussian interference Two design problems are considered: maximization of the ergodic capacity ... localization of transmitters based on the estimation of direction of arrivals REFERENCES [1] J H Winters, J Salz, and R D Gitlin, “The impact of antenna diversity on the capacity of wireless communication ... minimization of the interference power at the output of the matched filter (by developing a closed form approximation of the performance criterion), for fixed and variable positions of user and...
... has a twofold origin: the short-term variations of the channel response and the jitter of the sampling process [8] Uncompensated cyclic shortterm variations of the channel, with harmonics of 50 ... the shortcomings of the conventional strategies designed for DMT systems that operate in LTI channels are firstly revisited [8] This analysis suggests two direct improvements: to design a phase ... values of 20 picoseconds, 10 picoseconds and picosecond This model is sometimes simplified, for example, when modeling the phase noise of the oscillators employed in the downconversion of OFDM signals,...
... Preface A major goal of pharmacotherapeutics is the attainment of an effective drug concentration at the intended site of action for a desired length of time Efficient deliveryof a drug while minimizing ... edited by James W Munson 12 Techniques of Solubilization of Drugs, edited by Samuel H Yalkowsky 13 Orphan Drugs, edited by Fred E Karch 14 Novel DrugDelivery Systems: Fundamentals, Developmental ... concentration of a drug at its intended site of action and the resulting pharmacological effect The specific aim of designing a therapeutic system is to achieve an optimal concentration of a drug at...
... loss of efficacy, the development of prodrugs takes advantage of the increased corneal permeability of the prodrug and the subsequent hydrolysis of the prodrug to active compound (16, 99,100) Prodrugs ... advantages of direct topical drug administration include targeted drugdelivery to the anterior segment of the eye and avoidance of systemic drug toxicity Many of the disadvantages of eyedrops, ... is the study of the biological effects of drugs (112) More specifically, it is the study of how the concentration ofdrug in the biophase (site of action) relates to the magnitude of biological...
... increased utility of the microdialysis approach in the study of ocular drugdelivery and disposition Unique applications of the microdialysis approach in the examination ofdrug ocular disposition ... pathophysiology of the posterior eye segment affects the distribution and elimination ofdrug from the vitreous (29) In particular, the effect of three conditions were examined: changes in the diffusivity of drugs ... weight of the diffusing species, and CP represents the concentration of polymer (collagen and hyaluronic acid) in the hydrogel in units of grams of polymer per gram of hydrogel Using the sum of the...