Nanoparticles in drug delivery: From history to therapeutic applications

O Afzal, ASA Altamimi, MS Nadeem, SI Alzarea… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Current research into the role of engineered nanoparticles in drug delivery systems (DDSs)
for medical purposes has developed numerous fascinating nanocarriers. This paper reviews …

Intranasal drug delivery: opportunities and toxicologic challenges during drug development

LA Keller, O Merkel, A Popp - Drug delivery and translational research, 2022 - Springer
Over the past 10 years, the interest in intranasal drug delivery in pharmaceutical R&D has
increased. This review article summarises information on intranasal administration for local …

Overcoming barriers by local drug delivery with liposomes

SG Antimisiaris, A Marazioti, M Kannavou… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Localized or topical administration of drugs may be considered as a potential approach for
overcoming the problems caused by the various biological barriers encountered in drug …

Nose-to-brain drug delivery: An update on clinical challenges and progress towards approval of anti-Alzheimer drugs

M Agrawal, S Saraf, S Saraf, SG Antimisiaris… - Journal of controlled …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract According to the Alzheimer Association Report (2017), Alzheimer's disease (AD) is
the 6th primary cause of death in the USA, which affects nearly 5.5 million people. In the …

Stimuli-responsive In situ gelling system for nose-to-brain drug delivery

M Agrawal, S Saraf, S Saraf, SK Dubey, A Puri… - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
The diagnosis and treatment of neurological ailments always remain an utmost challenge for
research fraternity due to the presence of BBB. The intranasal route appeared as an …

Recent strategies and advances in the fabrication of nano lipid carriers and their application towards brain targeting

M Agrawal, S Saraf, S Saraf, SK Dubey, A Puri… - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
In last two decades, the lipid nanocarriers have been extensively investigated for their drug
targeting efficiency towards the critical areas of the human body like CNS, cardiac region …

[HTML][HTML] Design and optimization of curcumin loaded nano lipid carrier system using Box-Behnken design

M Agrawal, S Saraf, M Pradhan, RJ Patel… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Herbal antioxidant like curcumin holds great potential to treat neurodegenerative disease
like Alzheimer's disease. However, its therapeutic potency is obstructed due to rapid …

[HTML][HTML] Biomedical applications of microemulsion through dermal and transdermal route

T Shukla, N Upmanyu, M Agrawal, S Saraf… - Biomedicine & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Microemulsions are thermodynamically stable, transparent, colloidal drug carrier system
extensively used by the scientists for effective drug delivery across the skin. It is a …

Recent expansions of novel strategies towards the drug targeting into the brain

A Alexander, M Agrawal, A Uddin… - International journal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders always remains a challenge for the
researchers. The presence of various physiological barriers, primarily the blood–brain …

Lactoferrin in aseptic and septic inflammation

MS Lepanto, L Rosa, R Paesano, P Valenti, A Cutone - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Lactoferrin (Lf), a cationic glycoprotein able to chelate two ferric irons per molecule, is
synthesized by exocrine glands and neutrophils. Since the first anti-microbial function …