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Anomalous Properties of Cyclodextrins and Their Complexes in Aqueous Solutions
Cyclodextrins (CDs) are cyclic oligosaccharides that emerged as industrial excipients in the early 1970s and are currently found in at least 130 marketed pharmaceutical products, in addition to numerous other consumer products. Although CDs have been the subject of close to 100,000 publications…
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Inclusion complexation and liposomal encapsulation of an isoniazid hydrazone derivative in…
Tuberculosis, a predominantly pulmonary pathology, is currently the deadliest infection worldwide. Its treatment is based on combination therapy involving selected antimicrobials including Isoniazid. However, physicochemical properties of isoniazid negatively affect the clinical performance of…
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The Role of Cyclodextrins in COVID-19 Therapy—A Literature Review
Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) emerged in December 2019 and quickly spread, giving rise to a pandemic crisis. Therefore, it triggered tireless efforts to identify the mechanisms of the disease, how to prevent and treat it, and to limit and hamper its global dissemination. Considering the above,…
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Controlled drug delivery mediated by cyclodextrin-based supramolecular self-assembled carriers: From…
The need for solutions in the pharmaceutical field that respond to the new needs regarding the minimum impact of the active pharmaceutical substances on the body has led to an explosion of research on smart systems for controlled drug delivery. Supramolecular chemistry has provided in recent years…
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A Phase IV, Multicenter, Open-Label, Safety, and Efficacy Study of High-Dose, Propylene Glycol-Free…
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ASCT is a standard of care in transplant-eligible MM patients which has been demonstrated with a better complete remission rate (CR) and with longer survival. High-dose melphalan (200 mg/m2) has been the most commonly used conditioning regimen for ASCT in MM. EVOMELA (propylene…
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A Current Overview of Cyclodextrin-Based Nanocarriers for Enhanced Antifungal Delivery
Fungal infections are an extremely serious health problem, particularly in patients with compromised immune systems. Most antifungal agents have low aqueous solubility, which may hamper their bioavailability. Their complexation with cyclodextrins (CDs) could increase the solubility of antifungals,…
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Sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin: A functional biopolymer for drug delivery applications
Sulfobutylether β-cyclodextrin (SBE-β-CD) is a polyanionic cyclic oligosaccharide that contains glucopyranose units forming a torus ring-like structure. SBE-β-CD is gifted with many favorable properties viz. relatively high solubility (>50 folds compared to β-CD), improved stability, and…
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Cyclodextrin-based dermatological formulations: Dermopharmaceutical and cosmetic applications
The progress in new delivery systems for active ingredients has boosted the dermopharmaceutical and cosmetic fields by allowing formulations to display enhanced skin permeation capabilities. Cyclodextrins (CDs) are cyclic oligosaccharides able to form host-guest inclusion complexes with guest active…
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Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin/Oridonin and Trehalose loaded nanovesicles attenuate foam cells…
Hydroxypropyl-β-Cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) was used to form the HP-β-CD/Oridonin inclusion complex. Then, the novel Multi-loaded nanovesicles systems (NVs) were established to encapsulate both hydrophilic (Trehalose) and hydrophobic drugs (Oridonin inclusion complex) with peptides. NVs had an average…
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An Updated Overview of Cyclodextrin-Based Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer Therapy
Encompassing a group of complex and heterogeneous diseases, cancer continues to be a challenge for patients and healthcare systems worldwide. Thus, it is of vital importance to develop advanced treatment strategies that could reduce the trends of cancer-associated morbidity and mortality rates.…
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