Hyaluronic acid in the third millennium

A Fallacara, E Baldini, S Manfredini, S Vertuani - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Since its first isolation in 1934, hyaluronic acid (HA) has been studied across a variety of
research areas. This unbranched glycosaminoglycan consisting of repeating disaccharide …

The use of mucoadhesive polymers in ocular drug delivery

A Ludwig - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2005 - Elsevier
In the present update on mucoadhesive ocular dosage forms, the tremendous advances in
the biochemistry of mucins, the development of new polymers, the use of drug complexes …

Self-implantable double-layered micro-drug-reservoirs for efficient and controlled ocular drug delivery

A Than, C Liu, H Chang, PK Duong… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Eye diseases and injuries impose a significant clinical problem worldwide. Safe and
effective ocular drug delivery is, however, challenging due to the presence of ocular barriers …

Modern approach to the treatment of dry eye, a complex multifactorial disease: a PICASSO board review

P Aragona, G Giannaccare, R Mencucci… - British Journal of …, 2021 - bjo.bmj.com
Dry eye disease (DED) is a growing public health concern affecting quality of life and visual
function, with a significant socio-economic impact. It is characterised by the loss of …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances and prospects of hyaluronan as a multifunctional therapeutic system

NG Kotla, SR Bonam, S Rasala, J Wankar… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hyaluronan (HA) is a naturally occurring non-sulfated glycosaminoglycan (GAG), cell-
surface-associated biopolymer and is the key component of tissue extracellular matrix …

Hyaluronic acid in the treatment of dry eye disease

L Hynnekleiv, M Magno… - Acta …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dry eye disease (DED) is a highly prevalent and debilitating condition affecting several
hundred million people worldwide. Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a naturally occurring …

Ocular surface disease and glaucoma medications: a clinical approach

X Zhang, S Vadoothker, WM Munir, O Saeedi - Eye & contact lens, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Ocular surface disease frequently coexists with glaucoma and may be initiated
or exacerbated by topical glaucoma medications. We performed a review of current literature …

Polysaccharides in ocular drug delivery

N Dubashynskaya, D Poshina, S Raik, A Urtti… - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Polysaccharides, such as cellulose, hyaluronic acid, alginic acid, and chitosan, as well as
polysaccharide derivatives, have been successfully used to augment drug delivery in the …

Sjögren syndrome

CP Mavragani, HM Moutsopoulos - Cmaj, 2014 - Can Med Assoc
• Mild chronic renal compromise34 continued association with antibodies against
neuropeptides. 42 Increased rates of neuroticism, psychoticism, obsessiveness …

Sodium hyaluronate (hyaluronic acid) promotes migration of human corneal epithelial cells in vitro

JAP Gomes, R Amankwah… - British journal of …, 2004 - bjo.bmj.com
Purpose: Sodium hyaluronate (hyaluronic acid) is known to promote corneal epithelial
wound healing in vivo and in vitro, in animal experiments. Sodium hyaluronate is the ligand …