Updates on biodegradable formulations for ocular drug delivery

TH Tsung, YH Chen, DW Lu - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The complex nature of the ocular drug delivery barrier presents a significant challenge to the
effective administration of drugs, resulting in poor therapeutic outcomes. To address this …

Nanotechnology for the treatment of allergic conjunctival diseases

YC Liu, MTY Lin, AHC Ng, TT Wong, JS Mehta - Pharmaceuticals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Allergic conjunctivitis is one of the most common external eye diseases and the prevalence
has been increasing. The mainstay of treatment is topical eye drops. However, low …

Formulation and development of tacrolimus-gellan gum nanoformulation for treatment of dry eye disease

D Modi, J Nirmal, MH Warsi, M Bhatia, N Hasan… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study aimed at the development and evaluation of tacrolimus gellan gum
nanoparticles (TGNPs) for the effective management of dry eye disease (DED) following …

Mucin-targeting-aptamer functionalized liposomes for delivery of cyclosporin A for dry eye diseases

KY Wong, Y Liu, L Zhou, MS Wong, J Liu - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Traditional eye drops are convenient to use; however, their effectiveness is limited by their
poor retention time and bioavailability in the eyes due to ocular barriers. Therefore …

Hyaluronic acid-coated proglycosomes for topical delivery of tofacitinib in rheumatoid arthritis condition: Formulation design, in vitro, ex vivo characterization, and in …

S Gorantla, ER Puppala, VGM Naidu, RN Saha… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tofacitinib (TF) is a selective oral jakanib approved by the USFDA for the treatment of
rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To overcome the adverse effects of orally administered TF, topical …

Formulation development, optimization, and in vitro assessment of thermoresponsive ophthalmic pluronic F127-chitosan in situ tacrolimus gel

D Modi, Mohammad, MH Warsi, V Garg… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
To overcome problems associated with topical delivery of tacrolimus (TCS), a
thermoresponsive in situ gel system containing pluronic F127 (PL), and chitosan (CS) was …

Improved cardioprotective effects of hesperidin solid lipid nanoparticles prepared by supercritical antisolvent technology

S Saad, I Ahmad, SM Kawish, UA Khan… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Doxorubicin (DOX) is commonly used for the treatment of many types of cancers but its
cardiotoxicity, owing to free radical formation, limits its clinical use. Hesperidin (HES), a …

Topical tacrolimus nanocapsules eye drops for therapeutic effect enhancement in both anterior and posterior ocular inflammation models

L Rebibo, C Tam, Y Sun, E Shoshani, A Badihi… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tacrolimus has shown efficacy in eye inflammatory diseases. However, due to the drug
lability, its formulation into a stable ophthalmic product remains a challenge. Tacrolimus …

Cationic nanoemulsions with prolonged retention time as promising carriers for ophthalmic delivery of tacrolimus

J Zhang, Z Liu, C Tao, X Lin, M Zhang, L Zeng… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tacrolimus, also known as FK506, is a first-line drug for the topical treatment of immune-
mediated inflammatory anterior ocular diseases (IIAODs). However, due to its limited water …

Tacrolimus-loaded Cationic Nanoemulsion In-situ Gel System: In-vitro characterization and performance in a dry-eye rabbit model

Q Wang, Z Wu, F Wang, H Zhang, L Gan - Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dry eye disease (DED) is a highly prevalent ocular surface disease that affects life quality
and reduces productivity at work. The purpose of this study is to improve the efficacy of …