The vaginal mucosa is commonly exposed to a variety of topical agents, including chemical
contraceptives, drugs for the treatment of specific pathological conditions, and pathogenic …

The vagina stands as an important alternative to the oral route for those systemic drugs that
are poorly absorbed orally or are rapidly metabolized by the liver. Drug permeation through …

Aim: This study aims to design a novel thiolated κ-carrageenan (κ-CA-SH) and evaluate its
potential as an excipient for the design of mucoadhesive drug delivery systems. Methods …

Objective: The aim of study was to investigate whether cell-penetrating peptides could
amplify cellular uptake of plasmid DNA (pDNA) loaded self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery …

Oral buccal mucosal delivery has the advantage of avoiding gastrointestinal drug
degradation, reducing hepatic firstpass effects, and improving patient compliance. In recent …

Glycosylation is an important and common form of posttranscriptional modification of
proteins in cells. During the last decade, a vast array of biological functions has been …

In the present study, porcine buccal and vaginal mucosae were successfully characterised
by ATR–FTIR for the first time and compared to porcine ear skin. By analysing typical bands …

Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC) remains a global issue for women of the reproductive age
group. It is mainly caused by Candida albicans and in some cases includes a co-infection …

The availability of human tissue for experimental purposes is often problematical and use is
thus made of animal tissue as models of the human tissue. In this study, porcine vaginal …

5.12. 2 The Human Vagina 5.12. 2.1 Anatomy 5.12. 2.2 Histology 5.12. 2.3 Physiology 5.12.
2.4 Childhood, Pregnancy, and Menopause 5.12. 3 General Features of Vaginal Drug …