Microparticles from patients with metabolic syndrome induce vascular hypo-reactivity via Fas/Fas-ligand pathway in mice. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Microparticles are membrane vesicles with pro-inflammatory properties. Circulating levels of microparticles have previously been found to be elevated in patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS).
Abdelali Agouni +10 more
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Chitosan-modified ceftazidime loaded polyhydroxyalkanoates microparticles: preparation, characterization and antibacterial evaluation in vitro [PDF]
ADMET and DMPKBackground and purpose: The use of drug delivery systems to enhance the efficacy of existing antimicrobial drugs is one of the promising approaches to combat bacterial resistance.
Anastasiya Murueva +4 more
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Freeze-Derived Anisotropic Porous Microparticles for Engineered Mesenchymal Stem Cell Loading and Wound Healing [PDF]
ResearchHydrogel microparticles that can effectively deliver mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are expected to accelerate wound repair progress. Attempts in the area are focusing on improving the functions of the microparticles and MSCs to promote the therapeutic ...
Rongwei Cai +4 more
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Process optimization, antioxidant, antibacterial, and drug adjuvant properties of bioactive keratin microparticles derived from porcupine (Hystrix indica) quills [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 A structural protein called keratin is often employed in the medical industry to create medication carriers. Process improvement, antioxidant, antibacterial, and adjuvant drug studies of synthetic bioactive keratin microparticles made from lipids and ...
Zahid Majeed +9 more
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Development of microparticles and microparticulated tablets containing piperine [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023 Piper nigrum (black pepper) is used in Indian traditional medicine and its main alkaloid, Piperine (PIP), presents antioxidant, antitumor and neuroprotective pharmacological properties.
Aline Colling Schneider +4 more
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Culture System for a Closer Biological Contact Between Macrophages and Microparticles
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 2021 To investigate the effects of microparticles on the immune system, a device was designed for an optimal culture environment. Macrophages phagocytose microparticles and produce inflammatory cytokines.
Haruki Miyamoto +5 more
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Improving Texture Properties and Increasing Viability of Yogurt Probiotics by Gelatin-Maltodextrin Microcapsules Loaded with α-Tocopherol [PDF]
Pizhūhish va Nuāvarī dar ̒Ulūm va Sanāyi̒-i Ghaz̠āyī, 2023 Enriching food is one of the most important ways to compensate for the lack of minerals and vitamins in the body of consumers. In this study, the encapsulation of α-tocopherol in gelatin and maltodextrin microparticles was carried out with the aim of ...
Behnam Nami +2 more
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Inhalable spray-dried chondroitin sulphate microparticles: effect of different solvents on particle properties and drug activity [PDF]
, 2020 Spray-drying stands as one of the most used techniques to produce inhalable microparticles, but several parameters from both the process and the used materials affect the properties of the resulting microparticles.
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Pharmaceutics, 2020 In order to relieve pain due to oral mucositis, we attempted to develop mucoadhesive microparticles containing indomethacin (IM) and gel preparations with IM microparticles that can be applied to the oral cavity.
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PLoS ONE, 2020 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:For many pathological states, microparticles are supposed to be one of the causes of hypercoagulation. Although there are some indirect data about microparticles participation in coagulation activation and propagation, the ...
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