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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Fabrication of Clotrimazole Microparticles Using Polyethylene Glycol 6000 and Beeswax [PDF]
مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گیلان, 2023 Background Microparticles are one of drug delivery systems designed for sustained and controlled release of drugs for a long period of time. Clotrimazole is a broad-spectrum antifungal agent, which is generally used for treatment of Candida albicans and ...
Kobra Najafzadeh Mahvizani +3 more
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Sonic hedgehog carried by microparticles corrects angiotensin II-induced hypertension and endothelial dysfunction in mice. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Microparticles are small fragments of the plasma membrane generated after cell stimulation. We recently showed that Sonic hedgehog (Shh) is present in microparticles generated from activated/apoptotic human T lymphocytes and corrects endothelial injury ...
Vannina González Marrachelli +6 more
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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 ...
E N Lipets +5 more
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Circulating mesenchymal stem cells microparticles in patients with cerebrovascular disease. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Preclinical and clinical studies have shown that the application of CD105(+) mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is feasible and may lead to recovery after stroke. In addition, circulating microparticles are reportedly functional in various disease conditions.
Suk Jae Kim +8 more
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Leukocyte- and endothelial-derived microparticles: a circulating source for fibrinolysis
Haematologica, 2012 Background We recently assigned a new fibrinolytic function to cell-derived microparticles in vitro. In this study we explored the relevance of this novel property of microparticles to the in vivo situation.Design and Methods Circulating microparticles ...
Romaric Lacroix +14 more
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Exploration of cerebral vasospasm from the perspective of microparticles
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022 Cerebral vasospasm is a frequently encountered clinical problem, especially in patients with traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid hemorrhage. Continued cerebral vasospasm can cause cerebral ischemia, even infarction and delayed ischemic neurologic ...
Yalong Gao +7 more
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FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF ORAL SUSTAINED RELEASE ETHYL CELLULOSE MICROPARTICLES INCORPORATED WITH FLURBIPROFEN [PDF]
Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Assiut University, 2016 A great effort has been devoted to develop a method for delivering an efficient potent analgesic drug flurbiprofen (FLB) into more absorbed and small polymeric microparticles ethyl cellulose (EC), moreover to avoid the absorption at the acidic pH of the ...
Khaled Saleh +3 more
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