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Topical Clear Aqueous Nanomicellar Formulations For Anterior And Posterior Ocular Drug Delivery
(2015-08-04)
The objective of this study was to develop a clear, aqueous drug loaded
nanomicellar formulation (NMF) for the back-of-the-eye delivery. Hydrophobic
drugs such as cyclosporine, resolvin analog (RX-10045), dexamethasone ...
Topical Clear Aqueous Nanomicellar Formulation for Anterior and Posterior Ocular Drug Delivery
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2015)
-of-the-eye tissues (retina-choroid) following conjunctival-scleral pathway. In the lipoidal posterior ocular tissues, these nano-constructs may release the cargo into Bruch’s membrane/retina-choroid generating high drug levels....
Role of Redox-Active Trace Metal (RATM) Oxidants in the Regulation of Toll-Like Receptor 4 (TLR4) Signaling-Mediated Inflammatory Phenotype in Synovial Fibroblasts
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
While the involvement of oxidant stress in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been
suspected, the role of redox-active trace metals (RATM) as exogenous pro-oxidants in the
pathogenesis of RA has not yet been investigated. ...
Protein production and applications of NMR in pharmaceutical sciences
(2014-08-28)
The objective of Part I (Protein production for structural elucidation using NMR) is to design and develop strategies of producing amyloid beta protein for structural analysis using NMR. Amyloid beta oligomers are considered ...
Characterization of D-boroala as a novel Broad-spectrum antibacterial agent targeting D-Ala-D-Ala ligase & designer linkers : model reactions and linear free energy relationships in the reactivity and design of solid-phase linkers
(2014-07-18)
Bacterial infections were the major cause of death and morbidity prior to the development of modern antibiotics, and the increasing resistance of pathogenic bacteria to commonly used antibacterial agents is a major public ...
Evaluation of siRNA mediated Silencing of IKKα in Prostate cancer and CD40 in Type-1 Diabetes
(2014-09-30)
The objective of this dissertation is to present the various therapeutic approaches for two distinctly different diseases, prostate cancer and type-1 diabetes. Our objective (1) for prostate cancer is to evaluate the siRNA ...
Cell wall metabolite levels as a function of the growth phase in Staphylococcus aureus and library screening for synergistic combinations of FDA approved drugs against methicillin resistant S. aureus
(2022)
≤ 0.5) like imipenem and biapenem were identified. Moreover, many agents showed weak synergy (0.5 < FICmin ≤ 0.75), such as nafcillin, doripenem, meropenem, and moxalactam....
Library Screening and Focused Multiomics of Antibacterial Action on Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci faecium
(2023)
Antimicrobial resistance is a major public health threat, and there is an urgent need for new strategies to address this issue. In a gram-positive bacteria, the peptidoglycan layer is thick as compared to gram negatives ...
Engineering of Human Acid Phosphatase Enzyme Sensitive Nanomedicine for HIV/AIDS Prevention by Topical Route
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
This study is divided into two aims. Aim #1 focuses on the development and
characterization of tenofovir (TFV) loaded a stimuli sensitive nanomedicine against male to
female HIV/AIDS infection. Aim #2 focus on the ...
Development of Random Triblock Copolymer Based Nanoparticulate Formulation for Sustained Release of Macromolecules/Biologics in Treatment of Posterior Segment Ocular Diseases
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
Random triblock copolymers (RTB) were successfully synthesized by ring opening
copolymerization method. RTB copolymers are composed of FDA approved materials such as
polyethylene glycol (PEG), glycolide (GA), lactide ...
Nanomicelles And Liposomes For Improving Drug Delivery of Small Molecules And siRNA Therapeutic Agents
(2021)
-NMF) for AMD. The optimized formulation had a mean diameter of 15.41 nm, zeta potential of 0.5 mV and an entrapment efficiency of 97.13%. In vitro cytotoxicity studies revealed dose-dependent cytotoxicity of TAC-NMF on human retinal pigment epithelium (D407...
Prodrug Approach to Improve Oral and Brain Absorption of HIV Protease Inhibitor, Lopinavir
(2014)
The main objective of this project is to develop prodrug strategies to circumvent efflux
pumps such as P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and multidrug resistance associated proteins (MRPs),
thereby enhancing oral and brain absorption ...
Novel in vitro cell culture models for studying pharmacokinetic drug-drug interactions following oral administration
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-09-21)
In this study different in vitro models were developed to study the long term and short term drug- drug interactions occurring upon oral administration. MDCK cells were stably transfected for the simultaneous expression ...
Novel Dichloroacetate Prodrugs for Improved Targeting of Breast Cancer Chemotherapeutics
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
It is well documented that most cancer cells utilize aerobic glycolysis or Warburg
metabolism instead of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation for cell energy production.
Dichloroacetate is a synthetic small molecule ...
Topical Nanoparticulate Formulation of Drugs for Ocular Keratitis
(2015-08-11)
The primary objective of this project is to develop drug-loaded polymeric nanoparticles
suspended in a biocompatible gel for topical delivery of therapeutic agents commonly
employed in the treatment of ocular viral/bacterial ...
Development and Evaluation of 3D-Printed Cardiovascular Stents
(2022)
Biodegradable stents (BDS) could be a promising alternative to the conventional metallic stents for the treatment of atherosclerosis which is a coronary artery disease (CAD). Three-dimensional (3D) printing technique has ...
Preparation Of Oligonucleotide Delivery Agents And Insulin Depot Materials Using Solid Phase Synthesis
(2014)
Short interfering RNA (siRNA) induced RNA interference (RNAi) is capable of preventing gene translation. In a laboratory setting, various transfection methods have enabled this mechanism to be used for routine gene silencing ...