The simplification of current vaccine administration regimes is of crucial interest in order to further sustain and expand the high impact of vaccines for public health. Most vaccines including the vaccine against hepatitis B need several doses to achieve protective immunization. In order to reduce the amount of repetitive injections, depot-based approaches represent a promising strategy. We pr...

PURPOSE To describe the treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis with intravitreal sustain-release ganciclovir devices in a 16-year-old patient in third remission of acute lymphoblastic leukemia after stem cell transplantation. METHODS The patient received a stem cell transplant from an unrelated bone marrow donor after which he contracted a serious CMV infection manifested in the lungs a...

An explanation for successful invasion is that invasive alien species sustain less pressure from natural enemies than co-occurring native species. Using meta-analysis, we examined whether invasive species: (1) incur less damage, (2) exhibit better performance in the presence of enemies, and (3) tolerate damage more than native species. Invasive alien species did not incur less damage than nativ...

In the present study, gelatin microspheres containing ofloxacin were prepared by coacervation phase separation method and characterized by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The microspheres were analyzed for drug entrapment, bulk density, angle of repose, particle size and In-vitro release pattern. The effect of process variables on microsphere size was studied and based on t...

When it comes to synaptic vesicles, synapses seem to know a thing or two about supply and demand. High-frequency stimulation increases exocytosis and results in an accelerated recruitment of additional vesicles within the nerve terminal, a process thought to rely on intracellular calcium. This week, Hosoi et al. took advantage of the accessibility of the presynaptic terminal at the calyx of Hel...

In the present study, Chitosan microspheres containing Trospium chloride were prepared by coacervation phase separation method and characterized by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The microspheres were analyzed for drug entrapment, bulk density, angle of repose, particle size and In-vitro release pattern. The effect of process variables on microsphere size was studied and b...

Nanotechnology based Pharma has emerged significantly and has influenced the Pharma industry up to a considerable extent. Nanoparticles technology holds a good share of the nanotech Pharma and is significant in comparison with the other domains. Electrospraying technology answers the potential needs of nanoparticle production such as scalability, reproducibility, effective encapsulation etc. Ma...

Stimulation of cells with physiological concentrations of calciummobilizing agonists often results in the generation of repetitive cytoplasmic Ca oscillations. Although oscillations arise from regenerative Ca release, they are sustained by store-operated Ca entry through Ca release-activated Ca (CRAC) channels. Here, we show that following stimulation of cysteinyl leukotriene type I receptors i...

During neurotransmitter release, SVs (synaptic vesicles) fuse at the active zone and are recovered predominantly via clathrin-mediated endocytosis at the presynaptic compartment surrounding the site of release, referred to as the periactive zone. Exo- and endo-cytosis in synapses are tightly temporarily and spatially coupled to sustain synaptic transmission. The molecular mechanisms linking the...