objective(s):solid dispersion formulation is the most promising strategy to improve oral bioavailability of poorly water soluble drugs. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of polyvinylpyrrolidone k30 (pvp) and poloxamer-188 (plx) as carrier in solid dispersion formulations of celecoxib (clx). materials and methods: solid dispersions of clx:pvp or clx:plx were prepared at different r...

Purpose: To formulate matrix type sustained-release (SR) tablets of tizanidine hydrochloride (TH) for prolonged drug release and improvement in motor activity after spinal injuries. Methods: Matrix tablets were prepared by the wet granulation method using four polymers (hydroxyl propyl methyl cellulose [HPMC] K 100, ethyl cellulose [EC], guar gum, and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP K30) and characte...

The CD58 binding site on human CD2 was recently shown by nuclear magnetic resonance structural data in conjunction with site-directed mutagenesis to be a highly charged surface area covering approximately 770A2 on the major AGFCC'C" face of the CD2 immunoglobulin-like (Ig-like) NH2-terminal domain. Here we have identified the other binding surface of the CD2-CD58 adhesion pair by mutating charg...

The oral Bioavailability of BCS (Bio Pharmaceutical Classification System) class II drug with poor solubility and reasonable permeability is limited by drug dissolution. The purpose of this research was to obtain enhancement of the dissolution profile of Mefenamic acid (MA) using solid dispersion technique with hydrophilic polymers such as poly ethylene glycol (PEG), polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP)...

In this study, we examine the relationship between the physical structure and dissolution behavior of olanzapine (OLZ) prepared via hot-melt extrusion in three polymers [polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) K30, polyvinylpyrrolidone-co-vinyl acetate (PVPVA) 6:4, and Soluplus® (SLP)]. In particular, we examine whether full amorphicity is necessary to achieve a favorable dissolution profile. Drug–polymer m...

A Novel floating controlled release drug delivery system of famotidine was formulated in an effort to increase the gastric retention time of the dosage form and to control drug release. The present work investigates the approach using two different polymers HPMC K100 M and natural polymer Chitosan . A floating drug delivery system (FDDS) was developed using gas-forming agents, like sodium bicar...

The enrichment and isolation of thermophilic bacteria capable of rubber [poly(cis-1,4-isoprene)] degradation revealed eight different strains exhibiting both currently known strategies used by rubber-degrading mesophilic bacteria. Taxonomic characterization of these isolates by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis demonstrated closest relationships to Actinomadura nitritigenes, Nocardia farcinica, a...

OBJECTIVES Growing evidence suggests that mutations in the connection domain of the HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) can contribute to viral resistance to RT inhibitors. This work was designed to determine the effects of a novel mutation, D404N, in the connection subdomain of RT of HIV-1 CRF08_BC subtype on drug resistance, viral replication capacity (RC) and RT activity. METHODS Mutation D40...