Antitumor Potential of Guttiferone E Combined With Carboplatin Against Osimertinib-resistant H1975 Lung Cancer Through Apoptosis.

Background/aim: Low selectivity and high frequency of side-effects are the major problems of currently used chemotherapeutics. Among natural compounds, the polyprenylated acylphloroglucinol, guttiferone E, isolated from Brazilian red propolis, has attracted attention due to its marked anticancer properties and was evaluated here for its role against osimertinib-resistant H1975 cells (with double mutations of epidermal growth factor receptor: EGFR L858R/T790M).

Materials And Methods: Guttiferone E was obtained from red propolis using established extraction procedures.

Development of 3D DLP Printed Sustained Release Ibuprofen Tablets and Their Pharmacokinetic Evaluation in Rats.

The objective of the present study was to develop digital light processing (DLP) 3D printed sustained release ibuprofen (IBU) tablets using 3D DLP printers for evaluation in in vitro release and in vivo pharmacokinetic studies with their in vitro-in vivo correlation. The resin formulation and printing parameters were optimized using quality by design (QbD) approach, and IBU tablets were printed using DLP printers which works at 385 and 405 nm wavelengths. Our results demonstrated that formulation consisting of polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA) 700, water, IBU, and riboflavin printed at 40-s bottom layer exposure time and 30-s exposure time produced tablets using both 385 and 405 nm wavelengths.

Biphasic burst and sustained transdermal delivery in vivo using an AI-optimized 3D-printed MN patch.

The objective of the present study was to fabricate microneedles for delivering lipophilic active ingredients (APIs) using digital light processing (DLP) printing technology and quality by design (QbD) supplemented by artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. In the present study, dissolvable microneedle (MN) patches using ibuprofen (IBU) as a model drug were successfully fabricated with DLP printing technology at ∼ 750 μm height, ∼250 μm base diameter, and tip with radius of curvature (RoC) of ∼ 15 μm. MN patches were comprised of IBU, photoinitiator, Lithium phenyl (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl) phosphinate (LAP), polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate (PEGDAMA)550 and distilled water and were developed using the QbD optimization approach.

Role of nano-lipid formulation of CARP-1 mimetic, CFM-4.17 to improve systemic exposure and response in osimertinib resistant non-small cell lung cancer.

Background: EGFR mutated NSCLCs have been shown to employ the use of CARP-1 in overriding the signaling inhibition of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (such as Osimertinib). CFM 4.17 is a CARP-1 inhibitor which has a promising role in overcoming Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) resistance when used as a pre-treatment through promoting apoptosis.

Rheological properties of rice-blackgram batter while replacing white rice with brown rice.

Rice-blackgram batter is a raw material for many traditional convenience foods in Asia. Reformulation of traditional convenience food by replacing white rice with whole rice (brown rice) is a novel method to reduce the consumption of refined grain and increase the intake of whole grain in our diet. In this study, rheological properties of rice-blackgram batter was investigated while replacing white rice with brown rice at five levels (T1--0% replacement (control), T2--25% replacement, T3--50% replacement, T4--75% replacement, and T5--100% replacement).