A therapeutic TDS patch of Metformin from a HPMC-PVA blend studied with a biological membrane of fish-swim bladder: An approach for dermal application in NIDDM.

In order to introduce an easily applicable, removable, painless and long-term drug delivery system for non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), hydroxyl propyl methyl cellulose with polyvinyl alcohol (HPMC-PVA) blend patches of metormin HCl were evaluated in vitro and in vivo. A suitable patch of metformin 800 mg with HPMC-PVA blend were used, following a three cycle freeze-thaw technique. Drug release kinetic profiles were performed in both patch and swim bladder.

A DNA microarray-based analysis of immune-stimulatory and transcriptional responses of dendritic cells to KALA-modified nanoparticles.

Technologies for the transfection of antigen-encoding genes into the dendritic cells, and subsequent immune-activation are both prerequisites for a successful DNA vaccine. We herein report on the density-dependent enhancement of transgene expression by the simple modification by stearyl-conjugated KALA, an α-helical peptide (STR-KALA), onto a lipid envelope-type nanoparticle (the R8-MEND, an octaarginine-modified multifunctional envelope-type nano device). The enhanced transgene expression in the KALA-modified R8-MEND (R8/KALA-MEND) cannot be explained by cellular uptake and nuclear delivery efficacy.