TY - JOUR
T1 - A platform for controlled dual-drug elivery to the retina
T2 - Protective effects against light-Induced retinal damage in rats
AU - Nagai, Nobuhiro
AU - Kaji, Hirokazu
AU - Onami, Hideyuki
AU - Katsukura, Yuki
AU - Ishikawa, Yumi
AU - Nezhad, Zhaleh Kashkouli
AU - Sampei, Kaori
AU - Iwata, Satoru
AU - Ito, Shuntaro
AU - Nishizawa, Matsuhiko
AU - Nakazawa, Toru
AU - Osumi, Noriko
AU - Mashima, Yukihiko
AU - Abe, Toshiaki
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
PY - 2014/10/1
Y1 - 2014/10/1
N2 - Controlled transscleral co-delivery of two drugs, edaravone (EDV) and unoprostone (UNO), using a platform that comprises a microfabricated reservoir, controlled-release cover, and drug formulations, which are made of photopolymerized poly(ethyleneglycol) dimethacrylates, shows synergistic retinal neuroprotection against light injury in rats when compared with single-drug-loaded devices. The device would offer a safer therapeutic method than intravitreal injections for retinal disease treatments.
AB - Controlled transscleral co-delivery of two drugs, edaravone (EDV) and unoprostone (UNO), using a platform that comprises a microfabricated reservoir, controlled-release cover, and drug formulations, which are made of photopolymerized poly(ethyleneglycol) dimethacrylates, shows synergistic retinal neuroprotection against light injury in rats when compared with single-drug-loaded devices. The device would offer a safer therapeutic method than intravitreal injections for retinal disease treatments.
KW - Edaravone
KW - Poly(ethyleneglycol) dimethacrylate
KW - Retina
KW - Transscleral drug delivery
KW - Unoprostone
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U2 - 10.1002/adhm.201400114
DO - 10.1002/adhm.201400114
M3 - Article
C2 - 24753450
AN - SCOPUS:84919336067
SN - 2192-2640
VL - 3
SP - 1555
EP - 1560
JO - Advanced healthcare materials
JF - Advanced healthcare materials
IS - 10
ER -