Gene therapy encompasses the transfer of exogenous genetic materials into the patient's
target cells to treat or prevent diseases. Nevertheless, the transfer of genetic material into …

Liposomal delivery systems (LDSs) are effective vehicles to incorporate active agents into
compartmentalized structures, such as living cells and foods. The increasing interest in the …

Pharmaceutical Biotechnology offers students taking Pharmacy and related Medical and
Pharmaceutical courses a comprehensive introduction to the fast-moving area of …

Lipossomas são vesículas constituídas de uma ou mais bicamadas fosfolipídicas orientadas
concentricamente em torno de um compartimento aquoso e servem como carreadores de …

Proteins and peptides (PPs), as therapeutics are widely explored in the past few decades,
by virtue of their inherent advantages like high specificity and biocompatibility with minimal …

Polyethylenimine (PEI) is a cationic polymer that can be associated to oligonuclotides to
promote their transfection both in vitro and in vivo. The controlled release of oligonucleotide …

Viruses have long been considered to be the most promising tools for human gene therapy.
However, the initial enthusiasm for the use of viruses has been tarnished in the light of …

The pharmaceutical industry has been able to tackle the emergence of new microorganisms
and diseases by synthesizing new specialized drugs to counter them. Their administration …

The 7th edition of the 'Textbook'reflects the enormous changes in the environment in which
the pharmaceutical industry and the pharmaceutical physician operate, many of which have …

Thanks to the changes in medicine, pharmacological treatment rapidly progresses into new
fields. There is an emphasis on the development of treatment methods to eliminate …