Hyaluronan as a therapeutic target in human diseases

J Liang, D Jiang, PW Noble - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Accumulation and turnover of extracellular matrix is a hallmark of tissue injury, repair and
remodeling in human diseases. Hyaluronan is a major component of the extracellular matrix …

Emerging drug delivery strategies for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis treatment

M Ghumman, D Dhamecha, A Gonsalves… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a debilitating and fatal condition that causes severe
scarring of the lungs. While the pathogenesis of IPF continues to be extensively studied and …

Arthropod venom Hyaluronidases: biochemical properties and potential applications in medicine and biotechnology

KCF Bordon, GA Wiezel, FG Amorim… - Journal of venomous …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Hyaluronidases are enzymes that mainly degrade hyaluronan, the major glycosaminoglycan
of the interstitial matrix. They are involved in several pathological and physiological activities …

Inhalation of sustained release microparticles for the targeted treatment of respiratory diseases

G Pulivendala, S Bale, C Godugu - Drug delivery and translational …, 2020 - Springer
Delivering drugs through inhalation for systemic and local applications has been in practice
since several decades to treat various diseases. In recent times, inhalation drug delivery is …

A fractional factorial design to study the effect of process variables on the preparation of hyaluronidase loaded PLGA nanoparticles

K Narayanan, VM Subrahmanyam… - Enzyme …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The present study was initiated to understand the effect of PLGA concentration, PVA
concentration, internal‐external phase ratio, homogenization speed, and homogenization …

Towards toxin PEGylation: The example of rCollinein-1, a snake venom thrombin-like enzyme, as a PEGylated biopharmaceutical prototype

EL Pinheiro-Junior, J Boldrini-França… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
PEGylation was firstly described around 50 years ago and has been used for more than 30
years as a strategy to improve the drugability of biopharmaceuticals. However, it remains …

Naja annulifera Snake: New insights into the venom components and pathogenesis of envenomation

F Silva-de-Franca, IM Villas-Boas… - PLoS Neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Naja annulifera is a medically important venomous snake occurring in some of
the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Accidental bites result in severe coagulation …

Immunomodulatory activity of hyaluronidase is associated with metabolic adaptations during acute inflammation

PAT Pereira, CS Bitencourt, MB Reis, FG Frantz… - Inflammation …, 2020 - Springer
Objective and design Investigate survival outcomes, and immunological and metabolomic
effects of hyaluronidase (Hz) treatment during mouse models of acute inflammation and …

Facile fabrication of PEG-coated PLGA microspheres via SPG membrane emulsification for the treatment of scleroderma by ECM degrading enzymes

S Ohta, M Matsuura, Y Kawashima, X Cai… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2019 - Elsevier
We developed a facile fabrication method for preparing poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG)-coated
poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) microspheres with homogeneous size distribution via a …

HYAL1 is downregulated in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and inhibits HFL‐1 fibroblast proliferation when upregulated

D Leng, X Huang, J Yi, H Zhao… - BioMed research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), the most common interstitial lung disease,
arises from transforming growth factor beta 1‐(TGFβ1‐) induced aberrant fibroproliferation in …