Project

Nose-to-brain drug delivery via a muco-adhesive drug carrier

Code
01T02511
Duration
01 March 2012 → 31 December 2012
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Biomarker discovery and evaluation
    • Drug discovery and development
    • Medicinal products
    • Pharmaceutics
    • Pharmacognosy and phytochemistry
    • Pharmacology
    • Pharmacotherapy
    • Toxicology and toxinology
    • Other pharmaceutical sciences
Keywords
drug delivery nasal muco-adhesion
 
Project description

The nose-to-brain transport of a drug following nasal adminisatration via a muco-adhesive carrier is evaluated. Initially the muco-adhesive formulation will be optimized, and the drug diffusion through nasal epithelium, mucociliary clearance and irritation of the formulation will be evaluated. In a later phase the pharmacological evaluation of the formulations after nasal administration is planned.