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ArticleDrug delivery2019

Novel ophthalmic formulation of myriocin: implications in retinitis pigmentosa.

Chiara Bianca Maria Platania, Michele Dei Cas, Simona Cianciolo, Annamaria Fidilio, Francesca Lazzara, Rita Paroni, Rosario Pignatello, Enrica Strettoi, Riccardo Ghidoni, Filippo Drago and 1 more

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Article in Drug delivery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chiara Bianca Maria Plataniaa Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, School of Medicine , University of Catania , Catania , Italy.
Michele Dei Casb Department of Health Sciences , University of Milano , Milano , Italy.
Simona Ciancioloc Drug Sciences Department , University of Catania , Catania , Italy.
Annamaria Fidilioa Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, School of Medicine , University of Catania , Catania , Italy.
Francesca Lazzaraa Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, School of Medicine , University of Catania , Catania , Italy.
Rita Paronib Department of Health Sciences , University of Milano , Milano , Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3186-8860
Rosario Pignatelloc Drug Sciences Department , University of Catania , Catania , Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5937-4192
Enrica Strettoie CNR Neuroscience Institute , Pisa , Italy.
Riccardo Ghidonib Department of Health Sciences , University of Milano , Milano , Italy.
Filippo Dragoa Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, School of Medicine , University of Catania , Catania , Italy.
Claudio Bucoloa Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, School of Medicine , University of Catania , Catania , Italy.
University of Catania · ITUniversity of Milan · ITNeuroscience Institute · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myriocin is an antibiotic derived from Mycelia sterilia, and is a potent inhibitor of serine palmitoyltransferase, the enzyme involved in the first step of sphingosine synthesis. Myriocin, inhibiting ceramide synthesis, has a great potential for treatment of diseases characterized by high ceramide levels in affected tissues, such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Drug delivery to the retina is a challenging task, which is generally by-passed through intravitreal injection, that represents a risky invasive procedure. We, therefore, developed and characterized an ophthalmic topical nanotechnological formulation based on a nanostructured lipid carrier (NLC) and containing myriocin. The ocular distribution of myriocin in the back of the eye was assessed both in rabbits and mice using LC-MS/MS. Moreover, rabbit retinal sphingolipid and ceramides levels, after myriocin-NLC (Myr-NLC) eye drops treatment, were assessed. The results demonstrated that Myr-NLC formulation is well tolerated and provided effective levels of myriocin in the back of the eye both in rabbits and mice. We found that Myr-NLC eye drops treatment was able to significantly decrease retinal sphingolipid levels. In conclusion, these data suggest that the Myr-NLC ophthalmic formulation is suitable for pharmaceutical development and warrants further clinical evaluation of this eye drops for the treatment of RP.

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AnimalsCeramidesChemistry, PharmaceuticalDrug CarriersDrug Delivery SystemsFatty Acids, MonounsaturatedLipidsMiceNanostructuresOphthalmic SolutionsRabbitsRetinaRetinitis PigmentosaSerine C-PalmitoyltransferaseSphingolipidsCeramidesDrug CarriersFatty Acids, MonounsaturatedLipidsOphthalmic SolutionsSerine C-PalmitoyltransferaseSphingolipidsthermozymocidinmyriocinNanostructured lipid carriersocular drug deliveryretinitis pigmentosa

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