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ArticlePharmaceutics2023

Development of an Antiviral Ion-Activated In Situ Gel Containing 18β-Glycyrrhetinic Acid: A Promising Alternative against Respiratory Syncytial Virus.

Burcu Özkan, Ebru Altuntaş, Ümmühan Ünlü, Hasan Hüseyin Doğan, Yıldız Özsoy, Rabia Çakır Koç

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Burcu ÖzkanGraduate School of Natural and Applied Science, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul 34220, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-3477-5643
Ebru AltuntaşFaculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Istanbul University, Istanbul 34116, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-2902-5554
Ümmühan ÜnlüElderly Care Program, Ataturk Health Services Vocational School, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar 03030, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-6750-3126
Hasan Hüseyin DoğanDepartment of Biology, Science Faculty, Alaeddin Keykubat Campus, Selcuk University, Konya 42130, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-8859-0188
Yıldız ÖzsoyFaculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Istanbul University, Istanbul 34116, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-9110-3704
Rabia Çakır KoçFaculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul 34220, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-8545-9878
Istanbul University · TRYıldız Technical University · TRAfyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiSelçuk University · TR

Funding

Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Istanbul University TSA-2021-37684The Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey 222S866
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) is a major cause of serious lower respiratory infections and poses a considerable risk to public health globally. Only a few treatments are currently used to treat RSV infections, and there is no RSV vaccination. Therefore, the need for clinically applicable, affordable, and safe RSV prevention and treatment solutions is urgent. In this study, an ion-activated in situ gelling formulation containing the broad-spectrum antiviral 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) was developed for its antiviral effect on RSV. In this context, pH, mechanical characteristics, ex vivo mucoadhesive strength, in vitro drug release pattern, sprayability, drug content, and stability were all examined. Rheological characteristics were also tested using in vitro gelation capacity and rheological synergism tests. Finally, the cytotoxic and antiviral activities of the optimized in situ gelling formulation on RSV cultured in the human laryngeal epidermoid carcinoma (HEp-2) cell line were evaluated. In conclusion, the optimized formulation prepared with a combination of 0.5%

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18β-glycyrrhetinic acidantiviral activitycommon coldgellan gumin situ gelling formulationsintranasal deliverymucoadhesionrespiratory syncytial virus

Identifiers

PMID37631269
PMCPMC10458153
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