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ArticleInternational journal of pharmaceutics: X2025

Development of an inhalable dry powder formulation for inhibition of SARS-CoV-2.

Justin Stella, Anja Germann, Oliver Janka, Sylvia Wagner, Marc Schneider

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Article in International journal of pharmaceutics: X, 2025. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Justin StellaDepartment of Pharmacy, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Saarland University, Campus C4 1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
Anja GermannFraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT, Department Bioprocessing & Bioanalytics, Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Weg 1, 66280 Sulzbach, Germany.
Oliver JankaInorganic Solid State Chemistry, Saarland University, Campus C4 1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
Sylvia WagnerFraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT, Department Bioprocessing & Bioanalytics, Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Weg 1, 66280 Sulzbach, Germany.
Marc SchneiderDepartment of Pharmacy, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Saarland University, Campus C4 1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, can cause significant lung damage and may result in multiple organ failure. The severity of COVID-19 is determined by the virus's entry into lung tissue and subsequent replication. This entry is facilitated by the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in combination with the serine protease TMPRSS2, which is a critical step. To reduce viral replication, it is necessary to prevent the uptake of the virus directly at the main route of transmission, which is the deposition of the virus as an aerosol in the respiratory tract. To reduce viral uptake into lung cells, an inhalable dry powder formulation was developed. The formulation contains camostat, a clinically proven serine protease inhibitor that inhibits the cellular uptake mechanisms on the lung surface. Camostat was spray-dried together with the mucolytic agent

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Angiotensin converting enzyme 2CamostatCo-amorphous formulationMicroparticlePulmonary applicationSerine protease inhibitorSpray drying

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PMID40611988
PMCPMC12221515

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