Quantitative analysis of drug delivery to the brain via nasal route

L Kozlovskaya, M Abou-Kaoud, D Stepensky - Journal of controlled release, 2014 - Elsevier
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) prevents drugs' permeability into the brain and limits the
management of brain diseases. Intranasal delivery is a convenient route of drug administration …

Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic aspects of gastroretentive dosage forms

A Hoffman, D Stepensky, E Lavy, S Eyal… - International journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Controlled release gastroretentive dosage forms (CR-GRDF) enable prolonged and
continuous input of the drug to the upper parts of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and improve the …

Pharmacodynamic aspects of modes of drug administration for optimization of drug therapy

A Hoffman, D Stepensky - Critical Reviews™ in Therapeutic …, 1999 - dl.begellhouse.com
Because of various pharmacodynamic properties, such as the nonlinearity of the
concentration-effect relationship, activation of feedback homeostatic mechanisms, induction of …

Preclinical evaluation of pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic rationale for oral CR metformin formulation

D Stepensky, M Friedman, W Srour, I Raz… - Journal of controlled …, 2001 - Elsevier
We examined the pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) rationales to develop
controlled release (CR) formulations of metformin. Unrestrained diabetic rats received the …

Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic analysis of the glucose-lowering effect of metformin in diabetic rats reveals first-pass pharmacodynamic effect

D Stepensky, M Friedman, I Raz, A Hoffman - Drug Metabolism and …, 2002 - ASPET
Metformin, a commonly used antidiabetic drug, exerts its glucose-lowering effect due to
metabolic activities at several sites of action (biophases), including liver, intestine, muscle cells, …

Imaging cancer cells expressing the folate receptor with carbon dots produced from folic acid

SK Bhunia, AR Maity, S Nandi, D Stepensky… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
… The oxygen 1S spectrum in Figure 2 D revealed a peak at 531.2 eV, attributed to the C=O …
the corresponding statistical analysis in Figure 4 D clearly show that folate residues constitute …

Novel gastroretentive dosage forms: evaluation of gastroretentivity and its effect on riboflavin absorption in dogs

EA Klausner, E Lavy, D Stepensky, M Friedman… - Pharmaceutical …, 2002 - Springer
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to design novel gastroretentive dosage forms (GRDFs)
based on unfolding multilayer polymeric films, to investigate the mechanism of their …

Intracellular targeting of PLGA nanoparticles encapsulating antigenic peptide to the endoplasmic reticulum of dendritic cells and its effect on antigen cross …

…, D Likhtenshtein, D Stepensky - Molecular …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Intracellularly targeted delivery system based on PLGA nanoparticles decorated with endoplasmic
reticulum (ER)-targeting or control peptides and encapsulating antigenic peptide and …

A peptide prodrug approach for improving bisphosphonate oral absorption

…, G Weiss, D Stepensky… - Journal of medicinal …, 2000 - ACS Publications
This work was aimed at improving the absorption of bisphosphonates by targeting carrier
systems in the intestine and the intestinal peptide carrier system (hPEPT1), in particular. C-…

Solubility and bioavailability of stabilized amorphous calcium carbonate

…, ED Aflalo, A Shechter, D Stepensky… - Journal of Bone and …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Since its role in the prevention of osteoporosis in humans was proven some 30 years ago,
calcium bioavailability has been the subject of numerous scientific studies. Recent technology …