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[EN] Glioblastoma multiforme is one of the most prevalent and malignant forms of central nervous system tumors. The treatment of glioblastoma remains a great challenge due to its location in the intracranial space and the presence of the blood-brain tumor barrier. There is an urgent need to develop novel therapy approaches for this tumor, to improve the clinical outcomes, and to reduce the rate of recurrence and adverse effects associated with present options. The formulation of therapeutic agents in nanostructures is one of the most promising approaches to treat glioblastoma due to the increased availability at the target site, and the possibility to co-deliver a range of drugs and diagnostic agents. Moreover, the local administration of nanostructures presents significant additional advantages, since it overcomes blood-brain barrier penetration issues to reach higher concentrations of therapeutic agents in the tumor area with minimal side effects. In this paper, we aim to review the attempts to develop nanostructures as local drug delivery systems able to deliver multiple agents for both therapeutic and diagnostic functions for the management of glioblastoma. ; This research was funded by an Ussher start-up funding award (School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin) and the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Grant agreement No. 708036. ; Nam, L.; Coll Merino, MC.; Erthal, L.; De La Torre-Paredes, C.; Serrano, D.; Martínez-Máñez, R.; Santos-Martinez, M. (2018). Drug delivery nanosystems for the localized treatment of glioblastoma multiforme. Materials. 11(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11050779 ; S ; 11 ; 5 ; Goodenberger, M. L., & Jenkins, R. B. (2012). Genetics of adult glioma. Cancer Genetics, 205(12), 613-621. doi:10.1016/j.cancergen.2012.10.009 ; Louis, D. N., Ohgaki, H., Wiestler, O. D., Cavenee, W. K., Burger, P. C., Jouvet, A., … Kleihues, P. (2007). The 2007 WHO Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System. Acta Neuropathologica, ...

Efficient liposome disruption inside the cells is a key for success with any type of drug delivery system. The efficacy of drug delivery is currently evaluated by direct visualization of labeled liposomes internalized by cells, not addressing objectively the release and distribution of the drug. Here, we propose a novel method to easily assess liposome disruption and drug release into the cytoplasm. We propose the encapsulation of the cationic dye Hoechst 34,580 to detect an increase in blue fluorescence due to its specific binding to negatively charged DNA. For that, the dye needs to be released inside the cell and translocated to the nucleus. The present approach correlates the intensity of detected fluorescent dye with liposome disruption and consequently assesses drug delivery within the cells. ; Eugénia Nogueira (SFRH/BD/81269/2011), Célia F. Cruz (SFRH/BD/ 100927/2014) and Ana Loureiro (SFRH/BD/81479/2011) hold scholarships from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT). This study was funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement NMP4-LA-2009-228827 NANOFOL. This study was also supported by FEDER through POFC – COMPETE and by national funds from FCT through the project PEst-UID/ BIA/4050/2013 and the strategic funding of ID/BIO/04469/2013 unit.We thank the Immuno-haemotherapy Department of Hospital de São João (Porto, Portugal) for providing buffy coats from healthy ...

The authors acknowledge the original source of publication. Final publication is available from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.: http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ten.teb.2020.0096 ; Human meniscus is a fibrocartilaginous structure that is crucial for an adequate performance of the human knee joint. Degeneration of the meniscus is often followed by partial or total meniscectomy, which enhances the risk of developing knee osteoarthritis. The lack of a satisfactory treatment for this condition has triggered a major interest in drug delivery (DD) and tissue engineering (TE) strategies intended to restore a bioactive and fully functional meniscal tissue. The aim of this review is to critically discuss the most relevant studies on spatiotemporal DD and TE, aiming for a multizonal meniscal reconstruction. Indeed, the development of meniscal tissue implants should involve a provision for adequate active molecules and scaffold features that take into account the anisotropic ultrastructure of human meniscus. This zonal differentiation is reflected in the meniscus biochemical composition, collagen fiber arrangement, and cell distribution. In this sense, it is expected that a proper combination of advanced DD and zonal TE strategies will play a key role in the future trends in meniscus regeneration ; This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 814444 (MEFISTO); and from Xunta de Galicia's Grupos de referencia competitiva (grant number ED431C 2017/09) ; SI

This document is the preprint manuscript version of a published work that appeared in final form in Tissue Engineering Part B: Reviews, Copyright 2020, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see: https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.teb.2020.0096 ; Human meniscus is a fibrocartilaginous structure that is crucial for an adequate performance of the human knee joint. Degeneration of the meniscus is often followed by partial or total meniscectomy, which enhances the risk of developing knee osteoarthritis. The lack of a satisfactory treatment for this condition has triggered a major interest in drug delivery (DD) and tissue engineering (TE) strategies intended to restore a bioactive and fully functional meniscal tissue. The aim of this review is to critically discuss the most relevant studies on spatiotemporal DD and TE, aiming for a multizonal meniscal reconstruction. Indeed, the development of meniscal tissue implants should involve a provision for adequate active molecules and scaffold features that take into account the anisotropic ultrastructure of human meniscus. This zonal differentiation is reflected in the meniscus biochemical composition, collagen fiber arrangement, and cell distribution. In this sense, it is expected that a proper combination of advanced DD and zonal TE strategies will play a key role in the future trends in meniscus regeneration ; This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 814444 (MEFISTO); and from Xunta de Galicia's Grupos de referencia competitiva (grant number ED431C 2017/09)

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International health care : a 12-country comparison -- Organized delivery systems -- Legal implications of business arrangements in the healthcare industry -- Financial management of organized health care delivery systems -- Labor and employment laws applicable to organized delivery systems -- The management of nursing services -- Marketing healthcare services -- Health care information systems : an organized delivery system perspective -- Management engineering -- Ambulatory care -- Bioterrorism preparedness -- The history of hospitals -- Laboratories -- Pharmacy -- Material and resource management -- Facility design and planning for ambulatory care centers -- Quality and patient safety -- Physician practice : organization and operation -- Implementing a physician practice compliance program

Aerial Delivery Research & Development Establishment (ADRDE) was started at Kanpur during latter part of 1950's consisting of two Aerial Delivery Sections primarily for the indigenisation of Parachutes and related equipment for Para-dropping of men and materials. Today, the charter of ADRDE includes design & development of parachutes, Aerostat Systems, Aircraft Arrester Barrier Systems and Heavy-Drop Systems for both military and civilian applications. The technological competence built in Aeronautical, Textile, Mechanical and Electronics engineering has imparted ADRDE, a unique combination of know-how and capabilities to evolve new solutions in these fields, with emphasis on quality assurance. This paper highlights the design and development of technologies developed by ADRDE to stengthen the India's aerial delivery system and its future plans.Defence Science Journal, 2010, 60(2), pp.124-136, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/dsj.60.326

11 5 ; S ; Ma, D. (2014). Enhancing endosomal escape for nanoparticle mediated siRNA delivery. Nanoscale, 6(12), 6415. doi:10.1039/c4nr00018h ; [EN] Glioblastoma multiforme is one of the most prevalent and malignant forms of central nervous system tumors. The treatment of glioblastoma remains a great challenge due to its location in the intracranial space and the presence of the blood-brain tumor barrier. There is an urgent need to develop novel therapy approaches for this tumor, to improve the clinical outcomes, and to reduce the rate of recurrence and adverse effects associated with present options. The formulation of therapeutic agents in nanostructures is one of the most promising approaches to treat glioblastoma due to the increased availability at the target site, and the possibility to co-deliver a range of drugs and diagnostic agents. Moreover, the local administration of nanostructures presents significant additional advantages, since it overcomes blood-brain barrier penetration issues to reach higher concentrations of therapeutic agents in the tumor area with minimal side effects. In this paper, we aim to review the attempts to develop nanostructures as local drug delivery systems able to deliver multiple agents for both therapeutic and diagnostic functions for the management of glioblastoma. This research was funded by an Ussher start-up funding award (School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin) and the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Grant agreement No. 708036. Nam, L.; Coll Merino, MC.; Erthal, L.; De La Torre-Paredes, C.; Serrano, D.; Martínez-Máñez, R.; Santos-Martinez, M. (2018). Drug delivery nanosystems for the localized treatment of glioblastoma multiforme. Materials. 11(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11050779 Goodenberger, M. L., & Jenkins, R. B. (2012). Genetics of adult glioma. Cancer Genetics, 205(12), 613-621. doi:10.1016/j.cancergen.2012.10.009 Louis, D. N., Ohgaki, H., Wiestler, O. D., Cavenee, W. K., Burger, P. C., ...

This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Langmuir, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01715. ; Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are highly attractive as supports in the design of controlled delivery systems that can act as containers for the encapsulation of therapeutic agents, overcoming common issues such as poor water solubility and poor stability of some drugs and also enhancing their bioavailability. In this context, we describe herein the development of polyglutamic acid (PGA)-capped MSNs that can selectively deliver rhodamine B and doxorubicin. PGA-capped MSNs remain closed in an aqueous environment, yet they are able to deliver the cargo in the presence of pronase because of the hydrolysis of the peptide bonds in PGA. The prepared solids released less than 20% of the cargo in 1 day in water, whereas they were able to reach 90% of the maximum release of the entrapped guest in ca. 5 h in the presence of pronase. Studies of the PGA-capped nanoparticles with SK-BR-3 breast cancer cells were also undertaken. Rhodamine-loaded nanoparticles were not toxic, whereas doxorubicin-loaded nanoparticles were able to efficiently kill more than 90% of the cancer cells at a concentration of 100 μg/mL. ; A.T. wishes to express her gratitude to the Erasmus mundus (Svagata.eu) financial support. A.U. and C. de la T. are grateful to the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport for her doctoral fellowship. We thank the Spanish Government (Project MAT2015-64139-C4-1-R, MINECO/FEDER) and Generalitat Valenciana (Project PROMETEOII/2014/047) for their support. The authors also thank UPV electron microscopy services for the technical support. ; Tukappa, A.; Ultimo, A.; De La Torre Paredes, C.; Pardo Vicente, MT.; Sancenón Galarza, F.; Martínez-Máñez, R. (2016). Polyglutamic Acid-Gated Mesoporous Silica ...

"In recent years, there has been an increased interest in the field of healthcare delivery systems. Scientists and practitioners are constantly searching for ways to improve the safety, quality and efficiency of these systems in order to achieve better patient outcome. This book focuses on the research and best practices in healthcare engineering and technology assessment. With contributions from researchers in the fields of healthcare system stochastic modeling, simulation, optimization and management, this is a valuable read."--Publisher's website