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Mesoporous Silica Nanocarriers for triggered drug delivery in the treatment of cancer
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Pharmacy & Pharma. Sciences. Discipline of Pharmacy, 2023)Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, accounting for 10 million deaths in 2020. Cancer chemotherapy is currently limited by a high systemic toxicity that occurs as a result of high systemic dosing and the ... -
Milking extracellular vesicles for health benefit using a multi-omics approach
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Pharmacy & Pharma. Sciences. Discipline of Pharmacy, 2023)Milk is remarkable source of nutrients (i.e., proteins, fat, and sugars) and extracellular vesicles (EVs). EVs are tiny vesicles release by cells into all biofluids including milk. Milk EVs have been gathered huge attention ... -
A mixed-methods approach to explore the association between age and medication -related problems among adults
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Pharmacy & Pharma. Sciences. Discipline of Pharmacy, 2024)General introduction Much attention was focused on the ageing phenomenon and how to improve the quality of life in older people. Medication-related problems (MRPs) can potentially lead to hospital admissions, increased ... -
Moral reasoning competencies development in community pharmacists in Ireland : a repeated measures crossover study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015)Research suggests that higher levels of moral reasoning competencies increase the probability that community pharmacists will make decisions in the patient's 'best interests'. Professional ethics education incorporates the ... -
Multimodal magnetic resonance imaging in animal models of depression
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015)Depression Is a debilitating and potentially fatal disorder for which the pathophysiology underlying the illness is still unknown. Aberrant glutamatergic neurotransmission and altered astrocyte function have recently been ... -
Neuronal Nitric oxide synthase : a novel target for antidepressant activity
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2012)Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders and its origin has been attributed to dysfunction of the monoamine systems, particularly noradrenergic and serotonergic, making them the main ... -
New solid forms of itraconazole and their pharmaceutical applications
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Pharmacy & Pharma. Sciences. Discipline of Pharmacy, 2020)Itraconazole (ITR) is an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) with a broad-spectrum antifungal activity. This API has a very low solubility, which can hinder its bioavailability after oral administration. In this work, ... -
Nitrate-barbiburate compounds inhibit matrix metalloproteinase-9 in in-vitro and in-vivo models of intestinal inflammation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2014)Inflammatory bowel disease is characterised by a dysregulated immune response and a compromised epithelial barrier. The enzyme matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is upregulated in an inflammatory setting and is believed ... -
Optimisation of pulmonary drug delivery of the model peptide drug, salmon calcitonin
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2011)The use of the pulmonary route is a viable alternative administration route to injection, in particular for drugs with poor systemic bioavailability upon oral delivery such as therapeutic peptides and proteins. However, ... -
Patterns of Medication Use Associated with Epilepsy and Comorbid Behavioural and Mental Disorders in Older People with Intellectual Disability
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Pharmacy & Pharma. Sciences. Discipline of Pharmacy, 2022)Background: There is increasing concern worldwide regarding the levels of use and suboptimal prescribing of psychotropic medication in people with intellectual disability. Antipsychotics, in particular are often prescribed ... -
Pharmaceutical cocrystals : a contribution to fundamental studies addressing solubility, dissolution, formation and characterisation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2013)This thesis has focused on the study of pharmaceutical cocrystals. The investigations have addressed the solubility, dissolution and stability of cocrystals as well as the evaluation of selected production techniques, in ... -
Pharmaceutical services for patients in methadone treatment in Ireland and the introduction of the Methadone Protocol Scheme
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2002)Methadone is a long-acting opiate commonly used in substitution therapy for heroin addiction. In Ireland, prior to 1998, people requiring treatment for opiate addiction could either attend the National Drug Treatment Centre, ... -
Pharmaceutical Solid Forms and Formulations for Enhanced Solubility and Dissolution: Cocrystals, Salts, and Crystalline Solid Dispersions
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Pharmacy & Pharma. Sciences. Discipline of Pharmacy, 2024)This thesis focuses on the development, manufacture, and characterisation of cocrystals and salts and their formulations, to enhance the solubility and dissolution of poorly soluble drugs. Three poorly soluble active ... -
Pharmaceutical stability and prodrug studies on the antidepressant bupropion
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2010)This thesis describes the work carried out at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College on the pharmaceutical stability and prodrug studies on the antidepressant bupropion. Chapter 1 gives an ... -
Physiochemical studies of diclofenac salts and the effect of basis excipients on their dissolution
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2001)This study involved investigation of the physicochemical properties of diclofenac salts prepared from a range of organic bases. The salts examined included five novel salts of diclofenac, prepared from the following bases: ... -
Phytochemical studies on Choisya x dewitteana 'Aztec Pearl'
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Pharmacy & Pharma. Sciences. Discipline of Pharmacy, 2018)The thesis is introduced with a review of the genus Choisya. Here emphasis is placed on the botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry and ethnopharmacological studies. The main classes of compounds found in the genus are ... -
Platelets decrease chemotherapy -induced cancer cell damage by increasing cell survival : mechanisms and significance
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2010)Cancer cells grow without the restraints of feedback control mechanisms that regulate normal tissue or organ growth, such as apoptosis, leading to Increased cancer cell survival. Deregulation of apoptosis has been Implicated ... -
Polyamines and polyamine antagonists in cerebral ischaemia
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2005)Polyamines are ubiquitous components of all eukaryotic cells and are found in brain tissue. A number of studies have shown that changes in the levels of polyamines occur following cerebral ischaemia. However, whether ... -
A Precision Medicine Approach to Natriuretic Peptide-Guided Risk Prediction and Treatment: A Retrospective Analysis in the STOP-HF Cohort
Introduction: Individual studies show that NP-guided treatment is an effective intervention for the prevention of HF. We hypothesised that this approach may be optimised utilising a precision medicine approach. Methods: ... -
Preclinical evaluation of novel tumour vasculature disrupting agents
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2013)Targeting of tumour vasculature and angiogenesis represents an ideal approach in the design of cancer therapeutics since all types of solid tumours are dependent upon a blood supply for growth and survival. The best known ...