• Liposomes for (trans)dermal drug delivery: the skin-PVPA as a novel in vitro stratum corneum model in formulation development 

      Palac, Zora; Engesland, André; Flaten, Gøril Eide; Skalko-Basnet, Natasa; Filipovic-Grcic, Jelena; Vanic, Zeljka (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014-03-19)
      Penetration potential of vesicles destined for trans(dermal) administration remains to be of great interests both in respect to drug therapy and cosmetic treatment. This study investigated the applicability of the phospholipid vesicle-based permeation assay (PVPA) as a novel in vitro skin barrier model for screening purposes in preformulation studies. Various classes of liposomes containing hydrophilic ...
    • Mimicking regional and fasted/fed state conditions in the intestine with the mucus-PVPA in vitro model: The impact of pH and simulated intestinal fluids on drug permeability 

      Falavigna, Margherita; Klitgaard, Mette; Steene, Erik; Flaten, Gøril Eide (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-27)
      Intestinal drug absorption following oral administration can be influenced by regional conditions (absorbing surface area, bacterial flora, motility, pH, mucus thickness) and food intake, all of which affect drug solubility and permeability. Therefore, it is crucial to assess the impact of these conditions on the drugability of drugs and formulations. In this study, the ability of the liposome-based ...
    • Molecular transfer to Atlantic salmon ovulated eggs using liposomes 

      Kumari, Jaya; Flaten, Gøril Eide; Skalko-Basnet, Natasa; Tveiten, Helge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-15)
      The delivery of exogenous biomolecules into teleost eggs is currently mostly relying on the manual microinjection methods, which, due to their high costs and low throughput, are not economically feasible for large-scale aquaculture applications. The main objective of this study was to develop a convenient, simple immersion delivery model for unfertilized Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) eggs using ...
    • Mucus-PVPA (mucus Phospholipid Vesicle-based Permeation Assay): An artificial permeability tool for drug screening and formulation development 

      Falavigna, Margherita; Klitgaard, Mette; Brase, Christina; Ternullo, Selenia; Skalko-Basnet, Natasa; Flaten, Gøril Eide (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-26)
      The mucus layer covering all mucosal surfaces in our body is the first barrier encountered by drugs before their potential absorption through epithelial tissues, and could thus affect the drugs’ permeability and their effectiveness. Therefore, it is of key importance to have in vitro permeability models that can mimic this specific environment. For this purpose, the novel mucus phospholipid vesicle-based ...
    • Pectosomes and Chitosomes as Delivery Systems for Metronidazole: The One-Pot Preparation Method 

      Andersen, Toril; Vanic, Zeljka; Flaten, Gøril Eide; Mattsson, S.; Tho, Ingunn; Skalko-Basnet, Natasa (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Mucoadhesive liposomes offer a potential for improved residence time of liposomal systems targeting contact with mucosal tissues, such as in buccal, oral, colon, and vaginal drug delivery. Most of the currently available methods rely on the coating of preformed liposomes by various mucoadhesive polymers. The aim of this study was to develop novel mucoadhesive system by the one-pot preparation method. ...
    • The Phospholipid Vesicle-Based Drug Permeability Assay: 5. Development Toward an Automated Procedure for High-Throughput Permeability Screening 

      Flaten, Gøril Eide; Awoyemi, Opeyemi Linda Ronke; Luthman, Kristina; Brandl, Martin; Massing, Ulrich (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2009-02)
      In-vitro screening for oral absorption has become an essential part of drug discovery and development. Recently, a new phospholipid vesicle-based permeation assay was developed which has shown to satisfyingly predict passive absorption of drugs in humans. The purpose of the current study was to investigate whether the assay may be further developed into a high-throughput tool by automating its ...
    • Phospholipid Vesicle-Based Permeation Assay and EpiSkin in Assessment of Drug Therapies Destined for Skin Administration 

      Engesland, André; Skalko-Basnet, Natasa; Flaten, Gøril Eide (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
    • Predicting oral absorption of fenofibrate in lipid-based drug delivery systems by combining in vitro lipolysis with the mucus-PVPA permeability model 

      Falavigna, Margherita; Klitgaard, Mette; Berthelsen, Ragna; Mullertz, Anette; Flaten, Gøril Eide (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-08)
      The aim of this work was to develop a new in vitro lipolysis-permeation model to predict the in vivo absorption of fenofibrate in self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery systems (SNEDDSs). More specifically, the in vitro intestinal lipolysis model was combined with the mucus-PVPA (Phospholipid Vesicle-based Permeation Assay) in vitro permeability model. Biosimilar mucus (BM) was added to the surface of ...
    • Simultaneous assessment of in vitro lipolysis and permeation in the mucus-PVPA model to predict oral absorption of a poorly water soluble drug in SNEDDSs 

      Falavigna, Margherita; Brurok, Sunniva; Klitgaard, Mette; Flaten, Gøril Eide (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-21)
      The prediction of the <i>in vivo</i> performance of self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery systems (SNEDDSs) is currently gaining increasing attention. Therefore, the need for reliable <i>in vitro</i> models able to assess the drug solubilization capacity of such formulations upon <i>in vitro</i> lipolysis, as well as to concomitantly evaluate <i>in vitro</i> drug permeation, has become ever so evident. ...
    • Tailored anti-biofilm activity – Liposomal delivery for mimic of small antimicrobial peptide 

      Hemmingsen, Lisa Myrseth; Giordani, Barbara; Paulsen, Marianne Hagensen; Vanic, Zeljka; Flaten, Gøril Eide; Vitali, Beatrice; Basnet, Purusotam; Bayer, Annette; Strøm, Morten B.; Skalko-Basnet, Natasa (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-13)
      The eradication of bacteria embedded in biofilms is among the most challenging obstacles in the management of chronic wounds. These biofilms are found in most chronic wounds; moreover, the biofilm-embedded bacteria are considerably less susceptible to conventional antimicrobial treatment than the planktonic bacteria. Antimicrobial peptides and their mimics are considered attractive candidates in the ...
    • The Vaginal-PVPA: A Vaginal Mucosa-Mimicking In Vitro Permeation Tool for Evaluation of Mucoadhesive Formulations 

      Falavigna, Margherita; Pattacini, Martina; Wibel, Richard; Sonvico, Fabio; Skalko-Basnet, Natasa; Flaten, Gøril Eide (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-19)
      Drug administration to the vaginal site has gained increasing attention in past decades, highlighting the need for reliable in vitro methods to assess the performance of novel formulations. To optimize formulations destined for the vaginal site, it is important to evaluate the drug retention within the vagina as well as its permeation across the mucosa, particularly in the presence of vaginal fluids. ...
    • WIND-PVPA: Water/Ion NMR Detected PVPA to assess lipid barrier integrity in vitro through quantification of passive water- and ion transport 

      Rainsford, Philip Ben; Sarre, Birta R.; Falavigna, Margherita; Brandsdal, Bjørn Olav; Flaten, Gøril Eide; Jakubec, Martin; Isaksson, Johan Mattias (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-22)
      Water/Ion NMR Detected – Phospholipid Vesicle Permeability Assay (WIND-PVPA), is presented as a novel, straightforward and automatable method to assess lipid barrier integrity in vitro. The apparent permeability constants of water- and ions across the PVPA barriers are determined in a one-pot experiment under the influence of membrane-active guest molecules. NMR spectroscopy is used to quantify ...