• Development of a novel beta-glucan supplemented hydrogel spray formulation and wound healing efficacy in a db/db diabetic mouse model 

      Grip, Jostein; Steene, Erik; Engstad, Rolf Einar; Hart, Jeff; Bell, Andrea; Skjærveland, Ingrid; Basnet, Purusotam; Skalko-Basnet, Natasa; Holsæter, Ann Mari (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-30)
      To relieve the severe economic and social burdens and patient suffering caused by the increasing incidence of chronic wounds, more effective treatments are urgently needed. In this study, we focused on developing a novel sprayable wound dressing with the active ingredient β-1,3/1,6-glucan (βG). Since βG is already available as the active ingredient in a commercial wound healing product provided as ...
    • 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 Structure of Copper and μ-Oxodiiron Octafluorocorrole Derivatives: Insights into Ligand Noninnocence 

      Thomas, Kolle E.; Settineri, Nicholas S.; Teat, Simon J.; Steene, Erik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-23)
      Single-crystal X-ray structures were obtained for the copper and μ-oxodiiron complexes of 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octafluoro-5,10,15-triphenylcorrole, hereafter denoted as Cu[F8TPC] and {Fe[F8TPC]}2O. A comparison with the crystal structures of other undecasubstituted Cu corroles, including those with H, Ar, Br, I, and CF3 as β-substituents, showed that the degree of saddling increases in the order: H ...