Pulmonary Delivery of Curcumin and Beclomethasone Dipropionate in a Multicomponent Nanosuspension for the Treatment of Bronchial Asthma

• Main Authors: Luca Casula (Author), Francesco Lai (Author), Elena Pini (Author), Donatella Valenti (Author), Chiara Sinico (Author), Maria Cristina Cardia (Author), Salvatore Marceddu (Author), Giorgia Ailuno (Author), Anna Maria Fadda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Curcumin has shown a potential extraordinary activity as an add-on ingredient in asthma treatment, due to its immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory mechanism of action. However, its low water solubility and bioavailability lead to a poor therapeutic effect, which can be overcome by its formulation...