39 citations
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August 2022 in “Pharmaceutics” This study found that the combination of letrozole and quercetin loaded in spanlastics showed enhanced cytotoxicity and other anticancer effects against MCF-7 breast cancer cells compared to individual treatments.
25 citations
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July 2022 in “Pharmaceutics” This study optimized efinaconazole spanlastic nanovesicles using risk management and multivariate analysis for potential transungual delivery to treat onychomycosis, achieving improved drug permeability and dissolution efficiency.
14 citations
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November 2024 in “Pharmaceuticals” This study found that using spanlastics, a nano, surfactant-based drug delivery system, improved the bioavailability, drug release characteristics, and pharmacokinetic behavior of famotidine, a poorly soluble drug, by enhancing its dissolution and membrane permeation.
8 citations
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January 2025 in “Gels” This study developed cilostazol-loaded formulations for nose-to-brain delivery, finding that these formulations improved cilostazol's bioavailability by enhancing solubility, absorption, and permeability, achieving nearly 100% drug release in vitro within 2 hours.
5 citations
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January 2009 in “International Journal of Trichology” This case report documents a rare association between atopic eczema and pili annulati in two siblings from north India, an unusual finding not previously reported in the literature.
4 citations
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April 2023 in “JURNAL FARMASI DAN ILMU KEFARMASIAN INDONESIA” This study evaluated green tea extract-loaded spanlastic formulations and found that a vesicle builder to edge activator ratio of 8:2 produced optimal characteristics, including a particle size of 419.70 nm, an entrapment efficiency of 60.85%, and a drug loading of 11.07%.
4 citations
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January 2025 in “Pharmaceutics” This study found that spanlastic gel loaded with thymoquinone and ascorbic acid improved skin deposition and tyrosinase inhibition, suggesting potential as a treatment for hyperpigmentation.
April 2026 in “JURNAL FARMASI DAN ILMU KEFARMASIAN INDONESIA” In this study, the researchers successfully developed a Spanlastic gel containing EGCG for transdermal application, significantly increasing EGCG skin permeability with optimal entrapment efficiency, zeta potential, and vesicle size.
August 2024 in “Proceeding Cendekia International Conference Health and Technology” In this quasi-experimental study, researchers explored the optimal formulation of a nanoemulsion containing candlenut ethanol extract, finding that specific combinations of tween 80, span 80, and sonication time affected its physical properties and stability, although further activity testing is needed.
March 2024 in “International journal of pharmaceutics. X” This study explored the use of spanlastic vesicles to enhance the delivery of bimatoprost for treating alopecia and found that a bimatoprost-loaded nanogel significantly increased skin drug accumulation and improved hair regrowth in a mouse model, outperforming both naive bimatoprost gel and commercial minoxidil formulations.
December 2025 in “Journal of Drug Discovery and Therapeutics” This review discusses spanlastics, advanced elastic vesicles used in drug delivery to enhance bioavailability of poorly soluble drugs, offering improved stability and targeted delivery compared to traditional systems like liposomes and nanoparticles, thus reducing side effects and enhancing therapeutic outcomes.
November 2025 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This study developed the SAALIQ, a culturally adapted tool specifically for measuring quality of life in Spanish-speaking patients with alopecia areata, highlighting its strong psychometric performance and the benefit of capturing overlooked domains compared to generic measures.
April 2025 in “Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences” This review highlights the potential of spanlastics, a new type of drug delivery system, to enhance drug administration by offering better deformability and stability compared to other nanocarriers, potentially improving targeted drug delivery across various applications.
49 citations
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June 2019 in “eLife” This study reported the discovery of large-scale haplotypes (cenhaps) in human centromere regions, revealing deep genetic diversity, including introgressed Neanderthal and ancient African lineages.
18 citations
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February 2025 in “Drug Delivery and Translational Research” This study demonstrated that a new topical treatment using ketotifen-loaded microneedles, designed for prolonged release, significantly reduced inflammatory markers in an animal model of allergic conjunctivitis, suggesting enhanced therapeutic delivery and sustained ocular benefits.
6 citations
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June 2018 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that human centromeric regions exhibit large-scale haplotypes with significant diversity, including entire Neanderthal haplotypes, which may affect chromosome transmission.
April 2026 in “BMC Biotechnology” This study found that curcumin spanlastics demonstrated greater antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticancer activities in the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line compared to curcumin alone or curcumin nanocrystals, also affecting several cancer-related protein markers and showing enhanced solubility and activity.
September 2025 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This study found that the meropenem-loaded spanlastic formulation showed strong potential as an effective topical therapy for bacterial skin infections in non-diabetic mice, demonstrating superior therapeutic activity and wound healing compared to free meropenem.
January 2023 in “The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine” This study found that topical valproic acid and 5% minoxidil both significantly increased hair count in patients with female pattern hair loss, suggesting topical valproic acid as a potential treatment option.
75 citations
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February 2017 in “Aging” This study found that treating mtDNA mutator mice with the antioxidant SkQ1 delayed aging traits and extended their lifespan, potentially by alleviating mitochondrial dysfunction caused by reactive oxygen species.
37 citations
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August 2009 in “Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry” This article discusses the impact of trichotillomania on children, highlighting significant impairment and distress, but reports no new clinical findings.
9 citations
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June 2024 in “Genes” This study examined the Spanish Merino breed's wool quality, identifying 74 genetic variants linked to key wool traits like fiber diameter and staple length, which could help restore the breed's potential for producing high-quality wool.
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December 2025 in “Iraqi Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences ( P-ISSN 1683 - 3597 E-ISSN 2521 - 3512)” This study investigated spanlastic nanovascular drug delivery systems and found that they can effectively enhance the transport and continuous release of medicines with small particle size, low polydispersity index, and satisfactory entrapment efficiency, showing potential as carriers for drug delivery.
May 2018 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This study validated a Spanish version of the Hair Specific Skindex 29 scale for assessing quality of life in women with female androgenetic alopecia, showing similar psychometric properties to the original.
February 2026 in “BMJ Open” This study found that the most significant negative emotional responses among cancer patients during consultations were related to treatment delays and the possibility of hair loss.
December 2025 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This consensus from 22 Spanish dermatologists recommends using a multimodal therapy starting with oral dutasteride, combined with topical and/or intralesional agents, and adding hydroxychloroquine if inflammation persists, to manage frontal fibrosing alopecia due to its irreversible hair loss and lack of specific approved treatments.
November 2022 in “Skin appendage disorders” In this study, the authors successfully translated, culturally adapted, and validated the Women's Androgenetic Alopecia Quality of Life questionnaire into Spanish, demonstrating it as a reliable tool for assessing female pattern hair loss.
26 citations
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October 2018 in “Clinical & Translational Oncology” This review outlines dermatological toxicities associated with targeted cancer therapies and immunotherapies, emphasizing the need for collaborative management by oncologists and dermatologists but reports no new clinical findings.
23 citations
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January 2017 in “BMC Medical Genetics” This study presents the first reported Spanish case of Hypotrichosis with Juvenile Macular Dystrophy, identifying a new CDH3 mutation and highlighting the importance of clinical and genetic evaluation for accurate diagnosis.
23 citations
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December 2013 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study identified a new PNPLA1 mutation in a Spanish family with autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis.