Title:Nanotechnology Driven Approaches for the Management of Parkinson’s Disease: Current Status and Future Perspectives
Volume: 22
Issue: 4
Author(s): Shrestha Sharma, Syed A. Rabbani*, Tanya Agarwal, Sanjula Baboota, Faheem H. Pottoo and Renu Kadian
Affiliation:
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, RAK College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras al Khaimah,United Arab Emirates
Keywords:
Parkinson`s Disease, nanoemulsions, SNEDDS, liposomes, SLN, NDDS.
Abstract: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is believed to be one of the commonly found adult-onset movement disorder
occurring due to neurodegeneration and striatal dopamine deficiency. Although clinical diagnosis depends
on the occurrence of bradykinesia and other cardinal motor features, PD is linked with many non-motor symptoms
that are responsible for overall disability. Among several factors, genetic and environment-related factors
are thought to be the major ones accountable for PD. Comprehensive research has shown that a number of
drugs are effective in providing symptomatic relief to the patients suffering from PD. But some drug molecules
suffer from significant drawbacks such as poor bioavailability and instability, therefore, they sometimes fail to
deliver the expected results. Hence, to resolve these issues, new promising novel drug delivery systems have
been developed. Liposomes, solid lipid nanoparticles, nanoemulsion, self-emulsifying drug delivery system
(SEDDS), niosomes are some of the novel drug delivery system (NDDS) carriers that have been explored for
enhancing the CNS concentration of levodopa, apomorphine, resveratrol, and other numerous drugs. This paper
elucidates various drugs that have been studied for their potential contribution to the treatment and management
of PD and also reviews and acknowledges the efforts of several scientists who successfully established various
NDDS approaches for these drugs for the management of PD.