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An overview on Management of Psoriasis using Calcipotriene and its amalgamation as Nano Based Drug Delivery System
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1  Department of Quality Assurance. PSG Vidya Prasarak Mandal's College of Pharmacy, shahada
2  Department of Pharmacognosy and phytochemistry PGG Vidya Prasarak Mandal's College of Pharmacy,shahada
Academic Editor: Bogdan Stefan Vasile

Abstract:

A skin ailment known as psoriasis, which affects 2-5% of people worldwide, is characterised by excessive keratinocyte proliferation and abnormal differentiation. Calcipotriene, a synthetic vitamin D analogue, is the first-line treatment for psoriasis. It may be used In combination with methotrexate, tazarotene, acitretin, cyclosporine and corticosteroids. It reduces the number of T cells and regulates the inflammatory response in psoriatic lesions. However, the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy based on conventional formulations for treating patients is only partially favourable. Recent developments in nanotechnology-based nanomedicines may allow us to improve the efficacy and safety of pharmacotherapeutic treatments for psoriasis. Enhancing therapeutic efficacy while lowering toxicity through overall dose reduction are two spectacular effects of using nanomedicine as a medication carrier. This novel method efficiently ensures the site-specific administration of medications throughout the skin to treat psoriatic lesions. The present manuscript aims to discuss about chemistry and pharmacology of Calcipotriene as well as conventional pharmacotherapy and contemporary research on Calcipotriene and its combinations used as Nanomedicines for the better management of psoriasis. This review Primarily focuses on Nanoemulsion Loaded Gel of calcipotriene and clobitasol propionate as it offers high drug loading and retention into the skin, improving local concentration of both the drugs and reducing their systemic side effects. And Calcipotriene and Methotrexate combined in a nanostructured lipid carrier are most recent generation of solid lipid nanoparticles, with better drug loading, controlled release and enhanced bioavailability.

Keywords: Psoriasis;Calcipotriene; Nanomedicines; Therapeutic; Nanoemulsion
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