PMID- 37774953 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231103 LR - 20240206 IS - 1873-4995 (Electronic) IS - 0168-3659 (Print) IS - 0168-3659 (Linking) VI - 363 DP - 2023 Nov TI - Experimental and mathematical approaches for drug delivery for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration. PG - 464-483 LID - S0168-3659(23)00608-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.09.021 [doi] AB - Several chronic eye diseases affect the posterior segment of the eye. Among them age-related macular degeneration can cause vision loss if left untreated and is one of the leading causes of visual impairment in the world. Most treatments are based on intravitreally injected therapeutics that inhibit the action of vascular endothelial growth factor. However, due to the need for monthly injections, this method is associated with poor patient compliance. To address this problem, numerous drug delivery systems (DDSs) have been developed. This review covers a selection of particulate systems, non-stimuli responsive hydrogels, implants, and composite systems that have been developed in the last few decades. Depending on the type of DDS, polymer material, and preparation method, different mechanical properties and drug release profiles can be achieved. Furthermore, DDS development can be optimized by implementing mathematical modeling of both drug release and pharmacokinetic aspects. Several existing mathematical models for diffusion-controlled, swelling-controlled, and erosion-controlled drug delivery from polymeric systems are summarized. Compartmental and physiologically based models for ocular drug transport and pharmacokinetics that have studied drug concentration profiles after intravitreal delivery or release from a DDS are also reviewed. The coupling of drug release models with ocular pharmacokinetic models can lead to obtaining much more efficient DDSs for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration and other diseases of the posterior segment of the eye. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Chacin Ruiz, Eduardo A AU - Chacin Ruiz EA AD - Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA. FAU - Swindle-Reilly, Katelyn E AU - Swindle-Reilly KE AD - William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. FAU - Ford Versypt, Ashlee N AU - Ford Versypt AN AD - Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA; Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA. Electronic address: ashleefv@buffalo.edu. LA - eng GR - R01 EB032870/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS/United States GR - R35 GM133763/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20231004 PL - Netherlands TA - J Control Release JT - Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society JID - 8607908 RN - 0 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A) RN - 0 (Hydrogels) RN - 0 (Polymers) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A MH - Drug Delivery Systems/methods MH - *Wet Macular Degeneration/drug therapy MH - Hydrogels/therapeutic use MH - Polymers/therapeutic use MH - Intravitreal Injections PMC - PMC10842193 MID - NIHMS1941105 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Drug release modeling OT - Intravitreal administration OT - Ocular drug delivery OT - Pharmacokinetics modeling OT - Polymer drug delivery OT - Wet age-related macular degeneration EDAT- 2023/09/30 09:42 MHDA- 2023/11/03 06:43 PMCR- 2024/02/05 CRDT- 2023/09/29 19:16 PHST- 2023/04/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/09/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/09/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/11/03 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/09/30 09:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/09/29 19:16 [entrez] PHST- 2024/02/05 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0168-3659(23)00608-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.09.021 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Control Release. 2023 Nov;363:464-483. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.09.021. Epub 2023 Oct 4.