[HTML][HTML] Lipid systems for the delivery of amphotericin B in antifungal therapy

C Faustino, L Pinheiro - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Amphotericin B (AmB), a broad-spectrum polyene antibiotic in the clinic for more than fifty
years, remains the gold standard in the treatment of life-threatening invasive fungal …

Advances in nanocarriers as drug delivery systems in Chagas disease

C Quijia Quezada, CS Azevedo… - International journal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Chagas disease is one of the most important public health problems in Latin America due to
its high mortality and morbidity levels. There is no effective treatment for this disease since …

PLGA nanoparticles and nanosuspensions with amphotericin B: potent in vitro and in vivo alternatives to Fungizone and AmBisome

H Van de Ven, C Paulussen, PB Feijens… - Journal of controlled …, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper describes the development of poly (D, L-lactide-co-glycolide)(PLGA)
nanoparticles (NPs) and nanosuspensions with the polyene antibiotic amphotericin B …

Self-assembling, supramolecular chemistry and pharmacology of amphotericin B: Poly-aggregates, oligomers and monomers

R Fernández-García, JC Muñoz-García… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antifungal drugs such as amphotericin B (AmB) interact with lipids and phospholipids
located on fungal cell membranes to disrupt them and create pores, leading to cell apoptosis …

Gelatin coated hybrid lipid nanoparticles for oral delivery of amphotericin B

S Jain, PU Valvi, NK Swarnakar… - Molecular …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Amphotericin B (AmB) loaded polymer lipid hybrid nanoparticles (AmB-PLNs) comprised of
lecithin (anionic lipid) and gelatin (Type A, cationic below its isoelectric point 7.0–9.0) were …

Injectable in situ cross-linking hydrogels for local antifungal therapy

SP Hudson, R Langer, GR Fink, DS Kohane - Biomaterials, 2010 - Elsevier
Invasive fungal infections can be devastating, particularly in immunocompromised patients,
and difficult to treat with systemic drugs. Furthermore, systemic administration of those …

Mucoadhesive chitosan-coated nanostructured lipid carriers for oral delivery of amphotericin B

JS Ling Tan, CJ Roberts, N Billa - … development and technology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This study describes the properties of an amphotericin B-containing mucoadhesive
nanostructured lipid carrier (NLC), with the intent to maximize uptake within the …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan functionalized poly (ε-caprolactone) nanoparticles for amphotericin B delivery

RGJV Marcano, TT Tominaga, NM Khalil… - Carbohydrate …, 2018 - Elsevier
Amphotericin B (AmB) is a broad-spectrum antifungal drug used in the treatment of fungal
invasive infections. However, its clinical use has been limited due to its side effects and …

The development of oral amphotericin B to treat systemic fungal and parasitic infections: has the myth been finally realized?

G Cuddihy, EK Wasan, Y Di, KM Wasan - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Parenteral amphotericin B has been considered as first-line therapy in the treatment of
systemic fungal and parasitic infections, however its use has been associated with a number …

Amphotericin B-entrapping lipid nanoparticles and their in vitro and in vivo characteristics

SH Jung, DH Lim, SH Jung, JE Lee, KS Jeong… - European Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) as nano-scale drug carriers that can entrap poorly water-soluble
drugs such as amphotericin B (AmB) in aqueous solution with high drug entrapment …