Sixty years of amphotericin B: an overview of the main antifungal agent used to treat invasive fungal infections

FB Cavassin, JL Baú-Carneiro, RR Vilas-Boas… - Infectious Diseases and …, 2021 - Springer
Introduced in the late 1950s, polyenes represent the oldest family of antifungal drugs. The
discovery of amphotericin B and its therapeutic uses is considered one of the most important …

Nanoemulsion: Concepts, development and applications in drug delivery

Y Singh, JG Meher, K Raval, FA Khan… - Journal of controlled …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nanoemulsions are biphasic dispersion of two immiscible liquids: either water in oil (W/O) or
oil in water (O/W) droplets stabilized by an amphiphilic surfactant. These come across as …

Carbohydrate-based nanocarriers and their application to target macrophages and deliver antimicrobial agents

T Mosaiab, DC Farr, MJ Kiefel, TA Houston - Advanced drug delivery …, 2019 - Elsevier
Many deadly infections are produced by microorganisms capable of sustained survival in
macrophages. This reduces exposure to chemadrotherapy, prevents immune detection, and …

Applications of nanomaterials in leishmaniasis: a focus on recent advances and challenges

K Saleem, Z Khursheed, C Hano, I Anjum, S Anjum - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Leishmaniasis is a widely distributed protozoan vector-born disease affecting almost 350
million people. Initially, chemotherapeutic drugs were employed for leishmania treatment but …

Recent developments and future prospects in the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis

S Sundar, A Singh - Therapeutic advances in infectious …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Limited therapeutic options in visceral leishmaniasis (VL) make the treatment of this
neglected disease very challenging. In addition to this, long treatment duration and toxic …

Phloretin loaded chitosan nanoparticles augments the pH-dependent mitochondrial-mediated intrinsic apoptosis in human oral cancer cells

AVA Mariadoss, R Vinayagam, V Senthilkumar… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of the present investigation is to explore the innovative platform for the synthesis of
plant-based nanoparticles, which contain biocompatible and biodegradable carrier of …

Nanostructured delivery systems with improved leishmanicidal activity: a critical review

N Bruni, B Stella, L Giraudo, C Della Pepa… - International journal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by protozoan parasites of the
genus Leishmania, which are responsible for numerous clinical manifestations, such as …

Activity of amphotericin B-loaded chitosan nanoparticles against experimental cutaneous leishmaniasis

A Riezk, K Van Bocxlaer, V Yardley, S Murdan, SL Croft - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chitosan nanoparticles have gained attention as drug delivery systems (DDS) in the medical
field as they are both biodegradable and biocompatible with reported antimicrobial and anti …

Characterization and evaluation of amphotericin B loaded MDP conjugated poly (propylene imine) dendrimers

K Jain, AK Verma, PR Mishra, NK Jain - … : Nanotechnology, Biology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper describes a novel strategy for targeted delivery of amphotericin B (AmB) to
macrophages with muramyl dipeptide (MDP) conjugated multimeric poly …

Development of mannose-anchored thiolated amphotericin B nanocarriers for treatment of visceral leishmaniasis

G Shahnaz, BJ Edagwa, JE McMillan, S Akhtar… - …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: Our goal was to improve treatment outcomes for visceral leishmaniasis by designing
nanocarriers that improve drug biodistribution and half-life. Thus, long-acting mannose …