Leishmaniasis in humans: drug or vaccine therapy?

M Ghorbani, R Farhoudi - Drug design, development and therapy, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Leishmania is an obligate intracellular pathogen that invades phagocytic host cells.
Approximately 30 different species of Phlebotomine sand flies can transmit this parasite …

Liposomal Amphotericin B (AmBisome®): A Review of the Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Clinical Experience and Future Directions

NRH Stone, T Bicanic, R Salim, W Hope - Drugs, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome®; LAmB) is a unique lipid formulation of
amphotericin B. LAmB is a standard of care for a wide range of medically important …

Review and analysis of FDA approved drugs using lipid-based formulations

R Savla, J Browne, V Plassat, KM Wasan… - Drug development and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Lipid-based drug delivery systems (LBDDS) are one of the most studied bioavailability
enhancement technologies and are utilized in a number of US Food and Drug …

[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 …

Cryptococcal meningitis: improving access to essential antifungal medicines in resource-poor countries

A Loyse, H Thangaraj, P Easterbrook… - The Lancet infectious …, 2013 - thelancet.com
Cryptococcal meningitis is the leading cause of adult meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa, and
contributes up to 20% of AIDS-related mortality in low-income and middle-income countries …

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 …

Liposomal amphotericin B for treatment of leishmaniasis: from the identification of critical physicochemical attributes to the design of effective topical and oral …

F Frézard, MMG Aguiar, LAM Ferreira, GS Ramos… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The liposomal amphotericin B (AmB) formulation, AmBisome®, still represents the best
therapeutic option for cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis. However, its clinical efficacy …

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 …

Design of amphotericin B oral formulation for antifungal therapy

M Liu, M Chen, Z Yang - Drug delivery, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Amphotericin B (AmB) remains the “gold standard” for systemic antifungal therapy, even
though new drugs are emerging as the attractive antifungal agents. Since AmB has …

Formulation of amphotericin B in PEGylated liposomes for improved treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis by parenteral and oral routes

GS Ramos, VMR Vallejos, GSM Borges, RM Almeida… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Liposomal amphotericin B (AmB) or AmBisome® is the most effective and safe therapeutic
agent for visceral leishmaniasis (VL), but its clinical efficacy is limited in cutaneous …