Methods for evaluating penetration of drug into the skin: A review

S Supe, P Takudage - Skin research and technology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Skin being the largest organ of the human body plays a very important role in
the permeation and penetration of the drug. In addition, the transdermal drug delivery …

[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 …

Amphotericin B: A drug of choice for Visceral Leishmaniasis

S Kumari, V Kumar, RK Tiwari, V Ravidas, K Pandey… - Acta Tropica, 2022 - Elsevier
Visceral leishmaniasis or Kala-azar is a vector-borne disease caused by an intracellular
parasite of the genus leishmania. In India, Amphotericin B (AmB) is a first-line medication for …

The pathogenicity and virulence of Leishmania-interplay of virulence factors with host defenses

AK Gupta, S Das, M Kamran, SA Ejazi, N Ali - Virulence, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Leishmaniasis is a group of disease caused by the intracellular protozoan parasite of the
genus Leishmania. Infection by different species of Leishmania results in various host …

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 …

Polyene antibiotics physical chemistry and their effect on lipid membranes; impacting biological processes and medical applications

T Haro-Reyes, L Díaz-Peralta, A Galván-Hernández… - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review examined a collection of studies regarding the molecular properties of some
polyene antibiotic molecules as well as their properties in solution and in particular …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradable functional polycarbonate micelles for controlled release of amphotericin B

Y Wang, X Ke, ZX Voo, SSL Yap, C Yang, S Gao, S Liu… - Acta biomaterialia, 2016 - Elsevier
Amphotericin B (AmB), a poorly soluble and toxic antifungal drug, was encapsulated into
polymeric micelles self-assembled from phenylboronic acid-functionalized …

A candidate vaccine for human visceral leishmaniasis based on a specific T cell epitope-containing chimeric protein protects mice against Leishmania infantum …

DP Lage, PAF Ribeiro, DS Dias, DVC Mendonça… - npj Vaccines, 2020 - nature.com
Leishmaniases are neglected diseases caused by infection with Leishmania parasites and
there are currently no prophylactic vaccines. In this study, we designed in silico a synthetic …

Apoptosis-like cell death in Leishmania donovani treated with KalsomeTM10, a new liposomal amphotericin B

M Shadab, B Jha, M Asad, M Deepthi, M Kamran, N Ali - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Objective The present study aimed to elucidate the cell death mechanism in Leishmania
donovani upon treatment with KalsomeTM10, a new liposomal amphotericin B …

An optimized nanoparticle delivery system based on chitosan and chondroitin sulfate molecules reduces the toxicity of amphotericin B and is effective in treating …

TG Ribeiro, JR Franca, LL Fuscaldi… - International journal …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Amphotericin B (AmpB) is active against leishmaniasis, but its use is hampered due to its
high toxicity observed in patients. In this study, a nanoparticles-delivery system for AmpB …