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J Drug Target ; 26(4): 357-364, 2018 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29041824

RESUMO

This work aimed to optimise a new nanoemulsion (NE) formulation loaded with Amphotericin B (AmB) and to evaluate its in vivo antileishmanial activity and in vitro haemolytic toxicity. The influence of gradual increases in pressure, using a high-pressure homogeniser, was evaluated. The NE was characterised for droplet size, polydispersity index, zeta potential and encapsulation efficiency (EE). For antileishmanial activity studies, AmB-NE was administered intravenously in mice infected by Leishmania infantum chagasi, which causes Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL). When the NE was submitted to gradual increases in pressure, the PI values and droplet size decreased. The droplet size (∼145 nm) was lower than that obtained in previous studies. The zeta potential was negative and the EE was almost 100%. The haemolytic toxicity, evaluated on human red blood cells, for AmB-loaded NE was lower than that observed for the conventional AmB (C-AmB). C-AmB at 2 mg/kg was very toxic. In contrast, administration of the AmB-loaded NE, at same dose, did not result in any sign of acute toxicity, promoting a significant reduction in parasite burden as compared to the C-AmB. These findings suggest that this new AmB-loaded NE constitutes an attractive alternative for the treatment of VL due to improved efficacy and lower toxicity.


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Anfotericina B/administração & dosagem , Antiprotozoários/administração & dosagem , Leishmaniose Visceral/tratamento farmacológico , Nanopartículas , Anfotericina B/farmacologia , Anfotericina B/toxicidade , Animais , Antiprotozoários/farmacologia , Antiprotozoários/toxicidade , Emulsões , Feminino , Hemólise/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Leishmania infantum/efeitos dos fármacos , Leishmaniose Visceral/parasitologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Tamanho da Partícula
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