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Characterization and trypanocidal activity of a β-lapachone-containing drug carrier.
| العنوان: | Characterization and trypanocidal activity of a β-lapachone-containing drug carrier. |
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| المؤلفون: | Juliana M C Barbosa, Caroline D Nicoletti, Patrícia B da Silva, Tatiana G Melo, Débora O Futuro, Vitor F Ferreira, Kelly Salomão |
| المصدر: | PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 3, p e0246811 (2021) |
| بيانات النشر: | Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| المجموعة: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Medicine, Science |
| الوصف: | The treatment of Chagas disease (CD), a neglected parasitic condition caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is still based on only two drugs, nifurtimox (Nif) and benznidazole (Bz), both of which have limited efficacy in the late chronic phase and induce severe side effects. This scenario justifies the continuous search for alternative drugs, and in this context, the natural naphthoquinone β-lapachone (β-Lap) and its derivatives have demonstrated important trypanocidal activities. Unfortunately, the decrease in trypanocidal activity in the blood, high toxicity to mammalian cells and low water solubility of β-Lap limit its systemic administration and, consequently, clinical applications. For this reason, carriers as drug delivery systems can strategically maximize the therapeutic effects of this drug, overcoming the above mentioned restrictions. Accordingly, the aim of this study is to investigate the in vitro anti-T. cruzi effects of β-Lap encapsulated in2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (2HP-β-CD) and its potential toxicity to mammalian cells. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1932-6203 |
| Relation: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246811; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203; https://doaj.org/article/19900d1b52af45b0b3899e0af064d110 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0246811 |
| الاتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246811 https://doaj.org/article/19900d1b52af45b0b3899e0af064d110 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.8D741CB5 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 19326203 |
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| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0246811 |