New delivery systems for amphotericin B applied to the improvement of leishmaniasis treatment

New delivery systems for amphotericin B applied to the improvement of leishmaniasis treatment

Leishmaniasis is one of the six major tropical diseases targeted by the World Health Organization. It is a life-threatening disease of medical, social and economic importance in endemic areas. No vaccine is yet available for human use, and chemotherapy presents several problems. Pentavalent antimoni...

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Main Authors: Miguel Angel Chávez-Fumagalli, Tatiana Gomes Ribeiro, Rachel Oliveira Castilho, Simone Odília Antunes Fernandes, Valbert Nascimento Cardoso, Cecília Steinberg Perilo Coelho, Débora Vasconcelos Costa Mendonça, Manuel Soto, Carlos Alberto Pereira Tavares, André Augusto Gomes Faraco, Eduardo Antonio Ferraz Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Amphotericin B
Leishmaniasis
Nanoparticles
Toxicity
Treatment
Lipid-based formulations
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