Superior Chemotherapeutic Efficacy of Amphotericin B in Tuftsin-bearing Liposomes against Leishmania Donovani Infection in Hamsters
IR@CDRI: CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow
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Agrawal, Ajay K
Agrawal, A Pal, A Guru, P Y Gupta, C M |
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2008-10-23T20:54:15Z
2008-10-23T20:54:15Z 2002 |
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Journal of Drug Targeting.10,41-45 (2002)
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Chemotherapeutic efficacy of the amphotericinB (Amp B). which is the drug of choice for treatment of the leishmanial infections (kala-azar) that become resistant to the conventional chemotherapy using antimonials. has been examined in the Leishmania dOllovalliinfected hamsters after encapsulating the drug in tuftsin-free as well as tuftsin-bearing liposomes. The activity was significantly increased (p < 0.05) by delivering Amp B in tuftsin-free liposomes. This antileishmanial effect of the liposomized Amp B was further increased (p < 0.05) by grafting the natural macrophage-activator tetrapeptide, tuftsin (Thr-Lys-Pro-Arg). on the liposome's surface. This could possibly be attributed to both the enhanced drug tolerance after liposomization as well as to the increased uptake of tuftsinbearing Amp B-laden liposomes by the macrophages. In addition to the increased efficacy, encap~ulation of Amp B in the tuftsin-bearing liposomes also enhanced the drug accessibility to areas (e.g. bone marrow) that are otherwise inaccessible to the free drug. These results further demonstrate the usefulness of tuftsin-bearing liposomes as drug vehicles in treatment of the macrophage-based infections that have been reviewed recently (Agrawal. A.K. and Gupta, C.M. (2000). Tuftsin-bearing liposomes in treatment of macrophage-based infections, Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev., 41, 135-146).
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Leishmania
Amphotericin B Liposomes Tuftsin Hamsters |
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Superior Chemotherapeutic Efficacy of Amphotericin B in Tuftsin-bearing Liposomes against Leishmania Donovani Infection in Hamsters
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