Self-assembled Amphotericin B Pharmacosome like Vesicles Derived from Lipid-based Microtubes: a Model Carrier to Further Explore
Background: Self-assembled drug delivery systems are of much interest since they can be produced by simple low cost and solvent-free procedures. Pharmacosomes are supramolecular-structured nanocarriers with benefits for drug stability and targeting delivery. Amphotericin B (AmB) still remains an imp...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | Argentina |
| Institución: | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas |
| Repositorio: | CONICET Digital (CONICET) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/151786 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11336/151786 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | AMPHOTERICIN B DRUG DELIVERY LIPID MICROTUBES NANOTECHNOLOGY PHARMACOSOME-LIKE SELF-ASSEMBLY VESICLES https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.10 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2 |
| Sumario: | Background: Self-assembled drug delivery systems are of much interest since they can be produced by simple low cost and solvent-free procedures. Pharmacosomes are supramolecular-structured nanocarriers with benefits for drug stability and targeting delivery. Amphotericin B (AmB) still remains an important agent for the treatment of invasive mold infections, e.g invasive aspergillo-sis, although the challenge for new formulations is still prevailing due to high rates of toxicity. Objective: We have previously reported the incorporation of AmB into 12-hydroxystearic acid lipid-based microtubes (MTs) for topical use, herein we report the ability of AmB-MTs to self-assemble into vesicles upon dilution. Methods: AmB-MTs with different drug concentrations (1, 3, 5 mg/ml) were prepared, and size de-termination was carried out for different dilutions. Morphology was evaluated by microscopy. In vitro cytotoxicity was evaluated in Vero cells and in vitro activity against Aspergillus fumigatus and Asper-gillus flavus was assessed. Results: AmB-MTs closed upon dilution to form vesicles ranging from 200 nm to 1µm. AmB MIC (Minimum inhibitory concentration) for both Aspergillus species was 0.0625 and 0.125 µg/ml for dis-persion and reconstituted lyophilized, respectively. Conclusion: AmB pharmacosome-like vesicles are smaller structures than MTs may thus be favoura-ble for other delivery routes. We assume that this kind of pharmacosomes-like carrier is a promising model for the obtention of new vesicular carriers based on lipid MTs. |
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