Amphotericin B associated with triglyceride-rich nanoemulsion: stability studies and in vitro antifungal activity

Química Nova

Fabíola Branco Filippin²  Liliete Canes Souza²  Raul Cavalcante Maranhão¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Centro de Ciências da Saúde Departamento de Análises ClínicasFlorianópolis SC ,Brasil

关键词: amphotericin B;    lipid nanoemulsion;    delivery system;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422008000300024

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Amphotericin B (AB) is the standard drug for invasive fungal infection therapy. It has a broad spectrum of activity and it is the best antifungal available against most yeasts and molds. Its therapeutic use, however, is limited by significant side effects, leading to a low therapeutic index when it is used as the traditional formulation (Fungizone®). Due to self-association, AB can form pores in cholesterol-containing membranes. We propose a triglyceride-rich nanoemulsion as a delivery system for AB in low levels of aggregation to reduce the toxicity against host cells.

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