Increased in vitro leishmanicidal activity of octyl gallate loaded poly(methyl methacrylate) nanoparticles.

Autor: Feuser PE; a Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering , Federal University of Santa Catarina , Florianópolis , Brazil., Tonini ML; b Department of Microbiology Immunology and Parasitology , Federal University of Santa Catarina , Florianópolis , Brazil.; c Biomedical Sciences Research Complex , University of St Andrews , Fife , UK., Jacques AV; d Department of Clinical Analyses , Federal University of Santa Catarina , Florianópolis , Brazil., Santos da Silva MC; d Department of Clinical Analyses , Federal University of Santa Catarina , Florianópolis , Brazil., Steindel M; b Department of Microbiology Immunology and Parasitology , Federal University of Santa Catarina , Florianópolis , Brazil., Sayer C; a Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering , Federal University of Santa Catarina , Florianópolis , Brazil., Hermes de Araújo PH; a Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering , Federal University of Santa Catarina , Florianópolis , Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Pharmaceutical development and technology [Pharm Dev Technol] 2019 Jun; Vol. 24 (5), pp. 593-599.
DOI: 10.1080/10837450.2018.1547747
Abstrakt: The current paucity of effective and affordable drugs for the treatment of leishmaniasis renders the search for new therapeutic alternatives a priority. Gallic acid-related compounds display anti-parasitic activities and their incorporation into drug carrier systems, such as polymeric nanoparticles may be a viable alternative for leishmaniasis treatment. Therefore, this study focused on the synthesis and characterization of octyl gallate (G8) loaded poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanoparticles via miniemulsion polymerization in order to increase the leishmanicidal activity of this compound. G8 loaded PMMA nanoparticles presented a spherical morphology with a mean size of 108 nm, a negatively charged surface (-33 ± 5 mV) and high encapsulation efficiency (83% ± 5). Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed that G8 was encapsulated in PMMA nanoparticles and presented a biphasic release profile. The G8 loaded PMMA nanoparticles did not present cytotoxic effect on human red blood cells. G8 loaded PMMA nanoparticles displayed a leishmanicidal activity almost three times higher than free G8 while the cytotoxic activity against human THP-1 cells remained unchanged.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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