Delivery systems to increase the selectivity of antibiotics in phagocytic cells
| Autor: | José M. Lanao, Elsa Briones, Clara I. Colino |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Liposome
Phagocytes Phagocyte medicine.drug_class Cell Antibiotics Pharmaceutical Science Bacterial Infections Biology medicine.disease Models Biological In vitro Microbiology Anti-Bacterial Agents medicine.anatomical_structure Visceral leishmaniasis Drug Delivery Systems Phagocytosis Immunology medicine Drug carrier Intracellular |
| Zdroj: | Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society. 125(3) |
| ISSN: | 1873-4995 |
| Popis: | Many infectious diseases are caused by facultative organisms that are able to survive in phagocytic cells. The intracellular location of these microorganisms protects them from the host defence systems and from some antibiotics with poor penetration into phagocytic cells. One strategy used to improve the penetration of antibiotics into phagocytic cells is the use of carrier systems that deliver these drugs directly to the target cell. Delivery systems such as liposomes, micro/nanoparticles, lipid systems, conjugates, and biological carriers such as erythrocyte ghosts may contribute to increasing the therapeutic efficacy of antibiotics and antifungal agents in the treatment of infections caused by intracellular microorganisms. The main objective of this review is to analyze recent advances and current perspectives in the use of antibiotic delivery systems in the treatment of intracellular infections such as mycobacterial infections, brucellosis, salmonellosis, lysteriosis, fungal infections, visceral leishmaniasis, and HIV. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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