Development of a microemulsion loaded with epoxy-?-lapachone against Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis murine infection

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Peixoto, Juliana Figueiredo [1 ]
Goncalves-Oliveira, Luiz Filipe [1 ]
Souza-Silva, Franklin [1 ,2 ]
Cortes, Luzia Monteiro de Castro [1 ]
Dias-Lopes, Geovane [1 ]
Cardoso, Flavia de Oliveira [3 ]
Santos, Rafael de Oliveira [4 ,5 ]
Patricio, Beatriz Ferreira de Carvalho [6 ,7 ]
Nicoletti, Caroline Deckmann [8 ]
Lima, Carolina Guimaraes de Souza [8 ]
Calabrese, Katia da Silva [3 ]
Moreira, Davyson de Lima [4 ,5 ]
Rocha, Helvecio Vinicius Antunes [6 ]
da Silva, Fernando de Carvalho [8 ]
Ferreira, Vitor Francisco [8 ,9 ]
Alves, Carlos Roberto [1 ]
机构
[1] Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Lab Biol Mol & Doencas Endem, Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Ave Brasil 4365, BR-21040900 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
[2] Univ Iguacu, Ave Abilio Augusto Tavora 2134, BR-26260045 Nova Iguacu, RJ, Brazil
[3] Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Lab Imunomodulacao & Protozool, Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Ave Brasil 4365, BR-21040900 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
[4] Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Dept Prod Nat, Inst Tecnol Farmacos, Farmanguinhos, Sizenando Nabuco 100, BR-21041250 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
[5] Inst Pesquisas Jardim Bot Rio de Janeiro, Lab Prod Nat, Jardim Bot, Rua Pacheco Leao 15, BR-22460030 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
[6] Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Lab Micro & Nanotecnol, Farmanguinhos, Ave Brasil 4036, BR-21040361 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
[7] Univ Fed Estado Rio de Janeiro, Lab Farmacol, Inst Biomed, Rua Frei Caneca 94, BR-20211040 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
[8] Univ Fed Fluminense, Dept Quim Organ, Inst Quim, Outeiro Sao Joao Batista S-N, BR-24020141 Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
[9] Univ Fed Fluminense, Fac Farm, Dept Tecnol Farmaceut, Rua Dr Mario Vianna 523, BR-24241002 Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
关键词
Leishmaniaspp; Experimental treatment; Epoxy-?-lapachone; Nanotechnology; Microemulsion; CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS; NEW-WORLD; DELIVERY; DRUG; NAPHTHOQUINONES; STIBOGLUCONATE; MILTEFOSINE; PAROMOMYCIN; ANTIMONIATE; DESIGN;
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10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.122864
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R9 [药学];
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1007 ;
摘要
Epoxy-alpha-lapachone (ELAP), an oxirane-functionalized molecule synthesized from naturally occurring lapachol, has shown promising activity against murine infection with Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis. Herein, we report the successful development of oil-in-water-type (o/w) microemulsions (ME) loaded with ELAP (ELAP-ME) using Capmul MCM, Labrasol, and PEG 400. Stability studies revealed that ELAP-ME (100 mu g/mL of ELAP), which was comprised of globule size smaller than 120.4 +/- 7.7 nm, displayed a good stability profile over 73 days. ELAP-ME had an effect in BALB/c mice infected with L. (L.) amazonensis, causing reductions in paw lesions after two weeks of treatment (similar to 2-fold) when compared to untreated animals. Furthermore, there was also a reduction in the parasite load both in the footpad (60.3%) and in the lymph nodes (31.5%). Based on these findings, ELAP-ME emerges as a promising treatment for tegumentar leishmaniasis.
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