Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOMEDICINE
Volume 14, Issue -, Pages 6407-6424Publisher
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S206109
Keywords
delivery systems; nanobiosensors; nanodiagnostics; nanoparticle systems; nanovaccine
Funding
- Brazilian Federal Agency for the Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES) [923/18 CAPES-COFECUB]
- Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) [433208/2016-3, INCT MCTI/CNPq/CAPES/FAPs 16/2014]
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Chagas disease is one of the most important public health problems in Latin America due to its high mortality and morbidity levels. There is no effective treatment for this disease since drugs are usually toxic with low bioavailability. Serious efforts to achieve disease control and eventual eradication have been unsuccessful to date, emphasizing the need for rapid diagnosis, drug development, and a reliable vaccine. Novel systems for drug and vaccine administration based on nanocarriers represent a promising avenue for Chagas disease treatment. Nanoparticulate systems can reduce toxicity, and increase the efficacy and bioavailability of active compounds by prolonging release, and therefore improve the therapeutic index. Moreover, nanoparticles are able to interact with the host's immune system, modulating the immune response to favour the elimination of pathogenic microorganisms. In addition, new advances in diagnostic assays, such as nanobiosensors, are beneficial in that they enable precise identification of the pathogen. In this review, we provide an overview of the strategies and nanocarrier-based delivery systems for antichagasic agents, such as liposomes, micelles, nanoemulsions, polymeric and non-polymeric nanoparticles. We address recent progress, with a particular focus on the advances of nanovaccines and nanodiagnostics, exploring new perspectives on Chagas disease treatment.
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