Journal
JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
Volume 107, Issue 10, Pages 2674-2685Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2018.06.017
Keywords
amphotericin B; poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA); nanofibers; polymeric nanofibers; electrospinning technique; amphotericin B-loaded PLGA nanofibers; local drug delivery system; Candida albicans; vulvovaginal candidiasis; murine model of vulvovaginal candidiasis
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- CNPq/MCT (Brazil)
- FAPEMIG [APQ-01522-16]
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Vulvovaginal candidiasis is an inflammation localized in the vulvovaginal area. It is mostly caused by Candida albicans. Its treatment is based on the systemic and local administration of antifungal drugs. However, this conventional therapy can fail owing to the resistance of the Candida species and noncompliance of patients. Amphotericin B-loaded poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanofibers are singleuse, antifungal, controlled drug delivery systems, and represent an alternative therapeutic scheme for the local treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis. Nanofibers were characterized by analytical techniques and with an in vitro drug delivery study. In vitro and in vivo fungicidal activity of amphotericin B released from nanofibers was evaluated using the agar diffusion method and an experimental murine model of vulvovaginal candidiasis, respectively. Analytical techniques showed that amphotericin B was physically mixed in the polymeric nanofibers. Nanofibers controlled the delivery of therapeutic doses of amphotericin B for 8 consecutive days, providing effective in vitro antifungal activity and eliminated the in vivo vaginal fungal burden after 3 days of treatment and with only one local application. Amphotericin Bloaded poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanofibers could be potentially applied as an alternative strategy for the local treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis without inducing fungal resistance, yet ensuring patient compliance. (c) 2018 American Pharmacists Association (R). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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