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ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine2018

Curcumin nanoemulsion as a novel chemical for the treatment of acute and chronic toxoplasmosis in mice.

Sanaz Jafarpour Azami, Aref Teimouri, Hossein Keshavarz, Amir Amani, Fariba Esmaeili, Hamid Hasanpour, Samira Elikaee, Hamid Salehiniya, Saeedeh Shojaee

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Article in International journal of nanomedicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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40 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sanaz Jafarpour AzamiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, shojaee1980@yahoo.com.
Aref TeimouriDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, shojaee1980@yahoo.com.
Hossein KeshavarzDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, shojaee1980@yahoo.com.
Amir AmaniDepartment of Medical Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fariba EsmaeiliDepartment of Medical Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hamid HasanpourDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, shojaee1980@yahoo.com.
Samira ElikaeeDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, shojaee1980@yahoo.com.
Hamid SalehiniyaDepartment of Public Health, School of Health, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
Saeedeh ShojaeeDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, shojaee1980@yahoo.com.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRIlam University · IRMedical University of Ilam · IRZabol University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study was to prepare curcumin nanoemulsion (CR-NE) to solve the problems associated with poor water solubility and low bioavailability of CR and to test its efficiency in the treatment of acute and chronic toxoplasmosis in mouse models. MATERIALS AND

methodsCR-NE 1% was prepared using spontaneous emulsification by soybean as oil phase; a mixture of Tween 80 and Tween 85 as surfactant; ethanol as cosurfactant and distilled water. Particle size and zeta potential of NE were assessed using Nano-ZS90 dynamic light scattering. Stability testing of NE was assessed after storage for 2 months at room temperature. In vivo experiments were carried out using 50 BALB/c mice inoculated with virulent RH strain (type I) and 50 BALB/c mice inoculated with avirulent Tehran strain (type II) of

resultsThe mean particle size and zeta potential of CR-NE included 215.66±16.8 nm and -29.46±2.65 mV, respectively, and were stable in particle size after a three freeze-thaw cycle. In acute phase experiment, the survival time of mice infected with RH strain of

conclusionResults from the current study showed the potential of CR-S and CR-NE in treatment of acute and chronic toxoplasmosis in mouse models for the first time. However, CR-NE was more efficient than CR-S, and it seems that CR-NE has a potential formula for the treatment of acute and chronic toxoplasmosis, especially in those with latent bradyzoites in brain.

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Acute DiseaseAnimalsBrainChronic DiseaseCurcuminDisease Models, AnimalEmulsionsFemaleGene Expression RegulationMice, Inbred BALB CNanoparticlesToxicity TestsToxoplasmaToxoplasmosisCurcuminEmulsionsblood-brain barriercurcumin nanoemulsioncurcumin suspensionsoybean oilspontaneous emulsificationToxoplasma gondii RH strainToxoplasma gondii Tehran strain

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PMID30519020
PMCPMC6233476
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