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ArticleAMB Express2020

Metronidazole conjugated magnetic nanoparticles loaded with amphotericin B exhibited potent effects against pathogenic Acanthamoeba castellanii belonging to the T4 genotype.

Sumayah Abdelnasir, Ayaz Anwar, Muhammad Kawish, Areeba Anwar, Muhammad Raza Shah, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Naveed Ahmed Khan

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Article in AMB Express, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors.

Sumayah AbdelnasirDepartment of Biological Sciences, School of Science and Technology, Sunway University, Subang Jaya, 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.
Ayaz AnwarDepartment of Biological Sciences, School of Science and Technology, Sunway University, Subang Jaya, 47500, Selangor, Malaysia. ayazanwarkk@yahoo.com.
Muhammad KawishHEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.
Areeba AnwarFaculty of Defence Science and Technology, National Defence University of Malaysia, 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Muhammad Raza ShahHEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.
Ruqaiyyah SiddiquiDepartment of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 26666, United Arab Emirates.
Naveed Ahmed KhanDepartment of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 26666, United Arab Emirates. naveed5438@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7667-8553

Funding

American University of Sharjah BCESunway University GRTIN-RRO-98-2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acanthamoeba castellanii can cause granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis. Currently, no single drug has been developed to effectively treat infections caused by Acanthamoeba. Recent studies have shown that drugs conjugated with nanoparticles exhibit potent in vitro antiamoebic activity against pathogenic free-living amoebae. In this study, we have developed a nano drug delivery system based on iron oxide nanoparticles conjugated with metronidazole which were further loaded with amphotericin B to produce enhanced antiamoebic effects against Acanthamoeba castellanii. The results showed that metronidazole-nanoparticles-amphotericin B (Met-MNPs-Amp) significantly inhibited the viability of these amoebae as compared to the respective controls including drugs and nanoparticles alone. Met-MNPs-Amp exhibited IC

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AcanthamoebaAmphotericin BMagnetic nanoparticlesMetronidazole

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PMID32681358
PMCPMC7368000

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