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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Advantages of Cubosomal Formulation for Gatifloxacin Delivery in the Treatment of Bacterial Keratitis: In Vitro and In Vivo Approach Using Clinical Isolate of Methicillin-Resistant

Mohamed Nasr, Sameh Saber, Alaa Y Bazeed, Heba A Ramadan, Asmaa Ebada, Adela Laura Ciorba, Simona Cavalu, Heba I Elagamy

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Mohamed NasrDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamasa 35712, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-6382-3221
Sameh SaberDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamasa 35712, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-5070-7851
Alaa Y BazeedDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamasa 35712, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-7243-7442
Heba A RamadanDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamasa 11152, Egypt.
Asmaa EbadaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamasa 11152, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-4180-4772
Adela Laura CiorbaFaculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5399-8471
Simona CavaluFaculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-7810-8925
Heba I ElagamyDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamasa 35712, Egypt.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this study was to enhance the corneal permeation of gatifloxacin (GTX) using cubosomal nanoparticle as a delivery system. Cubosomal nanoparticle loaded with GTX was prepared and subjected for in vitro and in vivo investigations. The prepared GTX-loaded cubosomal particles exhibited nanoparticle size of 197.46 ± 9.40 nm and entrapment efficiency of 52.8% ± 2.93. The results of ex vivo corneal permeation of GTX-loaded cubosomal dispersion show approximately 1.3-fold increase compared to GTX aqueous dispersion. The incorporation of GTX into cubosomal particles resulted in a fourfold reduction in the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) value for the GTX cubosomal particles relative to GTX aqueous dispersion. Furthermore, the enhanced corneal penetration of GTX-loaded cubosomal dispersion compared was evident by a significant decrease in the area % of corneal opacity in MRSA infected rats. Moreover, these results were confirmed by photomicrographs of histological structures of corneal tissues from rats treated with GTX-cubosomal dispersion which did not present any change compared to that of the normal rat corneas. In conclusion, treatment of ocular bacterial infections and reduction in the probability of development of new resistant strains of MRSA could be accomplished with GTX-loaded cubosomal nanoparticles.

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corneal permeationcubosomal dispersiongatifloxacinkeratitismethicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureusMIC

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PMCPMC9104145

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