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ArticlePharmaceutics2023

In Vitro Evaluation of Aerosol Therapy with Pentamidine-Loaded Liposomes Coated with Chondroitin Sulfate or Heparin for the Treatment of Leishmaniasis.

Lucía Román-Álamo, Mohamad Allaw, Yunuen Avalos-Padilla, Maria Letizia Manca, Maria Manconi, Federica Fulgheri, Jorge Fernández-Lajo, Luis Rivas, José Antonio Vázquez, José Esteban Peris and 6 more

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Lucía Román-ÁlamoBarcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Rosselló 149-153, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Mohamad AllawDepartment of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, University Campus, S.P. Monserrato-Sestu Km 0.700, 09042 Monserrato, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2063-6631
Yunuen Avalos-PadillaBarcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Rosselló 149-153, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4074-5624
Maria Letizia MancaDepartment of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, University Campus, S.P. Monserrato-Sestu Km 0.700, 09042 Monserrato, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3787-257X
Maria ManconiDepartment of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, University Campus, S.P. Monserrato-Sestu Km 0.700, 09042 Monserrato, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4818-2344
Federica FulgheriDepartment of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, University Campus, S.P. Monserrato-Sestu Km 0.700, 09042 Monserrato, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7858-1605
Jorge Fernández-LajoCentro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Luis RivasCentro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2958-3233
José Antonio VázquezGroup of Recycling and Valorization of Waste Materials (REVAL), Marine Research Institute (IIM-CSIC), Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1122-4726
José Esteban PerisDepartment of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Valencia, 46100 Burjassot, Spain.
Xavier Roca-GeronèsSection of Parasitology, Department of Biology, Health and Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Science, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3983-489X
Srisupaph PoonlaphdechaSection of Parasitology, Department of Biology, Health and Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Science, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
Maria Magdalena AlcoverSection of Parasitology, Department of Biology, Health and Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Science, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9070-5992
Roser FisaSection of Parasitology, Department of Biology, Health and Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Science, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0699-7609
Cristina RieraSection of Parasitology, Department of Biology, Health and Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Science, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3522-5598
Xavier Fernàndez-BusquetsBarcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Rosselló 149-153, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4622-9631
Universitat de Barcelona · ESUniversity of Cagliari · ITInstitute for Bioengineering of Catalonia · ESConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · ESUniversitat de València · ES

Funding

Wellcome Trust 201811
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The second-line antileishmanial compound pentamidine is administered intramuscularly or, preferably, by intravenous infusion, with its use limited by severe adverse effects, including diabetes, severe hypoglycemia, myocarditis and renal toxicity. We sought to test the potential of phospholipid vesicles to improve the patient compliance and efficacy of this drug for the treatment of leishmaniasis by means of aerosol therapy. The targeting to macrophages of pentamidine-loaded liposomes coated with chondroitin sulfate or heparin increased about twofold (up to ca. 90%) relative to noncoated liposomes. The encapsulation of pentamidine in liposomes ameliorated its activity on the amastigote and promastigote forms of

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aerosol therapydrug encapsulationLeishmania infantumLeishmania pifanoileishmaniasisliposomespentamidine

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PMID37111648
PMCPMC10147000
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