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ReviewCurrent drug delivery2025

Applications of Inorganic Nanomaterials against Tuberculosis: A Comprehensive Review.

Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar, Arnab Roy, Gourav Ghosh, Supratim Mandal

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Review in Current drug delivery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Debabrata Ghosh DastidarDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology, 157/F Nilgunj Road, Panihati, Kolkata-700114, West Bengal, India.ORCID 0000-0002-4762-7295
Arnab RoyDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology, 157/F Nilgunj Road, Panihati, Kolkata-700114, West Bengal, India.
Gourav GhoshDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology, 157/F Nilgunj Road, Panihati, Kolkata-700114, West Bengal, India.
Supratim MandalDepartment of Microbiology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal 741235, India.
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research · INUniversity of Kalyani · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) continues to pose a significant global health threat, with millions of new infections recorded annually. Current treatment strategies, such as Directly Observed Treatment (DOT), face challenges, including patient non-compliance and the emergence of drug-resistant TB strains. In response to these obstacles, innovative approaches utilizing inorganic/metallic nanomaterials have been developed to enhance drug delivery to target alveolar macrophages, where Mycobacterium tuberculosis resides. These nanomaterials have shown effectiveness against various strains of TB, offering benefits such as improved drug efficacy, minimized side effects, and sustained drug release at the infection site. This comprehensive review explores the applications of different metal nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles, and metal-metal oxide hybrid nanoparticles in the management of TB, including multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains. The synergistic effects of combining inorganic nanoparticles with conventional anti-TB drugs have demonstrated promising results in combating TB infections. Further research and development in this field hold great promise for overcoming the challenges faced in current TB therapy and improving patient outcomes.

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Antitubercular AgentsMetal NanoparticlesNanostructuresTuberculosisAnimalsHumansMycobacterium tuberculosisTuberculosis, Multidrug-ResistantAntitubercular Agentsmetal-metal oxide hybrid nanoparticlemetal nanoparticlemetal oxide nanoparticlesMycobacterium tuberculosisnanocarriers.XDR tuberculosis

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PMID38693736
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