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ArticlePharmaceutics2024

A Novel Inhalable Dry Powder to Trigger Delivery of Voriconazole for Effective Management of Pulmonary Aspergillosis.

Alanood S Almurshedi, Sarah N Almarshad, Sarah I Bukhari, Basmah N Aldosari, Samiah A Alhabardi, Fai A Alkathiri, Imran Saleem, Noura S Aldosar, Randa Mohammed Zaki

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2024. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Alanood S AlmurshediDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7736-6279
Sarah N AlmarshadDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Sarah I BukhariDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6002-9249
Basmah N AldosariDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4398-2510
Samiah A AlhabardiDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-8077-9103
Fai A AlkathiriDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2909-582X
Imran SaleemSchool of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2382-6668
Noura S AldosarDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Randa Mohammed ZakiDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 173, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6145-4837

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is a fatal fungal infection with a high mortality rate. Voriconazole (VCZ) is considered a first-line therapy for IPA and shows efficacy in patients for whom other antifungal treatments have been unsuccessful. The objective of this study was to develop a high-potency VCZ-loaded liposomal system in the form of a dry-powder inhaler (DPI) using the spray-drying technique to convert liposomes into a nanocomposite microparticle (NCMP) DPI, formulated using a thin-film hydration technique. The physicochemical properties, including size, morphology, entrapment efficiency, and loading efficiency, of the formulated liposomes were evaluated. The NCMPs were then examined to determine their drug content, production yield, and aerodynamic size. The L3NCMP was formulated using a 1:1 lipid/L-leucine ratio and was selected for in vitro studies of cell viability, antifungal activity, and stability. These formulated inhalable particles offer a promising approach to the effective management of IPA.

Indexed as

anti-fungal activitycell viabilitydry-powder inhalerinvasive pulmonary aspergillosisL-leucineloading entrapmentnanoliposomesvoriconazole

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PMID39065594
PMCPMC11280232

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