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ArticleMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz2024

Epoxy-a-lapachone in nanosystem: a prototype drug for leishmaniasis assessed in the binomial BALB/c - Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis.

Juliana Figueiredo Peixoto, Luiz Filipe Gonçalves-Oliveira, Geovane Dias-Lopes, Franklin Souza-Silva, Carlos Roberto Alves

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Article in Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Juliana Figueiredo PeixotoUniversidade Católica de Petrópolis, Petrópolis, RJ, Brasil.
Luiz Filipe Gonçalves-OliveiraFundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Biologia Molecular e Doenças Endêmicas, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Geovane Dias-LopesFundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Biologia Molecular e Doenças Endêmicas, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Franklin Souza-SilvaFundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico em Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Carlos Roberto AlvesFundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Biologia Molecular e Doenças Endêmicas, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8703-426X

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Abstract

This perspective presents and supports arguments for a new formulation of epoxy-α-lapachone loaded microemulsion (ELAP-ME), a nanosystem, as a prototype drug for the treatment of leishmaniasis. The benefits of ELAP as a multitarget compound, with properties that affect key physiological pathways of Leishmania spp. are discussed. ELAP-ME demonstrated efficacy in murine infection models, particularly with the binomial BALB/c-Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis. Furthermore, it is proposed that the technological maturity of ELAP-ME be classified as Technology Readiness Level 4 (TLR 4) within the context of innovative drugs for American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL).

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Antiprotozoal AgentsLeishmaniasis, CutaneousMice, Inbred BALB CNaphthoquinonesAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalLeishmania mexicanaMicealpha-lapachoneAntiprotozoal AgentsNaphthoquinones

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PMCPMC11520661

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