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ArticleMolecular pharmaceutics2025

Targeted Oral Fixed-Dose Combination of Amphotericin B-Miltefosine for Visceral Leishmaniasis.

Raquel Fernández-García, David Walsh, Peter O'Connell, Luiz Felipe D Passero, Jéssica A de Jesus, Marcia Dalastra Laurenti, María Auxiliadora Dea-Ayuela, M Paloma Ballesteros, Aikaterini Lalatsa, Francisco Bolás-Fernández and 2 more

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Article in Molecular pharmaceutics, 2025. 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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12 authors.

Raquel Fernández-GarcíaDepartamento de Farmacia Galénica y Tecnología Alimentaria, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Plaza de Ramón y Cajal, s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
David WalshSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Peter O'ConnellSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Luiz Felipe D PasseroInstitute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Praça Infante Dom Henrique, s/n, São Vicente, São Paulo 11330-900, Brazil.
Jéssica A de JesusInstitute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Praça Infante Dom Henrique, s/n, São Vicente, São Paulo 11330-900, Brazil.
Marcia Dalastra LaurentiLaboratório de Patologia das Moléstias Infecciosas (LIM/50), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Arnaldo, 455, Cerqueira César, São Paulo 01246903, Brazil.
María Auxiliadora Dea-AyuelaDepartamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, Carrer Santiago Ramón y Cajal, s/n., 46113 Valencia, Spain.
M Paloma BallesterosDepartamento de Farmacia Galénica y Tecnología Alimentaria, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Plaza de Ramón y Cajal, s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Aikaterini LalatsaCRUK Formulation Unit, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, John Arbuthnot Building, Robertson Wing, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RE, U.K.
Francisco Bolás-FernándezDepartamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza de Ramón y Cajal, s/n., 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Anne Marie HealySchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-5093-9786
Dolores R SerranoDepartamento de Farmacia Galénica y Tecnología Alimentaria, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Plaza de Ramón y Cajal, s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0475-8420

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incidence of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) remains a significant health threat in endemic countries. Fixed-dose combination (FDC) of amphotericin B (AmB) and miltefosine (MLT) is a promising strategy for treating VL, but the parenteral administration of AmB leads to severe side effects, limiting its use in clinical practice. Here, we developed novel FDC granules combining AmB in the core with a MLT coating using wet granulation followed by the fluidized bed technology. The granules maintained the crystalline structure of AmB throughout manufacturing, achieving an AmB loading of ∼20%. The MLT coating layer effectively sustained AmB release from 3 to 24 h following Korsmeyer-Peppas kinetics. The formulation demonstrated remarkable stability, maintaining >90% drug content for over a year at both 4 °C and room temperature under desiccated conditions. In vivo efficacy studies in

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Amphotericin BAntiprotozoal AgentsLeishmaniasis, VisceralPhosphorylcholineAdministration, OralAnimalsCricetinaeDrug CombinationsLeishmania infantumMesocricetusAmphotericin BAntiprotozoal AgentsDrug CombinationsmiltefosinePhosphorylcholineamphotericin Bcoatingfixed-dose combinationmiltefosineoral deliveryvisceral leishmaniasis

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PMID39960049
PMCPMC12123671

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