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ArticleAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy1998

Efficacy of NS-718, a novel lipid nanosphere-encapsulated amphotericin B, against Cryptococcus neoformans.

M A Hossain, S Maesaki, H Kakeya, T Noda, K Yanagihara, E Sasaki, Y Hirakata, K Tomono, T Tashiro, S Kohno

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Article in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 1998. 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
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Optimizing efficacy of amphotericin B through nanomodification.International journal of nanomedicine · 2006
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M A HossainSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
S Maesaki
H Kakeya
T Noda
K Yanagihara
E Sasaki
Y Hirakata
K Tomono
T Tashiro
S Kohno
Nagasaki University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In vitro and in vivo efficacies of NS-718, a lipid nanosphere-encapsulated amphotericin B (AMPH-B), have been studied. Of the tested AMPH-B formulations, NS-718 had the lowest MIC for Cryptococcus neoformans. In a murine model, low-dose therapy (0.8 mg/kg of body weight) with NS-718 showed higher efficacy than that with AmBisome. High-dose therapy (2.0 mg/kg) with NS-718 was much more effective than those with Fungizone and AmBisome. In mice treated with a high dose of NS-718, only a few yeast cells had grown in lung by 7 days after inoculation. A pharmacokinetic study showed higher concentrations of AMPH-B in lung following administration of NS-718 than after administration of AmBisome. Our results indicated that NS-718, a new AMPH-B formulation, is a promising antifungal agent for treatment of pulmonary cryptococcosis and could be the most effective antifungal agent against C. neoformans infections.

Indexed as

Amphotericin BAnimalsAntifungal AgentsCryptococcosisCryptococcus neoformansDrug CarriersLiposomesMiceMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAmphotericin BAntifungal AgentsDrug Carriersliposomal amphotericin BLiposomes

Identifiers

PMID9661011
PMCPMC105673
OpenAlexW2108164492

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