Halder, A. and Shukla, D. and Das, S. and Roy, P. and Mukherjee, A. and Saha, B. (2018) Lactoferrin-modified Betulinic Acid-loaded PLGA nanoparticles are strong anti-leishmanials. Cytokine, 110. pp. 412-415.

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Abstract

Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL), caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani, is a potentially fatal disease. The only orally bioavailable drug miltefosine is toxic and the effective liposomal Amphotericin B (AmBisome) is limited by its prohibitive cost and requirement for parenteral administration. Therefore, finding a new potential drug candidate and an alternative delivery system is imperative. We report that Betulinic acid (BA), a pentacyclic triterpenoid from Betula alba bark, was loaded onto uniformly spherical PLGA nanoparticles (BANPs; diameter 187.5 ± 5.60 nm) coated with Lactoferrin (Lf-BANPs). The amastigotes count in macrophages was more effectively reduced by Lf-BANP than BA and BANP. Lf-BANPs reduced the pro-parasitic, anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10, but increased nitric oxide (NO), production in L. donovani-infected macrophages indicating that Lf-BANP possesses a significant anti-leishmanial activity.

Item Type:	Article
Depositing User:	Mr. Rameshwar Nema
Date Deposited:	12 Feb 2020 06:35
Last Modified:	12 Feb 2020 06:35
URI:	http://nccs.sciencecentral.in/id/eprint/616

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