Title | Antifungal nanosuspensions with surfactants and silver for the treatment of onychomycosis. |
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Type | Journal article |
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Authors | Al-Obaidi, Hisham, Petraityte, Ieva, Hibbard, Thomas, Majumder, Mridul, Kalgudi, Rachith and Zariwala, Mohammed Gulrez |
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Abstract | Fungal nail infection (Onychomycosis) often requires prolonged treatment and is associated with a high risk of resistance to treatment. Here in this contribution, we introduce a novel approach to enhance penetration and antifungal activity of the antifungal drug griseofulvin (GF). Solid dispersions were prepared with hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate (HPMCAS) and combined with surfactant (either sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), dodecyl trimethylammonium bromide (DTAB), or Pluronic F127) using mechanochemical activation. The prepared powders were then suspended with spray-dried silica-coated silver nanoparticles and applied onto infected bovine hooves to assess permeability and antifungal activity. The results showed that the prepared nanosuspensions significantly suppressed fungal activity causing disruption of fungal biofilms. Raman mapping showed enhanced permeation while dynamic vapor sorption (DVS), and particle size measurements showed varied effects depending on the type of surfactant and milling conditions. The prepared nanosuspensions displayed enhanced solubility of the poorly soluble drug reaching approximately 1.2 mg/mL. The results showed that the dispersions that contained DTAB displayed maximum efficacy while the inclusion of colloidal silver did not seem to significantly improve the antifungal activity compared to other formulations. [Abstract copyright: Copyright © 2022. Published by Elsevier B.V.] |
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Keywords | Silver nanoparticles |
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| Saturation solubility |
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| Fungal biofilms |
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| Nail infections |
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| Solid dispersions |
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| Nanosuspensions |
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Journal | European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V |
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Journal citation | 179, pp. 194-205 |
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ISSN | 1873-3441 |
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Year | 2022 |
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Publisher | Elsevier |
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Publisher's version | License CC BY 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2022.09.004 |
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PubMed ID | 36099971 |
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Publication dates |
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Published online | 10 Sep 2022 |
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Published in print | Oct 2022 |
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Page range | S0939-6411(22)00200-4 |
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