Faculty of Applied Sciences & Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology & Management Sciences, Bajhol, District Solan, H.P, 173229, India.
Faculty of Applied Sciences & Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology & Management Sciences, Bajhol, District Solan, H.P, 173229, India.
Exp Parasitol. 2020 Nov;218:108008. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2020.108008. Epub 2020 Sep 23.
Acanthamoeba sp. is a free living amoeba that causes severe, painful and fatal infections, viz. Acanthamoeba keratitis and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis among humans. Antimicrobial chemotherapy used against Acanthamoeba is toxic to human cells and show side effects as well. Infections due to Acanthamoeba also pose challenges towards currently used antimicrobial treatment including resistance and transformation of trophozoites to resistant cyst forms that can lead to recurrence of infection. Therapeutic agents targeting central nervous system infections caused by Acanthamoeba should be able to cross blood-brain barrier. Nanoparticles based drug delivery put forth an effective therapeutic method to overcome the limitations of currently used antimicrobial chemotherapy. In recent years, various researchers investigated the effectiveness of nanoparticles conjugated drug and/or naturally occurring plant compounds against both trophozoites and cyst form of Acanthamoeba. In the current review, a reasonable effort has been made to provide a comprehensive overview of various nanoparticles tested for their efficacy against Acanthamoeba. This review summarizes the noteworthy details of research performed to elucidate the effect of nanoparticles conjugated drugs against Acanthamoeba.
棘阿米巴属是一种自由生活的阿米巴原虫,可引起严重、疼痛和致命的感染,即棘阿米巴角膜炎和肉芽肿性阿米巴脑炎。用于治疗棘阿米巴的抗菌化学疗法对人体细胞有毒性,并具有副作用。由于棘阿米巴引起的感染也对目前使用的抗菌治疗提出了挑战,包括对抗菌药物的耐药性以及滋养体向耐药性囊泡的转化,这可能导致感染的复发。针对棘阿米巴引起的中枢神经系统感染的治疗药物应该能够穿透血脑屏障。基于纳米粒子的药物输送提出了一种有效的治疗方法,以克服目前使用的抗菌化学疗法的局限性。近年来,许多研究人员研究了纳米粒子缀合药物和/或天然存在的植物化合物对棘阿米巴的滋养体和囊泡形式的有效性。在本综述中,我们努力全面概述了各种经测试对棘阿米巴具有疗效的纳米粒子。本综述总结了为阐明纳米粒子缀合药物对棘阿米巴的作用而进行的研究的显著细节。
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