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Solid lipid nanoparticles, an effective carrier for classical antifungal drugs.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
|---|---|
| Author | Almawash, Saud |
| Copyright Year | 2023 |
| Abstract | Solid-lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) are an innovative group of nanosystems used to deliver medicine to their respective targets with better efficiency and bioavailability in contrast to classical formulations. SLNs are less noxious, have fewer adverse effects, have more biocompatibility, and have easy biodegradability. Lipophilic, hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs can be loaded into SLNs, to enhance their physical and chemical stability in critical environments. Certain antifungal agents used in different treatments are poorly soluble medications, biologicals, proteins etc. incorporated in SLNs to enhance their therapeutic outcome, increase their bioavailability and target specificity. SLNs-based antifungal agents are currently helpful against vicious drug-resistant fungal infections. This review covers the importance of SLNs in drug delivery of classical antifungal drugs, historical background, preparation, physicochemical characteristic, structure and sizes of SLNs, composition, drug entrapment efficacy, clinical evaluations and uses, challenges, antifungal drug resistance, strategies to overcome limitations, novel antifungal agents currently in clinical trials with special emphasis on fungal infections. |
| ISSN | 13190164 |
| Journal | Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal : SPJ |
| Volume Number | 31 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC10236373 |
| Issue Number | 7 |
| PubMed reference number | 37273269 |
| e-ISSN | 22137475 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jsps.2023.05.011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Publisher Date | 2023-05-19 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). © 2023 The Author(s) |
| Subject Keyword | Solid lipid nanoparticle (SLN) Nanosystems Antifungal drug resistance Drug delivery of classical antifungal medications |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Pharmacology Pharmaceutical Science |