Search Results - "Furtado Mosqueira, Vanessa Carla"
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Nanotechnology applied to the treatment of malaria
Published in Advanced drug delivery reviews (18-03-2010)“…Despite the fact that we live in an era of advanced technology and innovation, infectious diseases, like malaria, continue to be one of the greatest health…”
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Mechanisms of artemether toxicity on single cardiomyocytes and protective effect of nanoencapsulation
Published in British journal of pharmacology (01-10-2020)“…Background and Purpose The artemisinin derivative, artemether, has antimalarial activity with potential neurotoxic and cardiotoxic effects. Artemether in…”
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Photodynamic therapy with the dual-mode association of IR780 to PEG-PLA nanocapsules and the effects on human breast cancer cells
Published in Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy (01-01-2022)“…IR780 is a near-infrared fluorescent dye, which can be applied as a photosensitizer in photodynamic (PDT) and photothermal (PTT) therapies and as a…”
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Lipid-based nanocarriers co-loaded with artemether and triglycerides of docosahexaenoic acid: Effects on human breast cancer cells
Published in Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy (01-02-2021)“…[Display omitted] •Lipid-nanocarriers improve the activity of artemether and DHA in human breast cancer cells.•Artemether and docosahexaenoic acid increased…”
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Mechanistic insights into the intracellular release of doxorubicin from pH-sensitive liposomes
Published in Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy (01-02-2021)“…[Display omitted] •The release from pH-sensitive liposomes is more complex than only intraluminal pH decreases.•pH-sensitive liposomes released doxorubicin…”
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In vitro interaction of polyethylene glycol-block-poly(D,L-lactide) nanocapsule devices with host cardiomyoblasts and Trypanosoma cruzi-infective forms
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (01-10-2022)“…Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi , is an important public health problem in Latin America. Nanoencapsulation of anti- T. cruzi drugs…”
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Increased Body Exposure to New Anti-Trypanosomal Through Nanoencapsulation
Published in Scientific reports (16-08-2017)“…Lychnopholide, a lipophilic sesquiterpene lactone, is efficacious in mice at the acute and chronic phases of Chagas disease. Conventional poly-ε-caprolactone…”
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Polymeric nanocapsules prevent oxidation of core-loaded molecules: evidence based on the effects of docosahexaenoic acid and neuroprostane on breast cancer cells proliferation
Published in Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research (21-12-2015)“…Nanocapsules, as a delivery system, are able to target drugs and other biologically sensitive molecules to specific cells or organs. This system has been…”
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Relationship between complement activation, cellular uptake and surface physicochemical aspects of novel PEG-modified nanocapsules
Published in Biomaterials (01-11-2001)“…The aim of our work was to examine the relationship between modifications of the surface of nanocapsules (NC) by adsorption or covalent grafting of…”
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Repositioning of Tamoxifen in Surface-Modified Nanocapsules as a Promising Oral Treatment for Visceral Leishmaniasis
Published in Pharmaceutics (10-07-2021)“…Standards of care for human visceral leishmaniasis (VL) are based on drugs used parenterally, and oral treatment options are urgently needed. In the present…”
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Benznidazole self-emulsifying delivery system: A novel alternative dosage form for Chagas disease treatment
Published in European journal of pharmaceutical sciences (30-03-2020)“…Benznidazole (BZ) tablets are a unique form of treatment available for treating Chagas disease. Development of a liquid formulation containing BZ easy to…”
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Functional polylactide via ring-opening copolymerisation with allyl, benzyl and propargyl glycidyl ethers
Published in European polymer journal (01-05-2017)“…[Display omitted] •d,l-Lactide was copolymerised with allyl, benzyl and propargyl glycidyl ethers.•The glycidyl ether content in the polymer increased with…”
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Therapeutical approaches under investigation for treatment of Chagas disease
Published in Expert opinion on investigational drugs (01-09-2014)“…A century after its discovery, American trypanosomiasis or Chagas disease remains a serious health problem in Latin America, where it affects around 7 - 8…”
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Release, transfer and partition of fluorescent dyes from polymeric nanocarriers to serum proteins monitored by asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation
Published in Journal of Chromatography A (29-03-2021)“…•The AF4 technique is an important tool to study the release, transfer, and partition of fluorescent dyes from polymeric nanoparticles.•Physically encapsulated…”
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Lychnopholide in Poly(d,l-Lactide)- Block -Polyethylene Glycol Nanocapsules Cures Infection with a Drug-Resistant Trypanosoma cruzi Strain at Acute and Chronic Phases
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (24-03-2020)“…Chagas disease remains neglected, and current chemotherapeutics present severe limitations. Lychnopholide (LYC) at low doses loaded in polymeric…”
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Mechanisms of interaction of biodegradable polyester nanocapsules with non-phagocytic cells
Published in European journal of pharmaceutical sciences (01-11-2018)“…The interaction of polymer nanocapsules (NC) prepared from four biodegradable polyesters with variable polymer hydrophobicity (PCL, PLA, PLGA and PLA-PEG) was…”
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Higher oral efficacy of ravuconazole in self-nanoemulsifying systems in shorter treatment in experimental chagas disease
Published in Experimental parasitology (01-09-2021)“…We investigated the in vitro activity and selectivity, and in vivo efficacy of ravuconazole (RAV) in self-nanoemulsifying delivery system (SNEDDS) against…”
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IR780-polymer conjugates for stable near-infrared labeling of biodegradable polyester-based nanocarriers
Published in European polymer journal (01-11-2019)“…[Display omitted] •The NIR probe IR780 was derivatized and covalently linked to polylactide.•The polymer-dye conjugate provides stable fluorescence labelling…”
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Efficacy of Lychnopholide Polymeric Nanocapsules after Oral and Intravenous Administration in Murine Experimental Chagas Disease
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-09-2016)“…The etiological treatment of Chagas disease remains neglected. The compounds available show several limitations, mainly during the chronic phase. Lychnopholide…”
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Physical and biological effects of paclitaxel encapsulation on disteraroylphosphatidylethanolamine-polyethyleneglycol polymeric micelles
Published in Colloids and surfaces, B, Biointerfaces (01-04-2020)“…[Display omitted] •SAXS analysis showed that encapsulation of paclitaxel affected the micelle packing.•Core radius increased while shell radius shrank, without…”
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