Recent trends in praziquantel nanoformulations for helminthiasis treatment

AC Mengarda, B Iles, JP F. Longo… - Expert Opinion on Drug …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Infections caused by parasitic flatworms impose a considerable worldwide
health burden. Recently, World Health Organization launched its roadmap for neglected …

Pharmacological and immunological effects of praziquantel against Schistosoma japonicum: a sco** review of experimental studies

SH **ao, J Sun, MG Chen - Infectious diseases of poverty, 2018 - mednexus.org
Background: Chemotherapy for schistosomiasis has been around for 100 years. During the
past century, great efforts have been made to develop new antischistosomal drugs from …

Montmorillonite an efficient oral nanocarrier for punicalagin-rich pomegranate peel extract: An in vitro study

AG Sabzevari, H Sabahi - Journal of Drug Delivery Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) bioactive phenolics have multiple beneficial effects on
human health and play a protective role against many degenerative diseases. Pomegranate …

Biopharmaceutical improvement of praziquantel by interaction with montmorillonite and sepiolite

A Borrego-Sánchez, E Carazo, C Aguzzi, C Viseras… - Applied Clay …, 2018 - Elsevier
Praziquantel is the drug of first choice for the treatment of the human schistosomiasis. It is
administered orally, requiring high doses to overcome adverse biopharmaceutical …

Antiparasitic activity of nerolidol in a mouse model of schistosomiasis

MP Silva, RN de Oliveira, AC Mengarda… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Schistosomiasis is a major public health problem worldwide, especially in poor
communities. Since praziquantel is currently the only drug available to treat schistosomiasis …

Chitosan-based nanodelivery systems applied to the development of novel triclabendazole formulations

D Real, S Hoffmann, D Leonardi, C Salomon… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Triclabendazole is a poorly-water soluble (0.24 μg/mL) compound classified into the Class
II/IV of the Biopharmaceutical Classification System. It is the drug of choice to treat …

Praziquantel–Clays as accelerated release systems to enhance the low solubility of the drug

A Borrego-Sánchez, R Sánchez-Espejo… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Praziquantel is an antiparasitic drug indicated for the treatment of the schistosomiasis
disease. This drug has very low aqueous solubility, requiring high oral doses for its …

A novel praziquantel solid lipid nanoparticle formulation shows enhanced bioavailability and antischistosomal efficacy against murine S. mansoni infection

A Radwan, NM El-Lakkany, S William, GS El-Feky… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Background Schistosomiasis is responsible for a considerable global disease burden. This
work aimed to improve the therapeutic outcome of the only available antischistosomal drug …

Activity and pharmacokinetics of a praziquantel crystalline polymorph in the Schistosoma mansoni mouse model

FC Lombardo, B Perissutti, J Keiser - European Journal of Pharmaceutics …, 2019 - Elsevier
Schistosomiasis is a global disease of significant public health relevance. Only one racemic
drug, praziquantel, characterized by low bioavailability, low water solubility and extensive …

Tunable polymeric mixed micellar nanoassemblies of lutrol F127/Gelucire 44/14 for oral delivery of praziquantel: A promising nanovector against hymenolepis nana in …

WM Arafa, MH Elkomy, HM Aboud, MI Ali… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hymenolepiasis represents a parasitic infection of common prevalence in pediatrics with
intimidating impacts, particularly amongst immunocompromised patients. The present work …