Application of nano and microformulations to improve the leishmanicidal response of quinoline compounds: a brief review

Romero Cordero, Ángel Heriberto - Gonzalez, Karina N. - Sabino, Marcos A.

Resumen:

The quinolines represent an important scaffold for the development of leishmanicidal agents. In particular, the use of nano and microformulations has emerged as a powerful tool to improve the therapeutic profile of leishmanicidal drugs, favoring bioavailability, transportation to key targets, metabolic protection, and immunostimulating responses. This mini-review seeks to provide a general perspective about the use of nano/microencapsulation for the development of leishmanicidal formulations based on quinoline, giving an overview of the various cases of encapsulation, analyzing the repercussions of the type of polymeric matrix (synthetic or natural polymer), type of formulation (polymeric or metallic nanoparticles, micelles, liposomes, etc.), drug loading percentage, and release rate of quinoline drug.

Detalles Bibliográficos
2025
ANII: SNI_2023_1_1013178
Leishmanicidal agent
DDS
Quinoline drugs
Nanoparticles
Leishmania
Amastigote
Inglés
Universidad de la República
COLIBRI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/54533
Acceso abierto
Licencia Creative Commons Atribución (CC - By 4.0)