Annatto Oil Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers: A Potential New Treatment for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

• Main Authors: Marianna Araújo Ferreira (Author), Renato Ferreira de Almeida Júnior (Author), Thiago Souza Onofre (Author), Bruna Renata Casadei (Author), Kleber Juvenal Silva Farias (Author), Patricia Severino (Author), Camilo Flamarion de Oliveira Franco (Author), Fernanda Nervo Raffin (Author), Túlio Flávio Accioly de Lima e Moura (Author), Raquel de Melo Barbosa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Annatto (<i>Bixa orellana</i> L.) is extensively used as food pigment worldwide. Recently, several studies have found it to have healing and antioxidant properties, as well as effective action against leishmaniasis. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to incorporate the oil obtained...