Biodegradable nanocarriers coated with polymyxin B: Evaluation of leishmanicidal and antibacterial potential.

• Main Authors: Juliana Souza Ribeiro Costa (Author), Marília Medeiros (Author), Edite Harumi Yamashiro-Kanashiro (Author), Mussya Cisotto Rocha (Author), Paulo Cesar Cotrim (Author), Marco Antonio Stephano (Author), Marcelo Lancellotti (Author), Guilherme Diniz Tavares (Author), Laura Oliveira-Nascimento (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Most treatments of leishmaniasis require hospitalization and present side effects or parasite resistance; innovations in drug formulation/reposition can overcome these barriers and must be pursued to increase therapeutic alternatives. Therefore, we tested polymyxin B (polB) potential to kill Leishma...