Modifications in Vaginal Microbiota and Their Influence on Drug Release: Challenges and Opportunities

• Main Authors: Gerardo Leyva-Gómez (Author), María L. Del Prado-Audelo (Author), Silvestre Ortega-Peña (Author), Néstor Mendoza-Muñoz (Author), Zaida Urbán-Morlán (Author), Maykel González-Torres (Author), Manuel González-Del Carmen (Author), Gabriela Figueroa-González (Author), Octavio D. Reyes-Hernández (Author), Hernán Cortés (Author)
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• Publicado em: MDPI AG, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Vaginal drug delivery represents an attractive alternative to achieve local and systemic effects due to the high contact surface exposed, the mucoadhesion of the epithelium, and the high innervation that facilitates the absorption of drugs into the bloodstream. However, despite the confinement of th...