The Efficacy of Hybrid Vaginal Ovules for Co-Delivery of Curcumin and Miconazole against <i>Candida albicans</i>

• Main Authors: Brenda Maria Silva Bezerra (Author), Sara Efigênia Dantas de Mendonça y Araújo (Author), José de Oliveira Alves-Júnior (Author), Bolívar Ponciano Goulart de Lima Damasceno (Author), João Augusto Oshiro-Junior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Curcumin (CUR) is a natural compound that can be combined with miconazole (MCZ) to improve vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) caused by <i>Candida albicans</i> treatment's efficacy. This study aimed to develop ureasil-polyether (U-PEO) vaginal ovules loaded with CUR and MCZ for the trea...