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Self-Assembled Nanospheres for Encapsulation and Aerosolization of Rifampicin.

ABSTRACT: Rifampicin (RIF) is a benchmark drug for treatment of tuberculosis, but poor bioavailability, prolonged treatment, and pill burden have been linked to therapeutic failure and the development of multidrug resistant strains. To overcome these limitations, this study investigated a method of rifampicin nanoencapsulation and aerosol delivery using a commercial, hand-held nebulizer modified with a nitrogen stream.

SUBMITTER: Ishikawa AA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4792303 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Self-Assembled Nanospheres for Encapsulation and Aerosolization of Rifampicin.

Ishikawa Aline A AA Salazar Jesus V JV Salinas Magaly M Gaitani Cristiane M CM Nurkiewicz Timothy T Negrete George R GR Garcia Carlos D CD

RSC advances 20160126 16

Rifampicin (RIF) is a benchmark drug for treatment of tuberculosis, but poor bioavailability, prolonged treatment, and pill burden have been linked to therapeutic failure and the development of multidrug resistant strains. To overcome these limitations, this study investigated a method of rifampicin nanoencapsulation and aerosol delivery using a commercial, hand-held nebulizer modified with a nitrogen stream. ...[more]

PMID: 26998252

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