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Targeting of mannosylated liposome incorporated benzyl derivative of Penicillium nigricans derived compound MT81 to reticuloendothelial systems for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis

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Title Targeting of mannosylated liposome incorporated benzyl derivative of Penicillium nigricans derived compound MT81 to reticuloendothelial systems for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis
 
Creator Mitra, Maitreyi
Mandal, Ardhendu K
Chatterjee, Tapan Kumar
Das, Nirmalendu
 
Subject Drug Development/Diagnostics & Biotechnology
 
Description The antileishmanial property of a Benzyl derivative of a new antibiotic MT81 (Bz2MT81), isolated and purified from a fungal strain of Penicillium nigricans NRRL 917 was tested in free, liposome intercalated and mannose coated liposome intercalated forms in vivo against visceral leishmaniasis in hamsters. Mannose grafted liposome intercalated Bz2MT81 eliminated intracellular amastigotes of Leishmania donovani within splenic macrophages more efficiently than the liposome intercalated Bz2MT81 or free Bz2MT81. At a dose equivalent to 7.5 mg/Kg body weight when injected subcutaneously (s.c) in mannose grafted liposome intercalated form for 15 days in an interval of three days, the splenic parasitic load decreased to the extent of
79.1% of the total parasite present in infected control animals. Whereas, an identical amount (7.5 mg/Kg body weight) of Bz2MT81 in free or liposome intercalated form was found less effective in controlling the parasite in spleen (in free Bz2MT81 form, suppression of parasitic load is 49.8% and in liposome intercalated form, it is 55.1%). Both mannosylated liposomes and Bz2MT81 were noted non-toxic to the host peritoneal macrophages. Histological examinations of spleen and liver, kidney function tests (SGPT, alkaline phosphatase, creatinine and urea in blood plasma) showed that the toxicity of Bz2MT81 was reduced up to normal level when mannose grafted liposomal Bz2MT81 were administered
 
Publisher Taylor & Francis
 
Date 2005-06
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
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Identifier http://www.eprints.iicb.res.in/2574/1/Journal_of_Drug_Targeting_2005.pdf
Mitra, Maitreyi and Mandal, Ardhendu K and Chatterjee, Tapan Kumar and Das, Nirmalendu (2005) Targeting of mannosylated liposome incorporated benzyl derivative of Penicillium nigricans derived compound MT81 to reticuloendothelial systems for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis. Journal of Drug Targeting, 13 (5). pp. 285-293. ISSN 1061-186X
 
Relation http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10611860500233306
http://www.eprints.iicb.res.in/2574/