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Effect of gamma irradiation on polymeric gel with glucantime and silver for the alternative treatment of cutaneous leishmania
2018 - OLIVEIRA, M.J.A.; VASQUEZ, P.A.S.; ALCANTARA, M.T.S.; LUGAO, A.B.
The drugs used to treat leishmania are in injectable form and the applications are painful that many patients give up during the treatment. The treatment requires hospitalization to monitor the side effects caused by the drugs, such as cardiac arrhythmia, renal dysfunction, among others. In addition to this situation, if the patient has symptoms such as cardiac arrhythmia, renal dysfunction they can not make use of the treatment. For these reasons finding new forms of treatments with minor side effects as alternative treatments for leishmaniasis has been the object of study of many research laboratories. The objective of this work was to analyze the effects of gamma irradiation on polymeric gel with glucantime and silver as the alternative treatment of cutaneous leishmania. In this case, the polymeric gel prevents the drug from falling directly into the bloodstream, avoiding the side effects, which would make unnecessary the patient's hospitalization. For the development of the gels was used, alginate, polyethylene glycol (PEG), polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), laponite clay, silver ions, and glucantime. The cobalt-60 source gamma irradiation was used for gel formation, silver nanoparticles and simultaneous sterilization. The physico-chemical characterizations were elemental analysis for quantification of Sb(V) and Sb(III) antimoniate, infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), dispersive energy spectrometry (EDS), transmission electron microscope (TEM). The results are promising, they show that the irradiation does not interfere with the drug's active principle, as expected in this study.
Hydrogels with silver nanoparticles for wound treatment
2017 - OLIVEIRA, MARIA J.A.; SANTOS, JONNATAN J.; TOMA, SERGIO H.; ALCANTARA, MARA T.S.; VASQUEZ, PABLO A.V.; ARAKI, KOITI; LUGAO, ADEMAR B.
In recent years, the study and preparation of nanoparticles have attracted considerable interest for both fundamental and applied research. In biomedical area, silver nanoparticles have been a vast field of study, although antimicrobial properties have originated from their medical application since 19th century. Since silver has had several uses and its enormous potential for the treatment of injuries. Silver-containing topcoats are an excellent option for topical microbial combat on wounds that present infection, as well as being an essential tool for controlling bacterial load. Among these coatings are the hydrogel dressings with silver nanoparticles that have broad spectrum of antimicrobial action. In vitro studies have demonstrated bactericidal activity in strains of antibiotic resistant microorganisms. The objective of this work is characterize hydrogels with silver nanoparticles, prepared using polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), used to treat wounds. A gamma radiation source cobalt-60 was used to crosslink the hydrogels, sterilize and form the silver nanoparticles simultaneously. Irradiation is recognized as a very viable tool because there is no need to add possibly harmful primers or crosslink that are difficult to remove. The results showed uniform distribution of the nanoparticles on the surface of the hydrogels, making it feasible for topical application.
Effect of gamma radiation on polyvinylpyrrolidone hydrogels
2017 - OLIVEIRA, M.J.A.; VASQUEZ, P.A.S.; ALCANTARA, M.T.S.; MUNHOZ, M.M.L.; LUGAO, A.B.
Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) hydrogels have been investigated as drug delivery matrices for the treatment of wounds, such as cutaneous leishmaniasis, and matrices with silver nanoparticles for chronic wounds and burns. The preparation of such hydrogels can occur by various cross-linking methods, such as gamma, chemical, physical, among others. The most feasible for wound dressings is gamma irradiation from cobalt-60, because gamma irradiation simultaneously promotes crosslinking and sterilization, leaving the wound dressing ready for use. The objective of this work was to investigate the effect on physico- chemical properties of gamma radiation on PVP hydrogel according to the radiation absorbed dose variation. The PVP hydrogels were irradiated with doses of 5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75 and 95kGy at dose rate of 5 kGy/h and characterized by swelling, thermogravimetric and mechanical analysis. Results shown a favorable dose range window for processing of these hydrogels related to the application. The results showed that mechanical strength was affected at doses starting at 25 kGy.
Influence of gamma radiation on anphotericin b to possible incorporation into wound dressing
2016 - OLIVEIRA, M.J.A.; ESTRADA-VILLEGAS, G.M.; VASQUEZ, P.A.S.; ALCANTARA, M.T.S.; LUGAO, A.B.
In recent decades, many investigations have been addressed to develop alternative non–conventional treatments for several human body burns and wounds as well as new drug delivery systems in the treatment of diseases such as cutaneous leishmaniasis, always aiming to improve the quality of life of patients. Amphotericin B (Amph-B) is an antifungal drug often used intravenously for serious leishmaniasis treatment, but is well known for its severe and potentially lethal side effects. Hydrogels wound-dressing containing (Amph-B) will be able to offer an alternative to some patients that cannot be treated by conventional treatment due to (Amph-B) side effects. Many is these hydrogels are produced by gamma radiation in a simultaneous sterilization and cross-linking process. The hydrogels are useful as a wound-dressings, because they hold the wound moisture, are good as a drug delivery system and low cost production. The aim of this work is show the effects of gamma radiation (60 Cobalt) into (Amph-B) at different irradiation dose (10 kGy, 15kGy and 20kGy) and different temperatures (25ºC, 0ºC and -70ºC) to find the optimum conditions for future incorporation into hydrogels as an alternative treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis. The study is very important to evaluate the molecule behavior when irradiated. The drug stability will be characterized by High Performance Liquid Cromatography (HPLC), UV-vis and Nuclear Magnetic Ressonance (NMR).