Nanotechnology in Tuberculosis: State of the Art and the Challenges Ahead |
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| Authors: | Estefania Grotz Nancy Tateosian Nicolas Amiano Maximiliano Cagel Ezequiel Bernabeu Diego A. Chiappetta Marcela A. Moretton |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Cátedra de Tecnología Farmacéutica I,Universidad de Buenos Aires,Buenos Aires,Argentina;2.Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET),Buenos Aires,Argentina;3.Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (IQUIBICEN),,Ciudad Universitaria,Buenos Aires,Argentina |
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| Abstract: | Tuberculosis (TB) remains as the second most-deadly infection right behind the HIV/AIDS. Actually, in 2016, TB incidence was estimated in 10.4 million cases. Although an efficient and low-cost TB pharmacotherapy has been available for the last 50 years, the development of multi- and extra-drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) strains has put on the spot the necessity of improved TB regimens. In this framework, this review article presents the main relevant research outcomes of nanotechnology in TB. The novel delivery systems for antituberculosis drugs have been discussed. Moreover, the active-targeted nanomedicines to the Mtb reservoirs enlighten the possibility to eradicate low-replicant mycobacteria and diminish latent TB. Finally, we present an overview of the TB socio-economic impact and the cost-related features of TB regimens associated with the use of nanoformulations. |
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