Nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems: An updated strategy for treating fungal keratitis

• Published in: Colloid and interface science communications Vol. 61; p. 100794
• Main Authors: Guo, Yu Xiao, He, Yu Xi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.07.2024
• Subjects: Drug delivery system; Fungal keratitis; Nanoparticles; Pathogenesis; NAT; Epl; ICZ; TBNF; NP; LNE; RB-AuPpy-NP; Pathogenesis; FK; MCZ; CNS; SEZ; CvME; VCZ; VZHAH; RPM; Nanoparticles; L-AMB; CNTs; AMB; O/W; W/O; CSF; SLNs; CME; IL-1b; Drug delivery system; TFN; HPβCD; VEGF; AIDS; Fungal keratitis; NLCs; MCFG; POS; ROS; ANF; f-CNTs; KET; KETR; FCZ; ECZ; 5-FU; VZISH

Fungal keratitis is a globally blinding eye disease caused by fungi, with more than 1.05 million cases diagnosed annually, mainly in Asia. It is the most common form of infectious keratitis, accounting for approximately 40–50% of microbial keratitis cases. The disease is difficult to treat and the p...