{"title":"Development of natural polymers-based inhaled microspheres for tuberculosis","authors":"Yotomi Desia Eka Rani, M. Rahmadi, D. Hariyadi","doi":"10.46542/pe.2024.243.123128","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) that mainly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB). Treatment involves a 6-month regimen of four first-line anti-TB drugs: isoniazid (INH), rifampicin (RIF), ethambutol (ETH), and pyrazinamide (PZA). However, the effectiveness of this regimen is limited due to the protection of Mtb bacteria in lung lesions. An alternative approach involves delivering the drugs directly to the lungs through inhalation using innovative methods of microspheres, which can greatly enhance treatment efficacy.\nObjective: This review focuses on inhaled microspheres that use natural polymers for anti-tubercular drugs. \nMethod: A comprehensive literature survey was pulled from databases (PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect) from 2012 to 2022.\nResult: The characterisation studies, formulation technique, and efficacy using in vitro and in vivo studies of anti-tuberculosis drugs inhaled microspheres.\nConclusion: Microspheres have substantial potential as an inhaled drug delivery system and are likely to have significant clinical contributions in the future.","PeriodicalId":19944,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Pharmacy Education","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2024.243.123128","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) that mainly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB). Treatment involves a 6-month regimen of four first-line anti-TB drugs: isoniazid (INH), rifampicin (RIF), ethambutol (ETH), and pyrazinamide (PZA). However, the effectiveness of this regimen is limited due to the protection of Mtb bacteria in lung lesions. An alternative approach involves delivering the drugs directly to the lungs through inhalation using innovative methods of microspheres, which can greatly enhance treatment efficacy.
Objective: This review focuses on inhaled microspheres that use natural polymers for anti-tubercular drugs.
Method: A comprehensive literature survey was pulled from databases (PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect) from 2012 to 2022.
Result: The characterisation studies, formulation technique, and efficacy using in vitro and in vivo studies of anti-tuberculosis drugs inhaled microspheres.
Conclusion: Microspheres have substantial potential as an inhaled drug delivery system and are likely to have significant clinical contributions in the future.
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Pharmacy Education journal provides a research, development and evaluation forum for communication between academic teachers, researchers and practitioners in professional and pharmacy education, with an emphasis on new and established teaching and learning methods, new curriculum and syllabus directions, educational outcomes, guidance on structuring courses and assessing achievement, and workforce development. It is a peer-reviewed online open access platform for the dissemination of new ideas in professional pharmacy education and workforce development. Pharmacy Education supports Open Access (OA): free, unrestricted online access to research outputs. Readers are able to access the Journal and individual published articles for free - there are no subscription fees or ''pay per view'' charges. Authors wishing to publish their work in Pharmacy Education do so without incurring any financial costs.