Author/Authors :
Osanloo, Mahmoud Department of Medical Nanotechnology - School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, - Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran , Assadpour, Sara Student Research Committee - Faculty of Medicine - Molecular and Cell Biology Research Center - Mazandaran University ofMedical Sciences, Sari, Iran , Mehravaran, Ahmad Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center - Resistant Tuberculosis Institute - Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran , Abastabar, Mahdi Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology - Invasive Fungi Research Center - School of Medicine - Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran , Akhtari, Javad The Health of Plant and Livestock Products Research Center - Department of Medical Nanotechnology - Faculty of Medicine - Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Abstract :
Skin is an important organ of the body due to offering an accessible and convenient site for drug administration. One of the disadvantages of transdermal drug delivery is the low penetration rate of drugs through the skin. Over the past decades, nanoparticles have been used as drug delivery systems to increase therapeutic effects or reduce toxicity. Encapsulation of drugs in nanoparticulate vesicles simplifies the transports of drugs into and across the skin.
Niosome nanoparticles are among these drug delivery systems, which have numerous applications in drug delivery and targeting. Niosomes are frequently used for loading drugs serving different purposes (e.g., anticancer, antiviral, and antibacterial agents). In recent years, there has been much research on the use of niosomal systems for the delivery of fungal drugs. A review of the literature investigating the advantages of niosomes in antifungal drug delivery can elucidate the efficiency and superiority of this nanocarrier over other nanocarriers.
Keywords :
Niosome , Nanoparticle , Liposome , Drug Delivery , Antifungal
