Title:Novel and Innovative Approach of Nanotechnology with their Applications
in the Management of Infectious Disease, Tuberculosis: An Overview
Volume: 18
Issue: 2
Author(s): Sonia Singh*Ashima Ahuja
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, Mathura, 281406, Uttar Pradesh, India
Keywords:
Nanotechnology, tuberculosis, sustained-release, controlled release, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, nanoparticles.
Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) is considered a significant health problem caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
It is one of the second-deadly infectious diseases right after AIDS. Several factors such as
poor patient compliance, high dose intake, low drug bioavailability and prolonged treatment of disease
are responsible for the prevalence of multi-drug resistance tuberculosis and extensively drug-resistant
tuberculosis cases. Therefore, developing such drug-resistant bacterial strains has created a robust and
efficient system that can improve the therapeutic effectiveness of anti-tubercular drugs. This review
manuscript highlights the therapeutic outcomes of a nanotechnology-based drug delivery system in
treating TB. Various novel nanoformulations for anti-mycobacterial drugs have been explored. Such
novel approaches would have shown several advantages such as sustained/controlled drug release, reduced
dose frequency, and resolved poor patient compliance over many free anti-tubercular drugs. This
framework will provide valuable information on various nanoparticle-based technology employed in
treating TB infectious disease. Patent data were searched in google patent and nanoformulations outcomes
for TB management improves health of patients.