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Isoniazid Conjugated Magnetic Nanoparticles Loaded with Amphotericin B as a Potent Antiamoebic Agent against Acanthamoeba castellanii
Iqbal, Kawish; Abdelnasir, Sumayah; Anwar, Ayaz; Iqbal, Kanwal Muhammad; Shah, Muhammad Raza; Anwar, Areeba; Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah; Khan, Naveed (MDPI, 2020)The pathogenic free-living amoeba, Acanthamoeba castellanii, is responsible for a rare but deadly central nervous system infection, granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and a blinding eye disease called Acanthamoeba keratitis. ... -
Metronidazole conjugated magnetic nanoparticles loaded with amphotericin B exhibited potent effects against pathogenic Acanthamoeba castellanii belonging to the T4 genotype
Abdelnasir, Sumayah; Anwar, Ayaz; Kawish, Muhammad; Anwar, Areeba; Shah, Muhammad Raza; Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah; Khan, Naveed (Springer, 2020)Acanthamoeba castellanii can cause granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis. Currently, no single drug has been developed to effectively treat infections caused by Acanthamoeba. Recent studies have ... -
Scorpion and Frog Organ Lysates are Potential Source of Antitumour Activity
Soopramanien, Morhanavallee; Khan, Naveed; Abdelnasir, Sumayah; Sagathevan, K; Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah (Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention (APOCP), 2020)It is noteworthy that several animal species are known to withstand high levels of radiation, and are exposed to heavy metals but rarely been reported to develop cancer. For example, the scorpion has been used as folk ...