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Solving the challenge of the blood–brain barrier to treat infections caused by Trypanosoma evansi: evaluation of nerolidol-loaded nanospheres in mice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2017

MATHEUS D. BALDISSERA ,
CARINE F. SOUZA ,
ALINE A. BOLIGON ,
THIRSSA H. GRANDO ,
MARIÂNGELA F. DE SÁ ,
ALEKSANDRO S. DA SILVA ,
LENITA M. STEFANI ,
BERNARDO BALDISSEROTTO  and
SILVIA G. MONTEIRO
MATHEUS D. BALDISSERA*
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
CARINE F. SOUZA
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
ALINE A. BOLIGON
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Phytochemistry, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
THIRSSA H. GRANDO
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
MARIÂNGELA F. DE SÁ
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
ALEKSANDRO S. DA SILVA
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Chapecó, SC, Brazil
LENITA M. STEFANI
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Chapecó, SC, Brazil
BERNARDO BALDISSEROTTO
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
SILVIA G. MONTEIRO*
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
*
*Corresponding authors: Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. E-mail: matheusd.biomed@yahoo.com.br and sgmonteiro@uol.com.br
*Corresponding authors: Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. E-mail: matheusd.biomed@yahoo.com.br and sgmonteiro@uol.com.br
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Summary

Despite significant advances in therapies against Trypanosoma evansi, its effective elimination from the central nervous system (CNS) remains a difficult task. The incapacity of trypanocidal drugs to cross the blood–brain barrier (BBB) after systemic administrations makes the brain the main refuge area for T. evansi. Nanotechnology is showing great potential to improve drug efficacy, such as nerolidol-loaded nanospheres (N-NS). Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate whether the treatment with N-NS was able to cross the BBB and to eliminate T. evansi from the CNS. High-performance liquid chromatography revealed that N-NS can cross the BBB of T. evansi-infected mice, while free nerolidol (F-N) neither the trypanocidal drug diminazene aceturate (D.A.) were not detected in the brain tissue. Polymerase chain reaction revealed that 100% of the animals treated with N-NS were negatives for T. evansi in the brain tissue, while all infected animals treated with F-N or D.A. were positives. Thus, we concluded that nanotechnology improves the therapeutic efficacy of nerolidol, and enables the transport of its active principle through the BBB. In summary, N-NS treatment can eliminate the parasite from the CNS, and possesses potential to treat infected animals.

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central nervous systemnanotechnologynatural products
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Parasitology , Volume 144 , Issue 11 , September 2017 , pp. 1543 - 1550
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