Faria, M.J.; Lopes, C.M.; das Neves, J.; Lúcio, M. Lipid Nanocarriers for Anti-HIV Therapeutics: A Focus on Physicochemical Properties and Biotechnological Advances. Pharmaceutics2021, 13, 1294.
Faria, M.J.; Lopes, C.M.; das Neves, J.; Lúcio, M. Lipid Nanocarriers for Anti-HIV Therapeutics: A Focus on Physicochemical Properties and Biotechnological Advances. Pharmaceutics 2021, 13, 1294.
Faria, M.J.; Lopes, C.M.; das Neves, J.; Lúcio, M. Lipid Nanocarriers for Anti-HIV Therapeutics: A Focus on Physicochemical Properties and Biotechnological Advances. Pharmaceutics2021, 13, 1294.
Faria, M.J.; Lopes, C.M.; das Neves, J.; Lúcio, M. Lipid Nanocarriers for Anti-HIV Therapeutics: A Focus on Physicochemical Properties and Biotechnological Advances. Pharmaceutics 2021, 13, 1294.
Abstract
Since HIV was first identified, and in a relatively short period of time, AIDS has become one of the most devastating infectious diseases of the 21st century. Classical antiretroviral therapies were a major step forward in disease treatment options, significantly improving the survival rates of HIV-infected individuals. Even though these therapies have greatly improved HIV clinical outcomes, antiretrovirals (ARV) feature biopharmaceutic and pharmacokinetic problems such as poor aqueous solubility, short half-life and poor penetration into HIV reservoir sites, which contribute to the sub-optimal efficacy of these regimens. To overcome some of these issues, novel nanotechnology-based strategies for ARV delivery towards HIV viral reservoirs have been proposed. The current review focus on the benefits of using lipid-based nanocarriers for tuning the physicochemical properties of ARVs to overcome biological barriers upon administration. Furthermore, a correlation of these properties and the potential therapeutic outcomes has been established. Biotechnological advancements using lipid nanocarriers for RNA interference delivery for the treatment of HIV infections were also discussed.
Keywords
ARV delivery; Biotechnology in ARV; Biological Barriers; Emulsions; Lipid nanoparticles; Liposomes; RNAi and ARV codelivery.
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Biology and Biotechnology
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