A review of the potential of poly-(lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles as a delivery system for an active antimycobacterial compound, 7-methyljuglone

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dc.contributor.author Diedericks, B.
dc.contributor.author Kok, Anna-Mari
dc.contributor.author Mandiwana, Vusani
dc.contributor.author Lall, Namrita
dc.date.accessioned 2025-04-08T12:57:47Z
dc.date.available 2025-04-08T12:57:47Z
dc.date.issued 2024-02
dc.description DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT: Data are contained within the article. en_US
dc.description This article belongs to the special issue titled 'Current Applications in Plant-Based Drug Delivery Nano Systems'. en_US
dc.description.abstract 7-Methyljuglone (7-MJ) is a pure compound isolated from the roots of Euclea natalensis A. DC., a shrub indigenous to South Africa. It exhibits significant promise as a potential treatment for the highly communicable disease tuberculosis (TB), owing to its effective antimycobacterial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Despite its potential therapeutic benefits, 7-MJ has demonstrated in vitro cytotoxicity against various cancerous and non-cancerous cell lines, raising concerns about its safety for consumption by TB patients. Therefore, this review focuses on exploring the potential of poly-(lactide-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) nanoparticles as a delivery system, which has been shown to decrease in vitro cytotoxicity, and 7-MJ as an effective antimycobacterial compound. en_US
dc.description.department Plant Production and Soil Science en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure en_US
dc.description.sponsorship The National Research Foundation (NRF). en_US
dc.description.uri https://www.mdpi.com/journal/pharmaceuticals en_US
dc.identifier.citation Diedericks, B.; Kok, A.-M.; Mandiwana, V.; Lall, N. A Review of the Potential of Poly-(lactide -co-glycolide) Nanoparticles as a Delivery System for an Active Antimycobacterial Compound, 7-Methyljuglone. Pharmaceutics 2024, 16, 216. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics16020216. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1424-8247 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.3390/pharmaceutics16020216
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/101921
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher MDPI en_US
dc.rights © 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an Open Access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). en_US
dc.subject Tuberculosis (TB) en_US
dc.subject Antimycobacterial en_US
dc.subject Cytotoxicity en_US
dc.subject 7-methyljuglone en_US
dc.subject Poly-(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) en_US
dc.subject Nanoparticle en_US
dc.subject SDG-03: Good health and well-being en_US
dc.subject SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure en_US
dc.title A review of the potential of poly-(lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles as a delivery system for an active antimycobacterial compound, 7-methyljuglone en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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