Nanomedicine for Neglected Tropical Diseases

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of several tropical diseases that affect low-income countries. These diseases affect more than one billion people worldwide, predominantly in tropical and subtropical areas, causing severe social and economic impacts. Due to the low economic return, most big pharmaceutical companies do not invest much effort in developing new drugs for these conditions. For this reason, this group of diseases is named neglected. Within this context, some studies have shown that traditional drugs for NTDs can be improved when associated with different types of nanocarriers. The idea is to overcome some pharmacokinetic drawbacks, thus improving the therapy's effectiveness.

NTDs do not currently have effective pharmaceutical treatments. This Research Topic aims to discuss the use of nanotechnology and conventional drugs for treating different types of NTDs.

We ask authors to submit original research and review articles for this collection about the use of nanotechnology for the treatment of NTDs that may include topics such as:

- Nanoemulsions and NTDs

- Liposomes and NTDs

- Oral administration of nanoformulation for NTD therapy

- Polymeric nanoparticles for NTDs

- Organic and inorganic nanoparticles for NTD therapy

Keywords: nanotechnology, neglected disease, nanomedicine, tropical disease, pharmacokinetics, drug repositioning

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