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An update on lipid-based nanodrug delivery systems for leishmaniasis treatment

    Vaishali Sunil Mishra

    Department of Life Sciences, Sharda School of Basic Sciences & Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 201310, India

    ,
    Preeti Tiwari

    Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India

    ,
    Madhu Gupta

    *Author for correspondence:

    E-mail Address: madhugupta98@gmail.com

    School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutics, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research University, Pushp Vihar, Sector 3, MB Road, New Delhi, 110017, India

    &
    Piyush Kumar Gupta

    **Author for correspondence:

    E-mail Address: piyush.kumar1@sharda.ac.in

    Department of Life Sciences, Sharda School of Basic Sciences & Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 201310, India

    Department of Biotechnology, Graphic Era Deemed to Be University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248002, India

    Published Online:https://doi.org/10.2217/nnm-2023-0190

    Lipid-based nanodrug delivery systems hold considerable promise in therapeutic intervention for leishmaniasis by enhancing drug solubility and targeted delivery.

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