Improvement in the antifilarial efficacy of doxycycline and rifampicin by combination therapy and drug delivery approach

J Drug Target. 2010 Jun;18(5):343-50. doi: 10.3109/10611860903450007.

Abstract

The present investigation deals with the evaluation of antifilarial efficacy of liposome entrapped antiwolbachial antibiotics doxycycline and rifampicin (5 doses at 10 mg/kg, subcutaneously for 15 days) alone and/or in combination with standard filaricide diethylcarbamazine (DEC) against human lymphatic filariid Brugia malayi in rodent host Mastomys coucha. The delivery system maintained the sustained release of antibiotics up to 48 h and significantly (P < 0.05) augmented the antifilarial potential of these antibiotics over their free administration. A combination of DEC with each entrapped antibiotics significantly (P<0.05) improved microfilaricidal efficacy, while marginal enhancement was noticed in adulticidal activity. Combination of both antibiotics formulation with DEC demonstrated marginal increase in macrofilaricidal efficacy; however, it was highest ( approximately 75%).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brugia malayi / isolation & purification*
  • Diethylcarbamazine / administration & dosage
  • Diethylcarbamazine / therapeutic use*
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Doxycycline / administration & dosage
  • Doxycycline / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Filariasis / drug therapy*
  • Filariasis / parasitology
  • Filaricides / administration & dosage
  • Filaricides / therapeutic use*
  • Liposomes
  • Male
  • Murinae
  • Rifampin / administration & dosage
  • Rifampin / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Filaricides
  • Liposomes
  • Doxycycline
  • Diethylcarbamazine
  • Rifampin