Enri Josué Navia Macías

Mr. Enri Josué Navia Macías

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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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19 September 2025 in Antibiotics
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MDMickely Liuti Dealis
Mickely Liuti Dealis
LALeandro Afonso
Leandro Afonso
Kawany Roque BassoKawany Roque Basso
Kawany Roque Basso
LALeonardo Cruz Alves
Leonardo Cruz Alves
Enri Josué Navia MacíasEnri Josué Navia Macías
Enri Josué Navia Macías
GAGaldino Andrade
Galdino Andrade
Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance has become a global concern, and few new antimicrobials are currently being developed. Fluopsin C has proven broad-spectrum activity, being a promising candidate for new antimicrobial development. To optimize antimicrobial activity, this research aimed at fluopsin C (Flp) encapsulation in liposomes to achieve controlled release and reduce cytotoxicity. Methods: Liposomal formulations were prepared by extruding formulations based on soy phosphatidylcholine (SPC) or poly (ethylene glycol)-distearoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DSPE-PEG) plus cholesterol, and were characterized by their size, polydispersity index, zeta potential, encapsulation efficiency, shelf-life stability, in vitro release profile, cytotoxicity, and antimicrobial activity against Klebsiella pneumoniae in vitro and in vivo. Results: The results indicated that the DSPE-PEG DMSO+Flp formulation presented superior physicochemical stability and unaltered antimicrobial activity. In vitro, CC50 decreased by 54%. No lethal dose was obtained in mice within the concentration range tested. The most effective doses in vivo were 2 × 2 mg/kg for free fluopsin C and 1 × 2 mg/kg for DSPE-PEG DMSO+Flp, resulting in a 40% reduction in mortality from bacteremia. Only discrete inflammatory infiltration was detected in the liver, while kidney necrosis ranged from discrete to moderate. Encapsulation of fluopsin C in liposomes showed promising features supporting to use against infections by MDR K. pneumoniae.