In vitro and in vivo evaluation of the inhibitory effect of Limnophila indica (Linn.) Druce on shigellosis.

Objective: The research aimed to evaluate the anti-Shigella and antacid activities of the methanolic extract of Limnophila indica.

Methods: The whole plant of L. indica was extracted using methanol and then subjected to preliminary chemical screening.

Critical issues related to transfersomes - novel vesicular system.

It has become increasingly apparent that vesicular drug delivery elicits modest possessions in drug targeting. Transfersomes are a form of elastic or deformable vesicle, which were first introduced in the early 1990s. Elasticity can be achieved by using an edge activator in the lipid bilayer structure.