Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and other health effects of dragon fruit and potential delivery systems for its bioactive compounds

DF Nishikito, ACA Borges, LF Laurindo, AMMB Otoboni… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dragon fruit (Hylocereus genus) has the potential for the prevention of diseases associated
with inflammatory and oxidative processes. We aimed to comprehensively review dragon …

Coating materials to increase the stability of liposomes

D Pasarin, AI Ghizdareanu, CE Enascuta, CB Matei… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Liposomes carry various compounds with applications in pharmaceutical, food, and
cosmetic fields, and the administration route is especially parenteral, oral, or transdermal …

Development and characterization of pH responsive sodium alginate hydrogel containing metal-phenolic network for anthocyanin delivery

S Mao, Y Ren, S Chen, D Liu, X Ye, J Tian - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Favorable hydrogels can be used as a material to deliver bioactive molecules and improve
the stability of bioactive substances, while their safety needs to be improved. In this study …

Development and characterization of the carvone-loaded zein/pullulan hybrid electrospun nanofibers for food and medical applications

S Amjadi, S Gholizadeh, A Ebrahimi, H Almasi… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the carvone-loaded zein/pullulan electrospun nanofibers (Z/PUL/CAR NFs)
were developed and characterized for the first time. The zein/pullulan hybrid NFs were …

Ixiolirion tataricum mucilage/chitosan based antioxidant films activated by free and nanoliposomal fennel essential oil

SA Marand, H Almasi, S Amjadi, NG Alamdari… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ixiolirion tataricum mucilage (ITM) was characterized and applied in fabrication of
ITM/chitosan (CH) blend films activated by Foeniculum vulgare essential oil (FEO) in free …

Nanoliposomal peptides derived from Spirulina platensis protein accelerate full-thickness wound healing

A Ebrahimi, MR Farahpour, S Amjadi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Spirulina platensis is a type of blue-green algae that contains large amounts of protein with
therapeutic effects. The present study was performed to investigate the effects of …

Multifunctional performance of packaging system based on gelatin/alove vera gel film containing of rosemary essential oil and common poppy anthocyanins

M Bakhshizadeh, A Ayaseh, H Hamishehkar, HS Kafil… - Food Control, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, an intelligent and active gelatin-based film incorporated with aloe vera gel
(AVG), rosemary essential oil (REO), and common poppy (CP) anthocyanins was produced …

Development of gelatin-coated nanoliposomes loaded with β-cyclodextrin/vitamin D3 inclusion complex for nutritional therapy

A Ebrahimi, H Hamishehkar, S Amjadi - Food chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to synthesize of β-cyclodextrin/Vitamin D 3 (βCD/VitD 3) inclusion
complex and encapsulation of this complex with gelatin-coated nanoliposomes (NLPs) …

[HTML][HTML] Double-coated nanoliposomes improve the bioavailability of flavanone hesperetin

X Meng, C Fryganas, V Fogliano, T Hoppenbrouwers - Food Hydrocolloids, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanoliposomes are a promising delivery system, however, they are quickly broken down
under physiological conditions leading to carrier leakage. Hesperetin (HST) is a flavanone …

Application of inulin for the formulation and delivery of bioactive molecules and live cells

R Gruskiene, V Lavelli, J Sereikaite - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
Inulin is a fructan biosynthesized mainly in plants of the Asteraceae family. It is also found in
edible vegetables and fruits such as onion, garlic, leek, and banana. For the industrial …