Encapsulation of the flavonoid quercetin with chitosan-coated nano-liposomes

J Hao, B Guo, S Yu, W Zhang, D Zhang, J Wang… - LWT-Food Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
A facile electrostatic deposition method was proposed to encapsulate quercetin within
chitosan/lecithin polymeric nanocapsules, with the aim to protect quercetin against …

Nanotechnology-based advances in the efficient delivery of melatonin

M Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari, A Mihanfar, B Yousefi… - Cancer Cell …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract N-[2-(5-methoxy-1 H-indol-3-yl) ethyl] or simply melatonin is a biogenic amine
produced by pineal gland and recently recognized various other organs. Because of a broad …

Toxicology of blister agents: is melatonin a potential therapeutic option?

A Romero, E Ramos, F López-Muñoz, C De Los Ríos… - Diseases, 2021 - mdpi.com
Blister or vesicant chemical warfare agents (CWAs) have been widely used in different
military conflicts, including World War I and the Iran-Iraq War. However, their mechanism of …

Increased nose-to-brain delivery of melatonin mediated by polycaprolactone nanoparticles for the treatment of glioblastoma

ER de Oliveira Junior, TL Nascimento… - Pharmaceutical …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Intranasal administration has been extensively applied to deliver drugs to the brain.
In spite of its unfavorable biopharmaceutic properties, melatonin (MLT) has demonstrated …

Design and formulation of a topical hydrogel integrating lemongrass-loaded nanosponges with an enhanced antifungal effect: in vitro/in vivo evaluation

HM Aldawsari, SM Badr-Eldin, GS Labib… - International journal …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Lemongrass oil (LGO) is a volatile oil extracted from the leaves of Cymbopogon citratus that
has become one of the most important natural oils in the pharmaceutical industry because of …

Development, characterization and biological in vitro assays of paclitaxel-loaded PCL polymeric nanoparticles

JP Abriata, RC Turatti, MT Luiz, GL Raspantini… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Adenocarcinoma is the most lethal gynecologic tumor and treatment usually consists in
surgery followed by chemotherapy. However, the chemotherapy benefits are eventually …

Melatonin delivery by nanocapsules during in vitro bovine oocyte maturation decreased the reactive oxygen species of oocytes and embryos

MH Remião, CG Lucas, WB Domingues, T Silveira… - Reproductive …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work, a promising approach to increase the advantageous properties of melatonin
through its encapsulation into lipid-core nanocapsules (LNC) was examined. Oocytes were …

Mucoadhesive properties of Eudragit® RS100, Eudragit® S100, and Poly (ε-caprolactone) nanocapsules: influence of the vehicle and the mucosal surface

PDS Chaves, LA Frank, AG Frank, AR Pohlmann… - Aaps Pharmscitech, 2018 - Springer
The use of polymers as mucoadhesive materials has been explored in several drug delivery
systems. It is well known that the resulting mucoadhesiveness not only depends on the …

A comparison between the molecularly imprinted and non-molecularly imprinted cyclodextrin-based nanosponges for the transdermal delivery of melatonin

G Hoti, R Ferrero, F Caldera, F Trotta, M Corno… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Melatonin is a neurohormone that ameliorates many health conditions when it is
administered as a drug, but its drawbacks are its oral and intravenous fast release. To …

Innovative hydrogel containing polymeric nanocapsules loaded with phloretin: Enhanced skin penetration and adhesion

TPA Casarini, LA Frank, T Benin, G Onzi… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Dermatological applications of phloretin are restricted by its poor aqueous solubility.
Nanotechnology has been proposed as strategy to increase the apparent drug solubility in …