Nonirritant and Cytocompatible Tinospora cordifolia Nanoparticles for Topical Antioxidant Treatments

Tinospora cordifolia extract contains antioxidants such as polyphenols, and thus, it has been used as a natural phytochemical antioxidant therapeutic agent. Many of these compounds are insoluble or only partially soluble in water. In this study, we produced a novel aqueous nanoparticle formulation,...

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Main Authors: Jeimmy González-Masís, Jorge M. Cubero-Sesin, Yendry Regina Corrales-Ureña, Sara González-Camacho, Nohelia Mora-Ugalde, José Roberto Vega-Baudrit, Klaus Rischka, Virendra Verma, Rodolfo J. Gonzalez-Paz
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Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biomaterials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3637098
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author Jeimmy González-Masís
Jorge M. Cubero-Sesin
Yendry Regina Corrales-Ureña
Sara González-Camacho
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José Roberto Vega-Baudrit
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description Tinospora cordifolia extract contains antioxidants such as polyphenols, and thus, it has been used as a natural phytochemical antioxidant therapeutic agent. Many of these compounds are insoluble or only partially soluble in water. In this study, we produced a novel aqueous nanoparticle formulation, with an average particle size of 182.9 ± 3.8 nm, to improve the dispersion of the bioactive compounds in water and to increment its bioavailability. The nanoparticles are composed of polyphenols, alkaloids, and glycosides. We studied the effect of this nanoparticle formulation on mouse 3T3 fibroblast cell viability and New Zealand rabbit dermal irritability tests. Concentrations of 2.5, 25, and 250 µg/mL resulted in similar cell viability to cells in culture media. An intermediate concentration of 12.45 mg/ml was used for the acute dermal irritability test. There were no severe alterations that compromised animal health. These results represent a precedent for application of such nanoparticles derived from plant stems, such as Tinospora cordifolia, in biomedicine and in antiaging cosmetic treatments.
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Klaus Rischka
Virendra Verma
Rodolfo J. Gonzalez-Paz
Nonirritant and Cytocompatible Tinospora cordifolia Nanoparticles for Topical Antioxidant Treatments
International Journal of Biomaterials
title Nonirritant and Cytocompatible Tinospora cordifolia Nanoparticles for Topical Antioxidant Treatments
title_full Nonirritant and Cytocompatible Tinospora cordifolia Nanoparticles for Topical Antioxidant Treatments
title_fullStr Nonirritant and Cytocompatible Tinospora cordifolia Nanoparticles for Topical Antioxidant Treatments
title_full_unstemmed Nonirritant and Cytocompatible Tinospora cordifolia Nanoparticles for Topical Antioxidant Treatments
title_short Nonirritant and Cytocompatible Tinospora cordifolia Nanoparticles for Topical Antioxidant Treatments
title_sort nonirritant and cytocompatible tinospora cordifolia nanoparticles for topical antioxidant treatments
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3637098
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