Topically Applied Luteolin /Quercetin-Capped Silver Nanoparticle Ointment as Antileishmanial Composite: Acceleration Wound Healing in BALB/c Mice

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a major health problem in several parts of the world. However, existing drugs have various therapeutic effects on different Leishmania species and also cause many side effects. This study focuses on the use of the aqueous extract of quercetin in producing silver nanopartic...

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Main Authors: Azadeh Ebrahimzadeh, Mehdi Karamian, Farshid Abedi, Mohammad Yahya Hanafi-Bojd, Mohammd Amin Ghatee, Mina Hemmati, Effat Alemzadeh
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Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1878170
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Mehdi Karamian
Farshid Abedi
Mohammad Yahya Hanafi-Bojd
Mohammd Amin Ghatee
Mina Hemmati
Effat Alemzadeh
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Mohammad Yahya Hanafi-Bojd
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description Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a major health problem in several parts of the world. However, existing drugs have various therapeutic effects on different Leishmania species and also cause many side effects. This study focuses on the use of the aqueous extract of quercetin in producing silver nanoparticles for the experimental treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in laboratory mice. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized using quercetin and characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, DLS, FTIR, and FESEM. We investigated the antileishmanial activity of green synthesized AgNPs in vitro and in vivo. Synthesized AgNPs from quercetin macromolecules showed promising antileishmanial activity at an IC50 of 125 μg/ml against promastigotes in vitro. In the in vivo study, L. major-infected BALB/c mice were treated topically with luteolin/quercetin-capped silver nanoparticle (AgNPQct) ointment for 21 consecutive days. As a result, this ointment reduced the inflammatory response compared to the untreated group (p < 0.05). The size of lesions in the luteolin/AgNPQct group showed a slight increase compared to other groups (p < 0.01). Biogenic silver nanoparticles along with the luteolin macromolecule can be an effective and reliable candidate for the design of antileishmanial drugs in the future.
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spelling doaj-art-8366ec3d5125440eaed1f2c2627778782025-08-20T03:06:58ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84422023-01-01202310.1155/2023/1878170Topically Applied Luteolin /Quercetin-Capped Silver Nanoparticle Ointment as Antileishmanial Composite: Acceleration Wound Healing in BALB/c MiceAzadeh Ebrahimzadeh0Mehdi Karamian1Farshid Abedi2Mohammad Yahya Hanafi-Bojd3Mohammd Amin Ghatee4Mina Hemmati5Effat Alemzadeh6Infectious Diseases Research CenterDepartment of Parasitology and MycologyInfectious Diseases Research CenterCellular and Molecular Research CenterMedical Microbiology DepartmentDepartment of BiochemistryInfectious Diseases Research CenterCutaneous leishmaniasis is a major health problem in several parts of the world. However, existing drugs have various therapeutic effects on different Leishmania species and also cause many side effects. This study focuses on the use of the aqueous extract of quercetin in producing silver nanoparticles for the experimental treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in laboratory mice. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized using quercetin and characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, DLS, FTIR, and FESEM. We investigated the antileishmanial activity of green synthesized AgNPs in vitro and in vivo. Synthesized AgNPs from quercetin macromolecules showed promising antileishmanial activity at an IC50 of 125 μg/ml against promastigotes in vitro. In the in vivo study, L. major-infected BALB/c mice were treated topically with luteolin/quercetin-capped silver nanoparticle (AgNPQct) ointment for 21 consecutive days. As a result, this ointment reduced the inflammatory response compared to the untreated group (p < 0.05). The size of lesions in the luteolin/AgNPQct group showed a slight increase compared to other groups (p < 0.01). Biogenic silver nanoparticles along with the luteolin macromolecule can be an effective and reliable candidate for the design of antileishmanial drugs in the future.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1878170
spellingShingle Azadeh Ebrahimzadeh
Mehdi Karamian
Farshid Abedi
Mohammad Yahya Hanafi-Bojd
Mohammd Amin Ghatee
Mina Hemmati
Effat Alemzadeh
Topically Applied Luteolin /Quercetin-Capped Silver Nanoparticle Ointment as Antileishmanial Composite: Acceleration Wound Healing in BALB/c Mice
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
title Topically Applied Luteolin /Quercetin-Capped Silver Nanoparticle Ointment as Antileishmanial Composite: Acceleration Wound Healing in BALB/c Mice
title_full Topically Applied Luteolin /Quercetin-Capped Silver Nanoparticle Ointment as Antileishmanial Composite: Acceleration Wound Healing in BALB/c Mice
title_fullStr Topically Applied Luteolin /Quercetin-Capped Silver Nanoparticle Ointment as Antileishmanial Composite: Acceleration Wound Healing in BALB/c Mice
title_full_unstemmed Topically Applied Luteolin /Quercetin-Capped Silver Nanoparticle Ointment as Antileishmanial Composite: Acceleration Wound Healing in BALB/c Mice
title_short Topically Applied Luteolin /Quercetin-Capped Silver Nanoparticle Ointment as Antileishmanial Composite: Acceleration Wound Healing in BALB/c Mice
title_sort topically applied luteolin quercetin capped silver nanoparticle ointment as antileishmanial composite acceleration wound healing in balb c mice
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1878170
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