Cytocompatibility and bone regeneration potential of chitosan-thiocolchicoside-lauric acid nanogel with insights into zebrafish toxicology

Aim: The present study explored the bone regeneration potential of chitosan-thiocolchicoside-lauric (CTL) nanogel using MG-63 cell lines. The cytocompatibility of CTL nanogel was also studied using osteoblast-like cells (MG-63 cell lines) and zebrafish embryos. Methods: The effect of CTL nanogel on...

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Main Authors: Ameena Mustafa, Meignana Arumugham Indiran, Karthikeyan Ramalingam, Elumalai Perumal, Rajeshkumar Shanmugham, Maria Maddalena Marrapodi, Marco Cicciù, Giuseppe Minervini
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author Ameena Mustafa
Meignana Arumugham Indiran
Karthikeyan Ramalingam
Elumalai Perumal
Rajeshkumar Shanmugham
Maria Maddalena Marrapodi
Marco Cicciù
Giuseppe Minervini
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Meignana Arumugham Indiran
Karthikeyan Ramalingam
Elumalai Perumal
Rajeshkumar Shanmugham
Maria Maddalena Marrapodi
Marco Cicciù
Giuseppe Minervini
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description Aim: The present study explored the bone regeneration potential of chitosan-thiocolchicoside-lauric (CTL) nanogel using MG-63 cell lines. The cytocompatibility of CTL nanogel was also studied using osteoblast-like cells (MG-63 cell lines) and zebrafish embryos. Methods: The effect of CTL nanogel on the metabolic and wound-healing activity of MG-63 cells was investigated in the present study. The alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and bone sialoprotein (BSP) activity of CTL nanogel-treated MG-63 cells were assessed using ELISA. RUNX2, ALP, BSP, and COL1A1 gene expression in MG-63 cells were also investigated after treatment with CTL nanogel. Hatching rates and viability of zebrafish embryos treated with different CTL nanogel concentrations were studied. Any developmental toxicity of embryos after treatment with CTL nanogel was also investigated. Results: There was no significant reduction in the proliferation of MG-63 cells when treated with 5–20 μL/mL of CTL nanogel in the MTT assay (p < 0.05). No prominent morphological changes or nuclear abnormalities were found in the MG-63 cells when treated with various concentrations of CTL nanogel compared to the control group. Invitro scratch wound healing assay showed excellent migration of cells and, hence, showed the excellent wound healing ability of CTL nanogel. ELISA showed significant ALP and BSP activity of CTL nanogel-treated MG-63 cells. RUNX2, ALP, BSP, and COL1A1 gene expression in MG-63 cells after treatment with CTL nanogel were significantly increased compared to the control group (p < 0.05). The hatching and viability rates of the embryos increased as the nanogel concentrations decreased, with the highest hatching rate observed at a 5 µL concentration. Developmental toxicity, such as spinal cord bent, tail bent, or yolk sac oedema, was not observed after treatment with CTL nanogel in zebrafish embryos. Conclusions: CTL nanogel can be used in treating bone defects and helping wound healing. The study also suggests that CTL nanogel had a concentration-dependent effect on zebrafish embryos’ viability and hatching rates only in very high concentrations.
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spelling doaj-art-a2477c1f056b463a88555bbd4922bdcc2025-08-20T02:13:56ZengOpen Exploration Publishing Inc.Exploration of Medicine2692-31062025-04-016100130910.37349/emed.2025.1001309Cytocompatibility and bone regeneration potential of chitosan-thiocolchicoside-lauric acid nanogel with insights into zebrafish toxicologyAmeena Mustafa0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7023-1128Meignana Arumugham Indiran1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7519-3877Karthikeyan Ramalingam2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1921-8336Elumalai Perumal3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3627-5527Rajeshkumar Shanmugham4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7059-8894Maria Maddalena Marrapodi5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9494-6942Marco Cicciù6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2311-9728Giuseppe Minervini7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8309-1272Department of Oral Pathology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai 600077, IndiaDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai 600077, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai 600077, IndiaDepartment of Biochemistry, Saveetha Medical College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai 600077, IndiaNanobiomedicine Lab, Department of Anatomy, Saveetha Medical College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai 600077, IndiaDepartment of Woman, Child and General and Specialist Surgery, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical and Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, Catania University, 95123 Catania, ItalySaveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai 600077, India; Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Odontostomatological Specialties, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, ItalyAim: The present study explored the bone regeneration potential of chitosan-thiocolchicoside-lauric (CTL) nanogel using MG-63 cell lines. The cytocompatibility of CTL nanogel was also studied using osteoblast-like cells (MG-63 cell lines) and zebrafish embryos. Methods: The effect of CTL nanogel on the metabolic and wound-healing activity of MG-63 cells was investigated in the present study. The alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and bone sialoprotein (BSP) activity of CTL nanogel-treated MG-63 cells were assessed using ELISA. RUNX2, ALP, BSP, and COL1A1 gene expression in MG-63 cells were also investigated after treatment with CTL nanogel. Hatching rates and viability of zebrafish embryos treated with different CTL nanogel concentrations were studied. Any developmental toxicity of embryos after treatment with CTL nanogel was also investigated. Results: There was no significant reduction in the proliferation of MG-63 cells when treated with 5–20 μL/mL of CTL nanogel in the MTT assay (p < 0.05). No prominent morphological changes or nuclear abnormalities were found in the MG-63 cells when treated with various concentrations of CTL nanogel compared to the control group. Invitro scratch wound healing assay showed excellent migration of cells and, hence, showed the excellent wound healing ability of CTL nanogel. ELISA showed significant ALP and BSP activity of CTL nanogel-treated MG-63 cells. RUNX2, ALP, BSP, and COL1A1 gene expression in MG-63 cells after treatment with CTL nanogel were significantly increased compared to the control group (p < 0.05). The hatching and viability rates of the embryos increased as the nanogel concentrations decreased, with the highest hatching rate observed at a 5 µL concentration. Developmental toxicity, such as spinal cord bent, tail bent, or yolk sac oedema, was not observed after treatment with CTL nanogel in zebrafish embryos. Conclusions: CTL nanogel can be used in treating bone defects and helping wound healing. The study also suggests that CTL nanogel had a concentration-dependent effect on zebrafish embryos’ viability and hatching rates only in very high concentrations.https://www.explorationpub.com/uploads/Article/A1001309/1001309.pdfmg-63 cellsbone regenerationnanogelchitosanlauric acidthiocolchicosidezebrafish embryos
spellingShingle Ameena Mustafa
Meignana Arumugham Indiran
Karthikeyan Ramalingam
Elumalai Perumal
Rajeshkumar Shanmugham
Maria Maddalena Marrapodi
Marco Cicciù
Giuseppe Minervini
Cytocompatibility and bone regeneration potential of chitosan-thiocolchicoside-lauric acid nanogel with insights into zebrafish toxicology
Exploration of Medicine
mg-63 cells
bone regeneration
nanogel
chitosan
lauric acid
thiocolchicoside
zebrafish embryos
title Cytocompatibility and bone regeneration potential of chitosan-thiocolchicoside-lauric acid nanogel with insights into zebrafish toxicology
title_full Cytocompatibility and bone regeneration potential of chitosan-thiocolchicoside-lauric acid nanogel with insights into zebrafish toxicology
title_fullStr Cytocompatibility and bone regeneration potential of chitosan-thiocolchicoside-lauric acid nanogel with insights into zebrafish toxicology
title_full_unstemmed Cytocompatibility and bone regeneration potential of chitosan-thiocolchicoside-lauric acid nanogel with insights into zebrafish toxicology
title_short Cytocompatibility and bone regeneration potential of chitosan-thiocolchicoside-lauric acid nanogel with insights into zebrafish toxicology
title_sort cytocompatibility and bone regeneration potential of chitosan thiocolchicoside lauric acid nanogel with insights into zebrafish toxicology
topic mg-63 cells
bone regeneration
nanogel
chitosan
lauric acid
thiocolchicoside
zebrafish embryos
url https://www.explorationpub.com/uploads/Article/A1001309/1001309.pdf
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