Journal
PHARMACEUTICS
Volume 11, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11100545
Keywords
resveratrol; oxyresveratrol; beta-cyclodextrin; nanosponges; solubility enhancement; drug-delivery; cytotoxicity; stability studies
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- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MEC-FEDER, Spain) [AGL2017-86526]
- Programa de Ayudas a Grupos de Excelencia de la Region de Murcia, Fundacion Seneca, Agencia de Ciencia y Tecnologia de la Region de Murcia [19893/GERM/15]
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Resveratrol and oxyresveratrol are natural polyphenolic stilbenes with several important pharmacological activities. However, low solubility and aqueous instability are the major limitations in their drug delivery applications. In the present work, we demonstrated the encapsulation of resveratrol and oxyresveratrol with nanosponge to improve solubility and stability. Several characterization techniques were used to confirm the encapsulation of both drug molecules within the nanosponges. The high encapsulation efficiency of resveratrol (77.73%) and oxyresveratrol (80.33%) was achieved within the nanosponges. Transmission electron microscopy suggested uniform spherical size particles of resveratrol and oxyresveratrol loaded nanosponges. Compared to free drugs, better protection against UV degradation was observed for resveratrol-loaded nanosponge (2-fold) and oxyresveratrol-loaded nanosponge (3-fold). Moreover, a higher solubilization of resveratrol- and oxyresveratrol-loaded nanosponges lead to a better antioxidant activity compared to drug molecules alone. Cytotoxicity studies against DU-145 prostate cancer cell lines further suggested improved activity of both resveratrol and oxyresveratrol-loaded nanosponges without any significant toxicity of blank nanosponges.
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