Journal
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
Volume 130, Issue -, Pages 272-277Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.04.023
Keywords
Nanoemulsion; Pullulan; Ketoprofen; Pomegranate seed oil; Antitumor effect
Funding
- CNPq/Brasilia/Brazil
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This study aimed to prepare pomegranate seed oil nanoemulsions containing ketoprofen using pullulan as a polymeric stabilizer, and to evaluate antitumor activity against in vitro glioma cells. Formulations were prepared by the spontaneous emulsification method and different concentrations of pullulan were tested. Nanoemulsions presented adequate droplet size, polydispersity index, zeta potential, pH, ketoprofen content and encapsulation efficiency. Nanoemulsions were able to delay the photodegradation profile of ketoprofen under UVC radiation, regardless of the concentration of pullulan. In vitro release study indicates that nanoemulsions were able to release approximately 95.0% of ketoprofen in 5 h. Free ketoprofen and formulations were considered hemocompatible at 1 mu g/mL, in a hemolysis study, for intravenous administration. In addition, a formulation containing the highest concentration of pullulan was tested against C6 cell line and demonstrated significant activity, and did not reduce fibroblasts viability. Thus, pullulan can be considered an interesting excipient to prepare nanostructured systems and nanoemulsion formulations can be considered promising alternatives for the treatment of glioma. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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