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PHARMACEUTICS
卷 13, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13081107
关键词
flaxseed extract; chitosan; emulgel; antibacterial; anti-inflammatory; skin ulcers
资金
- MIUR-Fondo d'Ateneo per la Ricerca di Base
The extracts from flaxseeds, both dry (D.E.) and liquid (L.E.), show potential in health applications with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties for wound treatment. Both extracts exhibit activity against bacteria commonly responsible for diabetic foot ulcers.
Dry (D.E.) and liquid (L.E.) extracts were prepared from flaxseeds and their application in health field was evaluated. The chemical analysis showed that D.E. is rich in the lignan secoisolariciresinol diglucoside and L.E. in unsaturated triglycerides containing linolenic acid. Mainly, D.E. showed reducing (15.73 mu mol Fe2+/g) and radical scavenging capacities (5.25 mg TE/g) and ability to down-regulate the expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines NO (IC50 = 0.136 +/- 0.009 mg/mL) and IL-6 (IC50 = 0.308 +/- 0.103 mg/mL), suggesting its use in wound treatment. D.E. and L.E. were active against S. pyogenes and D.E. also against S. aureus. The two extracts were combined in a novel O/W emulgel in which the water phase was viscosized using a low molecular weight and highly deacetylated chitosan (1% wt./v). The presence of this polymer in the emulgel decreased the MIC values of the extracts. In fact, MIC shifted from 0.59 mg/mL to 0.052 mg/mL for D.E. and from 0.22 mg/mL to 0.036 mg/mL for L.E., concentrations safe both for keratinocytes and macrophages. Moreover, the emulgel demonstrated to inhibit S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, S. pyogenes, E. coli, and K. pneumoniae growth (inhibition halos 24-36 mm), strains often responsible for diabetic foot ulcer infection.
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