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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
卷 621, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121781
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Metformin; Ethosomes; Melanoma; B16 cells; Wound healing
This study develops metformin-loaded ethosomes for localized treatment of melanoma and wound healing. The optimized ethosomal formulation exhibits efficient skin permeation and shows good efficacy in inhibiting melanoma cells and promoting wound healing.
The present work deals with the development of metformin-loaded ethosomes for localized treatment of melanoma and wound healing. Different ethosomal formulations were prepared using different concentrations of ethanol adopting injection technique. The developed formulations were investigated for entrapment efficiency, ex-vivo skin permeation, vesicle size, morphology and permeation kinetics. The optimized formulation was loaded in 5 % carbomer gel that was evaluated for skin permeation, cytotoxic effect against melanoma mice B16 cell line and for wound healing action. Ethosomes having 30 % v/v ethanol displayed superior entrapment for metformin % (55.3 +/- 0.07); and a highly efficient permeation via mice skin (85.8 +/- 3.7). The related carbomer ethosomal gel exhibited higher skin permeation compared to the untreated metformin gel (P < 0.001). The metformin ethosomes had a substantial antiproliferative activity against melanoma B16 cells compared to corresponding metformin solution as shown by the lower IC50 values (56.45 +/- 1.47 and 887.3 +/- 23.2, respectively, P < 0.05) and tumour cell viability (P < 0.05). The ethosomal system had a significant wound healing action in mice (80.5 +/- 1.9%) that was superior to that of the marketed product Mebo (R) ointment (56 +/- 1 %), P < 0.05. This ethosomal system demonstrated outstanding induction of the mRNA levels of growth factors (IGF-1, FGF1, PDGF-B and TGF-beta) that are essential in the healing process. Those findings were supported by histopathologic examination of wound sections of different treated groups. Thus, the study proved that metformin ethosomes as a promising drug delivery system and a conceivable therapeutic approach for treatment of melanoma and wound healing.
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