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Erfen Ş, Akbay Çetin E. Therapeutic and Preventive Effects of Piperine and its Combination with Curcumin as a Bioenhancer Against Aluminum-Induced Damage in the Astrocyte Cells. Neurotox Res 2022; 40:2027-2045. [PMID: 36342584 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-022-00600-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Recently, studies conducted with astrocyte cells have drawn attention to neurodegeneration pathologies caused by aluminum exposure. In particular, investigating the potential of herbal therapeutic agents to prevent this effect of aluminum has gained importance. The purpose of this study was to investigate the therapeutic and preventive effects of piperine, curcumin, and the combination of these compounds on reactive primary astrocyte cells. In order to examine the preventive effect, certain concentrations of compounds were applied to the cells before the aluminum application, and to be able to determine the therapeutic effect, the compounds were examined after the aluminum application. The efficacy of the compounds was analyzed in terms of cell viability, apoptosis, necrosis, and cytokine release. In conclusion, the results of the study showed that the use of different concentrations of piperine, curcumin, and their combination had significantly higher % cell viability on aluminum-induced damage in astrocyte cells compared to the damaged control group. In addition, a decrease in the number of apoptotic and necrotic cells was observed in the same groups, which indicated that piperine increased curcumin activity. The decrease in the amount of IL-6 and TGF-β cytokines also supported that piperine increased the effectiveness of curcumin. Considering all these results, it can be said that in terms of aluminum damage in astrocyte cells, the bioavailability-enhancing property of piperine on curcumin was shown for the first time in the literature. In line with these results, it is inevitable to carry out further studies.
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- Şebnem Erfen
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Beytepe, Ankara, 06800, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Beytepe, Ankara, 06800, Turkey.
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Patel HS, Shaikh SJ, Ray D, Aswal VK, Vaidya F, Pathak C, Varade D, Rahdar A, Sharma RK. Structural transitions in mixed Phosphatidylcholine/Pluronic micellar systems and their in vitro therapeutic evaluation for poorly water-soluble drug. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Rong W, Shen X, Adu-Frimpong M, He Q, Zhang J, Li X, Xia X, Shi F, Cao X, Ji H, Toreniyazov E, Wang Q, Yu J, Xu X. Pinocembrin polymeric micellar drug delivery system: preparation, characterisation and anti-hyperuricemic activity evaluation. J Microencapsul 2022; 39:419-432. [PMID: 35766329 DOI: 10.1080/02652048.2022.2096138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Aim: Hydrophobic pinocembrin (PCB) was incorporated into a new nano-drug delivery system to enhance solubility, bioavailability and anti-hyperuricemic activity of the drug.Methods: We fabricated PCB loaded polymeric micelles (PCB-FPM) by thin film dispersion method and appropriately determined their physical characteristics. The oral relative bioavailability and anti-hyperuricemic activity of PCB-FPM and free PCB were observed.Results: The optimum particle size of the micelles was 19.90 ± 0.93 nm. PCB-FPM exhibited great stability within 18 days, coupled with lower cytotoxicity and higher biocompatibility. Moreover, the percent cumulative release of PCB-FPM was much higher than free PCB in the dissolution media. The oral bioavailability of PCB-FPM was increased by 2.61 times compared with free PCB. Uric acid (UA) level of rats was reduced in PCB-FPM group (200 mg/kg) by 78.82% comparable to the model control.Conclusion: PCB-FPM may become an ideal strategy to increase oral in-vivo availability and anti-hyperuricemic activity of PCB.
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- Wanjing Rong
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Medicinal Function Development of New Food Resources, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Medicinal Function Development of New Food Resources, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Forensic Science, School of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences, C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences (CKT-UTAS), Navrongo, Ghana
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Medicinal Function Development of New Food Resources, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Medicinal Function Development of New Food Resources, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Medicinal Function Development of New Food Resources, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Medicinal Function Development of New Food Resources, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Medicinal Function Development of New Food Resources, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Medicinal Function Development of New Food Resources, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Jiangsu Tian Sheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Medicinal Function Development of New Food Resources, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Medicinal Function Development of New Food Resources, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Medicinal Function Development of New Food Resources, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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Davarnejad R, Layeghy K, Soleymani M, Ayazi A. Encapsulation of Quercetin in a Mixed Nanomicellar System to Enhance its Cytotoxicity against Breast Cancer Cells. Chem Eng Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.202200025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Reza Davarnejad
- Arak University Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering 38156-88349 Arak Iran
- Arak University Research Institute of Advanced Technologies 38156-88349 Arak Iran
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- Arak University Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering 38156-88349 Arak Iran
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- Arak University Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering 38156-88349 Arak Iran
- Arak University Research Institute of Advanced Technologies 38156-88349 Arak Iran
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- Arak University Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering 38156-88349 Arak Iran
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Effect of curcumin and cosolvents on the micellization of Pluronic F127 in aqueous solution. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2020; 195:111250. [PMID: 32659650 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The drug solubilization capacity of poloxamers like Pluronic F127 (PF127, poloxamer 407) is dependent on the physical form of the polymer; i.e. the distribution between unimers, aggregates, and micelles. Further, the formation of micelles can alter the stability and pharmacological activity of a drug molecule. It is therefore important to understand how the micellization process is influenced by the addition of excipients and drug molecules. Curcumin is considered a photosensitizer in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT). The aPDT effect is optimized at a poloxamer concentration just below the critical micellar concentration (CMC). We aimed to evaluate the effect of curcumin in the presence of 1% ethanol (EtOH) or dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) on PF127 micellization. These organic solvents are commonly used in topical preparations as a cosolvent or penetration enhancer (in the case of DMSO). The micellization process was investigated by UV-vis spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The micellization process of PF127 was slightly influenced by the addition of 1% EtOH or DMSO; however, the presence of 20 μM curcumin enhanced the effect. Micellization was favored in PBS compared to MilliQ water. Structures were formed between PF127 and curcumin at poloxamer concentrations ≥0.3 μM which facilitated solubilization of the photosensitizer. The optimal PF127 concentration required to solubilize 20 μM curcumin but avoid micellization was in the range 0.3 μM-0.04 mM in PBS in the presence of 1 % EtOH or DMSO. A careful consideration of the curcumin, cosolvents, and PF127 concentrations is required to enhance the curcumin solubility and prevent the PF127 micellization.
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Kar F, Hacioglu C, Uslu S, Kanbak G. Curcumin Acts as Post-protective Effects on Rat Hippocampal Synaptosomes in a Neuronal Model of Aluminum-Induced Toxicity. Neurochem Res 2019; 44:2020-2029. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-019-02839-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Revised: 06/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Chen R, Wulff JE, Moffitt MG. Microfluidic Processing Approach to Controlling Drug Delivery Properties of Curcumin-Loaded Block Copolymer Nanoparticles. Mol Pharm 2018; 15:4517-4528. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b00529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Ruyao Chen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3065, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 3V6
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3065, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 3V6
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3065, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 3V6
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