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Jaroszewski B, Jelonek K, Kasperczyk J. Drug Delivery Systems of Betulin and Its Derivatives: An Overview. Biomedicines 2024; 12:1168. [PMID: 38927375 PMCID: PMC11200571 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12061168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Natural origin products are regarded as promising for the development of new therapeutic therapies with improved effectiveness, biocompatibility, reduced side effects, and low cost of production. Betulin (BE) is very promising due to its wide range of pharmacological activities, including its anticancer, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties. However, despite advancements in the use of triterpenes for clinical purposes, there are still some obstacles that hinder their full potential, such as their hydrophobicity, low solubility, and poor bioavailability. To address these concerns, new BE derivatives have been synthesized. Moreover, drug delivery systems have emerged as a promising solution to overcome the barriers faced in the clinical application of natural products. The aim of this manuscript is to summarize the recent achievements in the field of delivery systems of BE and its derivatives. This review also presents the BE derivatives mostly considered for medical applications. The electronic databases of scientific publications were searched for the most interesting achievements in the last ten years. Thus far, it is mostly nanoparticles (NPs) that have been considered for the delivery of betulin and its derivatives, including organic NPs (e.g., micelles, conjugates, liposomes, cyclodextrins, protein NPs), inorganic NPs (carbon nanotubes, gold NPs, silver), and complex/hybrid and miscellaneous nanoparticulate systems. However, there are also examples of microparticles, gel-based systems, suspensions, emulsions, and scaffolds, which seem promising for the delivery of BE and its derivatives.
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- Bartosz Jaroszewski
- Department of Biopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, Jedności 8, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland;
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, Curie-Skłodowska 34 St., 41-819 Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Biopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, Jedności 8, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland;
- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, Curie-Skłodowska 34 St., 41-819 Zabrze, Poland
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Electrochemical Oxidation of Sodium Metabisulfite for Sensing Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Deposited on Graphite Electrode. CHEMOSENSORS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors10040145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A novel concept was successfully evaluated for the electrochemical quantitative analysis of zinc oxide nanoparticles originally in aqueous suspension. An aliquot of the suspension was first placed on the working area of a graphite screen-printed electrode and the water was evaporated to form a dry deposit of ZnO nanoparticles. Deposition of ZnO nanoparticles on the electrode was confirmed by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. A probe solution containing KCl and sodium metabisulfite was added on top of the deposit for electrochemical analysis by cyclic voltammetry. The anodic peak current (Ipa) for metabisulfite, measured at +1.2 V vs. Ag/AgCl, afforded a lower detection limit of 3 µg and exhibited a linear dependence on the mass of deposited ZnO nanoparticles up to 15 μg. Further, the current increased nonlinearly until it reached a saturation level beyond 60 μg of ZnO nanoparticles. The diffusion coefficient of metabisulfite anions through the electrical double layer was determined to be 4.16 × 10−5 cm2/s. Apparently the surface reactivity of ZnO originated from the oxide anion rather than the superoxide anion or the hydroxyl radical. Enhancement of the metabisulfite oxidation peak current can be developed into a sensitive method for the quantitation of ZnO nanoparticles.
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Melnikova N, Malygina D, Balakireva A, Peretyagin P, Revin V, Devyataeva A, Malafeeva K, Revin V. The Effect of Betulin Diphosphate in Wound Dressings of Bacterial Cellulose-ZnO NPs on Platelet Aggregation and the Activity of Oxidoreductases Regulated by NAD(P)+/NAD(P)H-Balance in Burns on Rats. Molecules 2021; 26:5478. [PMID: 34576949 PMCID: PMC8469126 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26185478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The inhibition of platelet aggregation, and the activity of oxidoreductases and microhemocirculation in a burn wound on the treatment of burns with wound dressings based on bacterial nanocellulose (BC)-zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs)-betulin diphosphate (BDP) were studied. The control of the treatment by BC-ZnO NPs-BDP on burned rats by the noninvasive DLF method showed an increase in perfusion and the respiratory component in wavelet spectra, characterizing an improvement in oxygen saturation in the wound. The study on the volunteers' blood found the inhibition of ADP-induced platelet aggregation by 30-90%. Disaggregation depends on the dose under the action of the ionized form of BDP and ZnO NPs-BDP in a phosphate buffer; it was reversible and had two waves. It was shown on rats that the specific activity of LDHreverse and LDHdirect (control-intact animals) on day 21 of treatment increased by 11-38% and 23%, respectively. The LDHreverse/LDHdirect ratio increased at BC-ZnO NPs-BDP treatment, which characterizes efficient NAD+ regeneration. AlDH activity increased significantly in the first 10 days by 70-170%, reflecting the effectiveness of the enzyme and NAD+ in utilizing toxic aldehydes at this stage of burn disease. The activities of GR and G6PDH using NADP(H) were increased with BC-ZnO NPs-BDP treatment.
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- Nina Melnikova
- Faculty of Chemistry, Lobachevsky University, 23/5 Gagarin Av., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin Sq., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia;
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- Central Research Laboratory, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin Sq., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (A.B.); (P.P.)
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- Central Research Laboratory, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin Sq., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (A.B.); (P.P.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya Str., 430005 Saransk, Russia; (V.R.); (A.D.); (K.M.); (V.R.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya Str., 430005 Saransk, Russia; (V.R.); (A.D.); (K.M.); (V.R.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya Str., 430005 Saransk, Russia; (V.R.); (A.D.); (K.M.); (V.R.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya Str., 430005 Saransk, Russia; (V.R.); (A.D.); (K.M.); (V.R.)
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Melnikova N, Balakireva A, Orekhov D, Kamorin D, Didenko N, Malygina D, Knyazev A, Novopoltsev D, Solovyeva A. Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Protected with Terpenoids as a Substance in Redox Imbalance Normalization in Burns. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:492. [PMID: 34064301 PMCID: PMC8224349 DOI: 10.3390/ph14060492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Preliminary protection of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) with terpenoids such as betulin, its derivatives, and essential oils components has been proposed to produce gel-like oleophilic and hydrophilic formulations. We studied the properties of gel-like dispersions of ZnO NPs with immobilized terpenoids and their effects on the activity of LDH, GR, G6PDH, restoration of redox balance of co-enzyme pairs NAD+/NADH and NADP+/NADPH, as well as the activity of SOD, catalase, AlDH in erythrocytes in the treatment of burns in rats. Hysteresis loops on the rheograms of studied dispersions characterize their thixotropic properties. ZnO NPs with betulin diphosphate in the water-ethanol medium lead to a 20-fold increase in the hydrodynamic radius at pH 7.3 compared to the initial ZnO NPs, and facilitate the formation of Zn2+ ions and their penetration into the viable epidermis, unlike oleophilic dispersions. All dispersions reduce the healing time by one and a half times compared with the untreated control group, increase the activity of LDH, GR, G6PDH, SOD, catalase, AlDH, and contribute to the normalization of coenzyme balance. Normalization of the redox balance and wound state was more effective using hydrophilic dispersions due to Zn2 + penetration.
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- Nina Melnikova
- Faculty of Chemistry, Lobachevsky University, 23/5 Gagarin Av., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia;
- Engineering-Technology Faculty, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University n.a. R.E. Alekseev, 24 Minin St., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (D.O.); (D.K.)
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- Central Research Laboratory, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin Sq., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (A.B.); (N.D.); (D.N.); (A.S.)
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- Engineering-Technology Faculty, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University n.a. R.E. Alekseev, 24 Minin St., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (D.O.); (D.K.)
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- Engineering-Technology Faculty, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University n.a. R.E. Alekseev, 24 Minin St., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (D.O.); (D.K.)
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- Central Research Laboratory, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin Sq., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (A.B.); (N.D.); (D.N.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin Sq., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia;
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lobachevsky University, 23/5 Gagarin Av., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia;
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- Central Research Laboratory, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin Sq., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (A.B.); (N.D.); (D.N.); (A.S.)
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- Central Research Laboratory, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin Sq., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (A.B.); (N.D.); (D.N.); (A.S.)
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Melnikova N, Knyazev A, Nikolskiy V, Peretyagin P, Belyaeva K, Nazarova N, Liyaskina E, Malygina D, Revin V. Wound Healing Composite Materials of Bacterial Cellulose and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles with Immobilized Betulin Diphosphate. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:713. [PMID: 33809076 PMCID: PMC8000300 DOI: 10.3390/nano11030713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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A design of new nanocomposites of bacterial cellulose (BC) and betulin diphosphate (BDP) pre-impregnated into the surface of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) for the production of wound dressings is proposed. The sizes of crystalline BC and ZnO NPs (5-25%) corresponded to 5-6 nm and 10-18 nm, respectively (powder X-ray diffractometry (PXRD), Fourier-infrared (FTIR), ultraviolet (UV), atomic absorption (AAS) and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopies). The biological activity of the wound dressings "BC-ZnO NPs-BDP" was investigated in rats using a burn wound model. Morpho-histological studies have shown that more intensive healing was observed during treatment with hydrophilic nanocomposites than the oleophilic standard (ZnO NPs-BDP oleogel; p < 0.001). Treatment by both hydrophilic and lipophilic agents led to increases in antioxidant enzyme activity (superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase) in erythrocytes and decreases in the malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration by 7, 10 and 21 days (p < 0.001). The microcirculation index was restored on the 3rd day after burn under treatment with BC-ZnO NPs-BDP wound dressings. The results of effective wound healing with BC-ZnO NPs-BDP nanocomposites can be explained by the synergistic effect of all nanocomposite components, which regulate oxygenation and microcirculation, reducing hypoxia and oxidative stress in a burn wound.
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- Nina Melnikova
- Faculty of Chemistry, Lobachevsky University, 23/5 Gagarin Av., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia;
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lobachevsky University, 23/5 Gagarin Av., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia;
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- Nizhni Novgorod Regional Clinical Hospital named after N.A. Semashko, 190 Rodionova str., 603126 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia;
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin sq., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (P.P.); (K.B.)
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin sq., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (P.P.); (K.B.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya str., 430005 Saransk, Russia; (N.N.); (E.L.); (V.R.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya str., 430005 Saransk, Russia; (N.N.); (E.L.); (V.R.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin sq., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia;
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- Department of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya str., 430005 Saransk, Russia; (N.N.); (E.L.); (V.R.)
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