An EGF- and Curcumin-Co-Encapsulated Nanostructured Lipid Carrier Accelerates Chronic-Wound Healing in Diabetic Rats
Nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) are capable of encapsulating hydrophilic and lipophilic drugs. The present study developed an NLC containing epidermal growth factor (EGF) and curcumin (EGF-Cur-NLC). EGF-Cur-NLC was prepared by a modified water-in-oil-in-water (w/o/w) double-emulsion method. The...
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Published in | Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 25; no. 20; p. 4610 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Switzerland
MDPI AG
10.10.2020
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Summary: | Nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) are capable of encapsulating hydrophilic and lipophilic drugs. The present study developed an NLC containing epidermal growth factor (EGF) and curcumin (EGF-Cur-NLC). EGF-Cur-NLC was prepared by a modified water-in-oil-in-water (w/o/w) double-emulsion method. The EGF-Cur-NLC particles showed an average diameter of 331.8 nm and a high encapsulation efficiency (81.1% and 99.4% for EGF and curcumin, respectively). In vitro cell studies were performed using two cell types, NIH 3T3 fibroblasts and HaCaT keratinocytes. The results showed no loss of bioactivity of EGF in the NLC formulation. In addition, EGF-Cur-NLC improved in vitro cell migration, which mimics the wound healing process. Finally, EGF-Cur-NLC was evaluated in a chronic wound model in diabetic rats. We found that EGF-Cur-NLC accelerated wound closure and increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes. Overall, these results reveal the potential of the NLC formulation containing EGF and curcumin to promote healing of chronic wounds. |
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Bibliography: | These authors contributed equally to this work. |
ISSN: | 1420-3049 1420-3049 |
DOI: | 10.3390/molecules25204610 |