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ArticleDrug delivery and translational research2011

Protective effects of nanoparticulate coenzyme Q10 and curcumin on inflammatory markers and lipid metabolism in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats: a possible remedy to diabetic complications.

Venkat Ratnam Devadasu, Roger M Wadsworth, M N V Ravi Kumar

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Article in Drug delivery and translational research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Venkat Ratnam DevadasuStrathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, G4 0RE.
Roger M Wadsworth
M N V Ravi Kumar
University of Strathclyde · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes and its complications have been linked to increased levels of free radicals and systemic pro-inflammatory cytokines and to an altered lipid profile. Coenzyme Q10 and curcumin are potent antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents but are underutilized clinically because of their poor bioavailability when administered orally. We have recently developed poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid)-based nanoparticles in which we have encapsulated coenzyme Q10 and curcumin to increase the oral bioavailability and therapeutic efficacy of the antioxidant molecules. These formulations when tested in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats demonstrated protective effects on inflammatory markers as well as lipid metabolism. Coenzyme Q10 nanoparticulates reduced only C-reactive protein levels, whereas curcumin nanoparticles reduced levels of C-reactive protein, interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α. Administration of both nanoparticulates resulted in significant reductions of plasma triglycerides and total cholesterol and an increase in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Together, these data indicate the promise of coenzyme Q10 and curcumin in diabetes when delivered through nanoparticulate formulations.

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