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ArticleScientific reports2019

Enrichment of Eucalyptus oil nanoemulsion by micellar nanotechnology: transdermal analgesic activity using hot plate test in rats' assay.

Zarith Asyikin Abdul Aziz, Hasmida Mohd Nasir, Akil Ahmad, Siti Hamidah Mohd Setapar, Hafandi Ahmad, Mohd Hezmee Mohd Noor, Mohd Rafatullah, Asma Khatoon, Mohd Adnan Kausar, Irfan Ahmad and 3 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Zarith Asyikin Abdul AzizCentre of Lipid Engineering and Applied Research (CLEAR), Ibnusina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
Hasmida Mohd NasirCentre of Lipid Engineering and Applied Research (CLEAR), Ibnusina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
Akil AhmadSchool of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
Siti Hamidah Mohd SetaparCentre of Lipid Engineering and Applied Research (CLEAR), Ibnusina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. siti-h@utm.my.
Hafandi AhmadDepartment of Veterinary Preclinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Mohd Hezmee Mohd NoorDepartment of Veterinary Preclinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Mohd RafatullahSchool of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 11800, Malaysia.
Asma KhatoonSchool of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
Mohd Adnan KausarDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia.
Irfan AhmadDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Shahida KhanApplied Nutrition Group, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Majed Al-ShaeriDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Ghulam Md AshrafDepartment of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. ashraf.gm@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9820-2078
King Abdulaziz University · SAUniversity of Technology Malaysia · MYUniversiti Putra Malaysia · MYUniversiti Sains Malaysia · MYKing Khalid University · SASouthern University College · MYUniversity of Ha'il · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eucalyptus globulus is an aromatic medicinal plant which known for its 1,8-cineole main pharmacological constituent exhibits as natural analgesic agent. Eucalyptus globulus-loaded micellar nanoparticle was developed via spontaneous emulsification technique and further evaluation for its analgesic efficacy study, in vivo analgesic activity assay in rats. The nanoemulsion system containing Eucalyptus-micelles was optimized at different surfactant types (Tween 40, 60 and 80) and concentrations (3.0, 6.0, 9.0, 12.0, 15.0, and 18.0 wt. %). These formulations were characterized by thermodynamically stability, viscosity, micelles particle size, pH, and morphology structure. The spontaneous emulsification technique offered a greener micelles formation in nanoemulsion system by slowly titrated of organic phase, containing Eucalyptus globulus (active compound), grape seed oil (carrier oil) and hydrophilic surfactant into aqueous phase, and continuously stirred for 30 min to form a homogeneity solution. The characterizations evaluation revealed an optimized formulation with Tween 40 surfactant type at 9.0 wt. % of surfactant concentration promoted the most thermodynamic stability, smaller micelles particle size (d = 17.13 ± 0.035 nm) formed with spherical shape morphological structure, and suitable in viscosity (≈2.3 cP) and pH value (6.57) for transdermal purpose. The in vivo analgesic activity assay of optimized emulsion showed that the transdermal administration of micellar nanoparticle of Eucalyptus globulus on fore and hind limb of rats, possessed the central and peripheral analgesic effects by prolonged the rats pain responses towards the heat stimulus after being put on top of hot plate (55 °C), with longest time responses, 40.75 s at 60 min after treatment administration. Thus, this study demonstrated that micellar nanoparticle of Eucalyptus globulus formed in nanoemulsion system could be promising as an efficient transdermal nanocarrier for the analgesic therapy alternative.

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AnimalsEmulsionsEucalyptus OilHot TemperatureMaleMicellesNanotechnologyPainPain ThresholdRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyEmulsionsEucalyptus OilMicelles

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