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ArticleScientific reports2020

Stability and anti-proliferative properties of biologically active compounds extracted from Cistus L. after sterilization treatments.

Mario Ammendola, Monika Haponska, Karolina Balik, Paulina Modrakowska, Karolina Matulewicz, Lukasz Kazmierski, Aleksandra Lis, Justyna Kozlowska, Ricard Garcia-Valls, Marta Giamberini and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Mario AmmendolaDepartament d' enginyeria química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Av. dels Països Catalans 26, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.
Monika HaponskaCentre Tecnològic de la Química de Catalunya, Carrer Marcelli Domingo s/n, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.
Karolina BalikCentre Tecnològic de la Química de Catalunya, Carrer Marcelli Domingo s/n, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.
Paulina ModrakowskaCentre Tecnològic de la Química de Catalunya, Carrer Marcelli Domingo s/n, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.
Karolina MatulewiczCentre Tecnològic de la Química de Catalunya, Carrer Marcelli Domingo s/n, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.
Lukasz KazmierskiCentre Tecnològic de la Química de Catalunya, Carrer Marcelli Domingo s/n, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.
Aleksandra LisDepartment of Tissue Engineering, The Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University in, Torun, Poland.
Justyna KozlowskaDepartment of Chemistry of Biomaterials and Cosmetics, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolas Copernicus University in Torun, Gagarina 7, 87-100, Torun, Poland.
Ricard Garcia-VallsDepartament d' enginyeria química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Av. dels Països Catalans 26, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.
Marta GiamberiniDepartament d' enginyeria química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Av. dels Països Catalans 26, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.
Anna BajekDepartment of Tissue Engineering, The Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University in, Torun, Poland.
Bartosz TylkowskiCentre Tecnològic de la Química de Catalunya, Carrer Marcelli Domingo s/n, 43007, Tarragona, Spain. Bartosz.tylkowski@eurecat.org.
Nicolaus Copernicus University · PLUniversidad Rovira i Virgili · ESCollegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz · PLInstituto de Tecnología Química · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The growing interest of oncologists in natural compounds such as polyphenols and flavonoids is encouraging the development of innovative and efficient carriers for the delivery of those drugs. This study examines carboxymethyl chitosan-based microcapsules created by spray drying as a method for delivering biologically active compounds isolated from the Cistus herb. Effects of sterilization and encapsulation on the polyphenol and flavonoid content of Cistus extract were investigated to optimize the production process. Furthermore, in vitro studies were carried out to examine the anticancer properties of sterilized polyphenols and flavonoids on glioblastoma cells isolated from oncological patients. Acquired results show high anticancer potential towards glioblastoma as well as low cytotoxicity towards non-cancer cell lines by the substances in question. Steam sterilization is shown to affect the content of biologically active compounds the least. We demonstrate that the investigated form of drug encapsulation is both efficient and potentially possible to scale up from the viewpoint of the pharmaceutical industry.

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CapsulesCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationChitosanCistusFlavonoidsGlioblastomaHumansPlant ExtractsPolyphenolsSterilizationCapsulescarboxymethyl-chitosanChitosanFlavonoidsPlant ExtractsPolyphenols

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PMID32300137
PMCPMC7162948
OpenAlexW3016330878

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