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ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2020

Facile synthesis and nanoscale features of a nanostructured nordihydroguaiaretic acid analog for therapeutic applications.

Geraldine Sandana Mala John, Veena Kumari Vuttaradhi, Satoru Takeuchi, Ravi Shankar Pitani, Ganesh Venkatraman, Suresh Kumar Rayala

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Geraldine Sandana Mala JohnDepartment of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, Tamilanadu, 600036, India.
Veena Kumari VuttaradhiDepartment of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, Tamilanadu, 600036, India.
Satoru TakeuchiFactory of Takeuchi Nenshi, TAKENEN, 85NE Takamatsu, Kahoku, Ishikawa, 929-1215, Japan.
Ravi Shankar PitaniDepartment of Community Medicine, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research, Porur, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 600116, India.
Ganesh VenkatramanDepartment of Human Genetics, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research, & Sri Ramachandra Center for Biomedical Nanotechnology, Porur, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 600116, India. ganeshv@sriramachandra.edu.in.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0179-9785
Suresh Kumar RayalaDepartment of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, Tamilanadu, 600036, India. rayala@iitm.ac.in.

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Abstract

backgroundNordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) is a plant lignan obtained from creosote bush, known to possess anti-oxidant, anti-cancer and anti-viral activities and is being used in traditional medicine. However, toxicity studies indicated liver and kidney damage despite its immense medicinal properties. There has been a recent increase of curiosity in the chemical synthesis of NDGA derivatives for therapeutic applications. NDGA derivatives have been developed as better alternatives to NDGA and for targeted delivery to the site of tissue by chemical derivatives. In this regard, an analog of NDGA, Acetyl NDGA (Ac-NDGA), has been synthesized based on a previous procedure and formulated as a nanostructured complex with Polycaprolactone/Polyethylene glycol polymer matrices, by o/w solvent evaporation method.

resultsThe drug-incorporated polymeric nanospheres exhibited a drug load of 10.0 ± 0.5 µg drug per mg of nanospheres in acetonitrile solvent with 49.95 ± 10% encapsulation efficiency and 33-41% drug loading capacity with different batches of nanospheres preparation. The in vitro drug release characteristics indicated 82 ± 0.25% drug release at 6 h in methanol. Further, the nanospheres have been characterized extensively to evaluate their suitability for therapeutic delivery.

conclusionsThe present studies indicate a new and efficient formulation of the nanostructured AcNDGA with good therapeutic potential.

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AntioxidantsMasoprocolCell SurvivalHep G2 CellsHumansMaterials TestingNanostructuresParticle SizePolymersAntioxidantsMasoprocolPolymersAcetyl Nordihydroguaiaretic acidAtomic force microscopyDifferential scanning calorimetryFT-IR spectroscopyPolymeric nanospheresX-ray Diffraction technique

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