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ArticleNutrients2021

Preparation, Characterization, and Anticancer Effects of Capsaicin-Loaded Nanoliposomes.

Ali Al-Samydai, Walhan Alshaer, Emad A S Al-Dujaili, Hanan Azzam, Talal Aburjai

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Article in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ali Al-SamydaiDiagnostic Research Centre, Department Pharmacological, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman 19328, Jordan.
Walhan AlshaerCell Therapy Center, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0003-2946-7328
Emad A S Al-DujailiCentre for Cardiovascular Science, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0985-7217
Hanan AzzamHamdi Mango Center for Scientific Research (HMCSR), University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-8676-2350
Talal AburjaiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
University of Jordan · JOAl-Ahliyya Amman University · JOThe Queen's Medical Research Institute · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMedicinal plants have proven their value as a source of molecules with therapeutic potential, and recent studies have shown that capsaicin has profound anticancer effects in several types of human cancers. However, its clinical use is handicapped due to its poor pharmacokinetics. This study aims to enhance capsaicin's pharmacokinetic properties by loading the molecule into nanoliposomes model and testing its anticancer activity.

methodsNanoliposomes were prepared using the thin-film method, and characteristics were examined followed by qualitative and quantitative analyses of encapsulation efficiency and drug loading using HPLC at different lipid/capsaicin ratios. Cell viability assay (MTT) was used to determine IC

resultsCapsaicin-loaded nanoliposomes showed optimum characteristics of morphology, particle size, zeta potential, and stability. In vitro anticancer activity of capsaicin and capsaicin-loaded nanoliposomes were compared against MCF7, MDA-MB-231, K562, PANC1, and A375 cell lines. Capsaicin-loaded nanoliposomes showed significant improvement in anticancer activity against cancers cell lines studied (

conclusionThe encapsulated capsaicin nanoliposomes produced an improvement in pharmacokinetics properties, enhancing the anticancer activity and selectivity compared with capsaicin. This model seems to offer a potential for developing capsaicin formulations for the prevention and treatment of cancer.

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Antineoplastic AgentsCapsaicinCapsicumCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDrug LiberationHumansLiposomesMCF-7 CellsNanoparticlesParticle SizeAntineoplastic AgentsCapsaicinLiposomesanticancercapsaicinCapsicum annuumnanoliposomespolymer-based nanocarriersrelease kinetics

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PMID34836251
PMCPMC8620281
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