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ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine2023

Carvacrol-Loaded Phytosomes for Enhanced Wound Healing: Molecular Docking, Formulation, DoE-Aided Optimization, and in vitro/in vivo Evaluation.

Ahmed Mowafy Tafish, Mohamed El-Sherbiny, Ahmed A Al-Karmalawy, Osama Abd El-Azeem Soliman, Noha Mohamed Saleh

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Article in International journal of nanomedicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ahmed Mowafy TafishDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt.
Mohamed El-SherbinyDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, AlMaarefa University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0814-1743
Ahmed A Al-KarmalawyDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Horus University, New Damietta, 34518, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-8173-6073
Osama Abd El-Azeem SolimanDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt.
Noha Mohamed SalehDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt.
Damietta University · EGMansoura University · EGAlfaisal University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Despite recent advances in wound healing products, phytochemicals have been considered promising and attractive alternatives. Carvacrol (CAR), a natural phenolic compound, has been reported to be effective in wound healing. Purpose: This work endeavored to develop novel CAR-loaded phytosomes for the enhancement of the wound healing process. Methods: Molecular docking was performed to compare the affinities of the different types of phospholipids to CAR. Phytosomes were prepared by three methods (thin-film hydration, cosolvency, and salting out) using Lipoid S100 and Phospholipon 90H with three levels of saturation percent (0%, 50%, and 100%), and three levels of phospholipid molar percent (66.67%, 75%, and 80%). The optimization was performed using Design Expert where particle size, polydispersity index, and zeta potential were chosen as dependent variables. The optimized formula (F1) was further investigated regarding entrapment efficiency, TEM, Results: F1 was chosen as the optimized formula prepared via the thin-film hydration method with a saturation percent and a phospholipid molar percent of zero and 66.67, respectively. TEM revealed the spherical shape of phytosomal vesicles with uniform size, while the results of Conclusion: F1 can be considered as a promising remedy for the enhancement of wound healing and hence it would be hoped to undergo further investigation.

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PhytosomesWound HealingAnimalsCymenesMolecular Docking SimulationParticle SizePhospholipidsSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredcarvacrolCymenesPhospholipidsPhytosomescarvacroldockingphospholipidsphytosomereleasetopicalwound healing

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PMCPMC10578319
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