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ArticleADMET & DMPK2023

Evaluation of curcumin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles for wound healing activity.

Smita Kumbhar, Rupali Khairate, Manish Bhatia, Prafulla Choudhari, Vinod Gaikwad

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Article in ADMET & DMPK, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Smita KumbharDepartment of Pharmaceutical Analysis, DSTS Mandal's College of Pharmacy, Solapur, India.
Rupali KhairateDepartment of Pharmaceutical Analysis, DSTS Mandal's College of Pharmacy, Solapur, India.
Manish BhatiaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Pharmacy, Kolhapur, India.
Prafulla ChoudhariDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Pharmacy, Kolhapur, India.
Vinod GaikwadDepartment of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hajipur, India.
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University · INSwami Vivekanand College of Pharmacy · INNational Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and purpose: Wound healing is a biological process that can be difficult to manage clinically. In skin wound healing, the interaction of many cells, growth factors, and cytokines reveals an outstanding biological function mechanism. Wound healing that occurs naturally restores tissue integrity, however, it is usually restricted to wound repair. Curcumin synthesised in a chitosan matrix can be used to heal skin sores. Experimental approach: The ionotropic gelation procedure required crosslinking chitosan with a tripolyphosphate (TPP) crosslinker to generate curcumin nanoparticles encapsulated in chitosan. Key results: The nanoparticles were between 200 and 400 nm in size, with a strong positive surface charge and good entrapment efficacy, according to SEM and TEM investigations. Curcumin and chitosan compatibility was investigated using FTIR spectroscopy. All batches showed consistent drug release, with the F5 batch having the highest curcumin release, at 75% after 16 hours. On L929 cells, scratch assays were utilised to assess wound healing. Wound closure with widths of 59 and 65 mm with curcumin and 45 and 78 mm with curcumin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles was seen after 24 and 48 hours of examination. Conclusions: According to the findings, prepared curcumin chitosan nanoparticles are beneficial in healing skin damage.

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chitosanionotropic gelationnanoparticlesSkin regenerationtopical administrationturmeric

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PMID37937244
PMCPMC10626514
OpenAlexW4386155002

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