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ArticlePharmaceutics2024

Liposome Encapsulation Enhances the Antidiabetic Efficacy of Silibinin.

Svetlana Dinić, Jelena Arambašić Jovanović, Aleksandra Uskoković, Aleksandra Jovanović, Nevena Grdović, Jovana Rajić, Marija Đorđević, Ana Sarić, Branko Bugarski, Melita Vidaković and 1 more

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Svetlana DinićDepartment of Molecular Biology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11108 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-7612-3117
Jelena Arambašić JovanovićDepartment of Molecular Biology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11108 Belgrade, Serbia.
Aleksandra UskokovićDepartment of Molecular Biology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11108 Belgrade, Serbia.
Aleksandra JovanovićInstitute for the Application of Nuclear Energy INEP, University of Belgrade, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0001-5394-0125
Nevena GrdovićDepartment of Molecular Biology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11108 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0003-1504-4578
Jovana RajićDepartment of Molecular Biology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11108 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-2808-8484
Marija ĐorđevićDepartment of Molecular Biology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11108 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0001-9051-9583
Ana SarićDepartment of Molecular Biology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11108 Belgrade, Serbia.
Branko BugarskiFaculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Melita VidakovićDepartment of Molecular Biology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11108 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0001-8410-6264
Mirjana MihailovićDepartment of Molecular Biology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11108 Belgrade, Serbia.

Funding

Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia 451-03-66/2024-03/200007Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia 7751519
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Silibinin has considerable therapeutic potential for the treatment of diabetes through anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and immunomodulatory properties. However, the therapeutic application of silibinin is quite limited due to its poor bioavailability. In the present study, an attempt was made to improve the antidiabetic efficacy of silibinin by its encapsulation in liposomal vesicles. The liposomes with a high encapsulation efficiency of silibinin (96%) and a zeta potential of -26.2 ± 0.6 mV were developed and studied using nicotinamide/streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Administration of silibinin-loaded liposomes to diabetic rats lowered glucose levels, increased insulin levels, and improved pancreatic islet architecture. The anti-inflammatory effect of silibinin-loaded liposomes was demonstrated by a decrease in serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and a reduced deposition of collagen fibers in the islets of diabetic rats. Furthermore, silibinin-loaded liposomes were more efficient in lowering glucose, alanine transaminase, triglyceride, and creatinine levels in diabetic rats than pure silibinin. In addition, silibinin-loaded liposomes had a significantly better effect on beta-cell mass and Glut2 glucose receptor distribution in diabetic islets than pure silibinin. The present results clearly show that liposome encapsulation of silibinin enhances its antidiabetic efficacy, which may contribute to the therapeutic benefit of silibinin in the treatment of diabetes and its complications.

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antidiabeticanti-inflammatorycollagen depositionC-reactive proteindiabetesinsulinliposomessilibinin

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PMID38931922
PMCPMC11207473

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