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ArticleRegenerative biomaterials2024

Curcumin-incorporated EGCG-based nano-antioxidants alleviate colon and kidney inflammation via antioxidant and anti-inflammatory therapy.

Qingqing Pan, Li Xie, Huang Zhu, Zhihui Zong, Di Wu, Rong Liu, Bin He, Yuji Pu

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Article in Regenerative biomaterials, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Qingqing PanSchool of Preclinical Medicine, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China.
Li XieSchool of Preclinical Medicine, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China.
Huang ZhuSchool of Preclinical Medicine, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China.
Zhihui ZongDepartment of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu 233030, China.
Di WuMeat Processing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China.
Rong LiuSchool of Preclinical Medicine, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China.
Bin HeNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, College of Biomedical Engineering, Med-X Center for Materials, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0939-9869
Yuji PuNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, College of Biomedical Engineering, Med-X Center for Materials, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4465-0262

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural remedies are gaining attention as promising approaches to alleviating inflammation, yet their full potential is often limited by challenges such as poor bioavailability and suboptimal therapeutic effects. To overcome these limitations, we have developed a novel nano-antioxidant (EK) based on epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) aimed at enhancing the oral and systemic bioavailability, as well as the anti-inflammatory efficacy, of curcumin (Cur) in conditions such as acute colon and kidney inflammation. EK is synthesized using a straightforward Mannich reaction between EGCG and L-lysine (K), resulting in the formation of EGCG oligomers. These oligomers spontaneously self-assemble into nanoparticles with a spherical morphology and an average diameter of approximately 160 nm.

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anti-inflammationanti-oxidationbioavailabilitycurcuminepigallocatechin gallate

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PMID39539979
PMCPMC11558062

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