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Green and biocompatible formulation of arbutin encapsulated alginate nanoparticle: improved cytotoxicity against melanoma cancer and potent inhibition of melanin biosynthesis and L-DOPA auto-oxidation

Mahmoud Omidi, Nikoo Ghasabeh Siahkal-Mahaleh, Seyyed Mobin Rahimnia, Ali Raofi, Manouchehr Jandaghi, Mojtaba Shabani-Borujeni, Esmaeil Mohammadian, Seyyed Mohammad Hassan Hashemi

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Abstract

The elevated melanin production within the skin results in a distressing pigmentation disorder called melanoma. This underscores the importance of developing effective therapeutic approaches, such as nano-delivery systems. The primary objective of this research was to create alginate (AL) nanoparticle (NP) in gel dosage for improving targeting of arbutin (ARB) as a lightening substance to cure and manage melanoma cancer. Ionic gelation and ultrasonication method were employed to prepare ARB-AL-NP followed by In-vitro assessment of the NP. Outcomes noticed that the optimum ARB-AL-NP were in the size of 252.333 ± 11.873 nm with zeta potential −14.766 ± 0.862, greater encapsulation 89.831 ± 1.081%, and exhibited sustained release of ARB over 6 h (56%). In vitro MTT analysis confirmed that the optimum formulation had higher cell survival on the HFF cell line than kojic-acid and ARB, however, it showed a greater cytotoxic effect on the B16f10 cell line than other groups. Besides, ARB-AL-NP was established to obstruct melanogenesis to a superior level than kojic-acid and ARB and considerably suppress L-dopa auto-oxidation contrasted to kojic-acid and ARB). The outcomes of this assessment confirmed that the ARB-AL-NP could potentially serve as a prospective nanocarrier for ARB cutaneous application, thus unveiling novel approaches for addressing melanoma complaints.
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OpenAlex topics: melanin and skin pigmentation · Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery · Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management

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Affiliations

Food Health Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences

Student Research Committee, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Islamic Azad University Tehran Medical Sciences

Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Student Research Committee, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences

Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences

Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences

Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences

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Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences

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