Formulation and evaluation of simvastatin cubosomal nanoparticles for assessing its wound healing effect
Abstract Wound healing is one of the most challenging medical circumstances for patients. Pathogens can infect wounds, resulting in tissue damage, inflammation, and disruption of the healing process. Simvastatin was investigated recently, as a wound healing agent that may supersede the present thera...
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| author | Lamiaa M. Ahmed Khaled M. A. Hassanein Fergany A. Mohamed Tahani H. Elfaham |
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| description | Abstract Wound healing is one of the most challenging medical circumstances for patients. Pathogens can infect wounds, resulting in tissue damage, inflammation, and disruption of the healing process. Simvastatin was investigated recently, as a wound healing agent that may supersede the present therapies for wounds. Our goal in this paper is to focus on formulation of simvastatin cubosomes for topical delivery, as a potential approach to improve simvastatin skin permeation. By this technique its wound healing effect could be improved. Cubosomes were prepared using the top-down method and the prepared cubosomes were characterized by several techniques. The most optimal simvastatin cubosomal formulation was then included in a cubogel dosage form using different gelling agents. The results showed that the average particle size of the prepared cubosomes was 113.90 ± 0.58 nm, the entrapment efficiency was 93.95 ± 0.49% and a sustained simvastatin release was achieved. The optimized formula of simvastatin cubogel displayed pseudoplastic rheological behavior. This same formula achieved enhancement in drug permeation through excised rat skin compared to free simvastatin hydrogel with flux values of 46.18 ± 2.12 mcg cm−2 h−1 and 25.92 ± 3.45 mcg cm−2 h−1 respectively. Based on the in-vivo rat studies results, this study proved a promising potential of simvastatin cubosomes as wound healing remedy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-22a2dcb8aa6e487b97f0fa37f0969e7d2023-11-20T09:28:27ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-10-0113111410.1038/s41598-023-44304-2Formulation and evaluation of simvastatin cubosomal nanoparticles for assessing its wound healing effectLamiaa M. Ahmed0Khaled M. A. Hassanein1Fergany A. Mohamed2Tahani H. Elfaham3Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut UniversityDepartment of Pathology and Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut UniversityDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut UniversityDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut UniversityAbstract Wound healing is one of the most challenging medical circumstances for patients. Pathogens can infect wounds, resulting in tissue damage, inflammation, and disruption of the healing process. Simvastatin was investigated recently, as a wound healing agent that may supersede the present therapies for wounds. Our goal in this paper is to focus on formulation of simvastatin cubosomes for topical delivery, as a potential approach to improve simvastatin skin permeation. By this technique its wound healing effect could be improved. Cubosomes were prepared using the top-down method and the prepared cubosomes were characterized by several techniques. The most optimal simvastatin cubosomal formulation was then included in a cubogel dosage form using different gelling agents. The results showed that the average particle size of the prepared cubosomes was 113.90 ± 0.58 nm, the entrapment efficiency was 93.95 ± 0.49% and a sustained simvastatin release was achieved. The optimized formula of simvastatin cubogel displayed pseudoplastic rheological behavior. This same formula achieved enhancement in drug permeation through excised rat skin compared to free simvastatin hydrogel with flux values of 46.18 ± 2.12 mcg cm−2 h−1 and 25.92 ± 3.45 mcg cm−2 h−1 respectively. Based on the in-vivo rat studies results, this study proved a promising potential of simvastatin cubosomes as wound healing remedy.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44304-2 |
| spellingShingle | Lamiaa M. Ahmed Khaled M. A. Hassanein Fergany A. Mohamed Tahani H. Elfaham Formulation and evaluation of simvastatin cubosomal nanoparticles for assessing its wound healing effect Scientific Reports |
| title | Formulation and evaluation of simvastatin cubosomal nanoparticles for assessing its wound healing effect |
| title_full | Formulation and evaluation of simvastatin cubosomal nanoparticles for assessing its wound healing effect |
| title_fullStr | Formulation and evaluation of simvastatin cubosomal nanoparticles for assessing its wound healing effect |
| title_full_unstemmed | Formulation and evaluation of simvastatin cubosomal nanoparticles for assessing its wound healing effect |
| title_short | Formulation and evaluation of simvastatin cubosomal nanoparticles for assessing its wound healing effect |
| title_sort | formulation and evaluation of simvastatin cubosomal nanoparticles for assessing its wound healing effect |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44304-2 |
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