New insights into quercetin nanoformulations for topical delivery

Background: Quercetin is one of the most critical endogenous anti-oxidants used widely in cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals products for skincare and therapeutics due to its protective character against oxidants and inflammation. Although low hydrophilicity and poor percutaneous absorpt...

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Main Authors: Karan Wadhwa, Varsha Kadian, Vivek Puri, Bigul Yogeshvar Bhardwaj, Ameya Sharma, Rakesh Pahwa, Rekha Rao, Madhu Gupta, Inderbir Singh
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
Series:Phytomedicine Plus
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667031322000434
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author Karan Wadhwa
Varsha Kadian
Vivek Puri
Bigul Yogeshvar Bhardwaj
Ameya Sharma
Rakesh Pahwa
Rekha Rao
Madhu Gupta
Inderbir Singh
author_facet Karan Wadhwa
Varsha Kadian
Vivek Puri
Bigul Yogeshvar Bhardwaj
Ameya Sharma
Rakesh Pahwa
Rekha Rao
Madhu Gupta
Inderbir Singh
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description Background: Quercetin is one of the most critical endogenous anti-oxidants used widely in cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals products for skincare and therapeutics due to its protective character against oxidants and inflammation. Although low hydrophilicity and poor percutaneous absorption of quercetin make it an untrustworthy entrant for topical delivery, numerous new perspectives have been developed and proposed to overwhelm these problems. Amongst multiple outlooks, nanoparticles-based drug delivery system has gained highlighted attention and showed various advantages in topical delivering a hydrophobic drug like quercetin. Method: The relevant literature was collected from an exhaustive search on databases like PubMed, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, and others using various keywords, including “quercetin nanoformulations,” “dermal nanoformulations of quercetin,” “quercetin topical formulations,” and many others. Publications in the English language accessed till July 2021 were chosen, whereas non-English language papers, dissertations, unpublished data, and non-original papers were excluded from the study. Results: The present review comprises of various quercetin nanoformulations developed last decade for topical delivery of quercetin. Until recently, numerous nanocarriers systems, including nanovesicles, nanospheres, nanocapsules, nanogels, nanofibres, nanoemulsions, micelles, gold nanoparticles, silica nanoparticles, solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs), and nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs), have been developed for skin delivery of quercetin that not only improves the solubility and skin permeability but also augments the physicochemical stability and provides sustain and control release. Conclusions: Nanostructured particles of herbal drugs offer several advantages over other conventional drug delivery systems. Advanced delivery formulations not only help in solving hitches such as poor solubility, bioavailability and stability of quercetin, but also, in the case of topical delivery, overcome the formidable barrier of the skin. Indeed, the application of herbal nanomedicine and herbal nano-drug delivery system is certainly the trend. However, for clinical utilization of such formulations, their investigation in humans needs to be explored. Such exploration along with in depth analysis and dose optimization can pave way for commercial success of quercetin advanced carrier systems for topical application.
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spelling doaj.art-a6e5d2f7782a49b2b55c3fdc631213772022-12-22T02:25:05ZengElsevierPhytomedicine Plus2667-03132022-05-0122100257New insights into quercetin nanoformulations for topical deliveryKaran Wadhwa0Varsha Kadian1Vivek Puri2Bigul Yogeshvar Bhardwaj3Ameya Sharma4Rakesh Pahwa5Rekha Rao6Madhu Gupta7Inderbir Singh8Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana 124001, IndiaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana 125001, IndiaChitkara University School of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh 174103, IndiaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh 173212, IndiaChitkara University School of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh 174103, IndiaInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana 136119, IndiaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana 125001, IndiaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Pushp Vihar, Sector-3, M.B Road, New Delhi 110017, IndiaChitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Patiala, Punjab 140401, India; Corresponding author.Background: Quercetin is one of the most critical endogenous anti-oxidants used widely in cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals products for skincare and therapeutics due to its protective character against oxidants and inflammation. Although low hydrophilicity and poor percutaneous absorption of quercetin make it an untrustworthy entrant for topical delivery, numerous new perspectives have been developed and proposed to overwhelm these problems. Amongst multiple outlooks, nanoparticles-based drug delivery system has gained highlighted attention and showed various advantages in topical delivering a hydrophobic drug like quercetin. Method: The relevant literature was collected from an exhaustive search on databases like PubMed, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, and others using various keywords, including “quercetin nanoformulations,” “dermal nanoformulations of quercetin,” “quercetin topical formulations,” and many others. Publications in the English language accessed till July 2021 were chosen, whereas non-English language papers, dissertations, unpublished data, and non-original papers were excluded from the study. Results: The present review comprises of various quercetin nanoformulations developed last decade for topical delivery of quercetin. Until recently, numerous nanocarriers systems, including nanovesicles, nanospheres, nanocapsules, nanogels, nanofibres, nanoemulsions, micelles, gold nanoparticles, silica nanoparticles, solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs), and nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs), have been developed for skin delivery of quercetin that not only improves the solubility and skin permeability but also augments the physicochemical stability and provides sustain and control release. Conclusions: Nanostructured particles of herbal drugs offer several advantages over other conventional drug delivery systems. Advanced delivery formulations not only help in solving hitches such as poor solubility, bioavailability and stability of quercetin, but also, in the case of topical delivery, overcome the formidable barrier of the skin. Indeed, the application of herbal nanomedicine and herbal nano-drug delivery system is certainly the trend. However, for clinical utilization of such formulations, their investigation in humans needs to be explored. Such exploration along with in depth analysis and dose optimization can pave way for commercial success of quercetin advanced carrier systems for topical application.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667031322000434Anti-oxidantNanoformulationsNanoparticlesQuercetinSkinTopical delivery
spellingShingle Karan Wadhwa
Varsha Kadian
Vivek Puri
Bigul Yogeshvar Bhardwaj
Ameya Sharma
Rakesh Pahwa
Rekha Rao
Madhu Gupta
Inderbir Singh
New insights into quercetin nanoformulations for topical delivery
Phytomedicine Plus
Anti-oxidant
Nanoformulations
Nanoparticles
Quercetin
Skin
Topical delivery
title New insights into quercetin nanoformulations for topical delivery
title_full New insights into quercetin nanoformulations for topical delivery
title_fullStr New insights into quercetin nanoformulations for topical delivery
title_full_unstemmed New insights into quercetin nanoformulations for topical delivery
title_short New insights into quercetin nanoformulations for topical delivery
title_sort new insights into quercetin nanoformulations for topical delivery
topic Anti-oxidant
Nanoformulations
Nanoparticles
Quercetin
Skin
Topical delivery
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667031322000434
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