Recent Developments in the Reduction of Oxidative Stress through Antioxidant Polymeric Formulations

Zafar, Muhammad Shajih; Quarta, Alessandra; Marradi, Marco; Ragusa, Andrea

doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics11100505

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“…The antioxidant activity of the natural and novel synthesized compounds is usually quantified in vitro by measuring either their efficacy in quenching a known concentration of preformed radicals, DPPH, and ABTS radical cations [56], or the enzymatic activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and catalase (CAT) [57]. Herein, the antioxidant properties of the novel acylselenoureas were determined by DPPH • and ABTS +• colorimetric assays.…”

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Novel N,N′-Disubstituted Acylselenoureas as Potential Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Agents

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Selenium compounds are pivotal in medicinal chemistry for their antitumoral and antioxidant properties. Forty seven acylselenoureas have been designed and synthesized following a fragment-based approach. Different scaffolds, including carbo- and hetero-cycles, along with mono- and bi-cyclic moieties, have been linked to the selenium containing skeleton. The dose- and time-dependent radical scavenging activity for all of the compounds were assessed using the in vitro 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) assays. Some of them showed a greater radical scavenging capacity at low doses and shorter times than ascorbic acid. Therefore, four compounds were evaluated to test their protective effects against H2O2-induced oxidative stress. One derivative protected cells against H2O2-induced damage, increasing cell survival by up to 3.6-fold. Additionally, in vitro cytotoxic activity of all compounds was screened against several cancer cells. Eight compounds were selected to determine their half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values towards breast and lung cancer cells, along with their selectivity indexes. The breast cancer cells turned out to be much more sensitive than the lung. Two compounds (5d and 10a) stood out with IC50 values between 4.2 μM and 8.0 μM towards MCF-7 and T47D cells, with selectivity indexes greater than 22.9. In addition, compound 10b exhibited dual antioxidant and cytotoxic activities. Although further evidence is needed, the acylselenourea scaffold could be a feasible frame to develop new dual agents.

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Section: Radical Scavenging Activitymentioning

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Novel N,N′-Disubstituted Acylselenoureas as Potential Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Agents

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“…The formulation of drugs and natural products in novel nanovesicular systems, has gained increasing attention in drug targeting, release control and permeation/bioavailability enhancement [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. Among the attractive nanovesicular systems are proniosomes, which are the dry powder or gel forms of the vesicular system, niosomes.…”

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Fabrication of Anti-HSV-1 Curcumin Stabilized Nanostructured Proniosomal Gel: Molecular Docking Studies on Thymidine Kinase Proteins

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Curcumin is a dietary compound with accrued evidence of antiviral activity. Poor solubility and permeation renders curcumin a good applicant for incorporation into proniosomes. The intent of this study was to formulate curcumin proniosomal gel for topical application and the evaluation of its in-vitro, ex-vivo activities against Herpes Simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), as well as molecular docking studies on HSV-1 thymidine kinase proteins. Coacervation phase separation tactic, using 23 full factorial design, was used in the preparation of different proniosomes. Cytotoxicity of the selected formulae (F4 and F8) was evaluated on the Vero cell line. Optimal formulae (F4 and F8) showed entrapment efficiency of 97.15 ± 2.47% and 95.85 ± 2.9%, vesicle size of 173.7 ± 2.26 nm and 206.15 ± 4.17 nm and percentages curcumin released after 3 h of 51.9 ± 1.4% and 50.5 ± 1.1%, respectively. Ex-vivo permeation studies demonstrated that the optimal formulae markedly improved the dermal curcumin delivery. Curcumin proniosomal gel formulae exhibited 85.4% reduction of HSV-1 replication. The ability of curcumin to interact with the key amino acids in the enzyme binding sites of 1KI7, 1KI4, and 1E2P, as indicated by its docking pattern, rationalized its observed activity. Therefore, curcumin proniosomes could be considered as a successful topical delivery system for the treatment of HSV-1.

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“…Besides ROS-scavenging inorganic nanoparticles, organic nanoparticles with intrinsic antioxidant activities have been emerging as a potential platform for the treatment of numerous diseases associated with inflammatory disorders (Kim K. S. et al, 2015;Zhu and Su, 2017;Kwon et al, 2019). Several types of organic nanoparticles have shown higher antioxidative advantages over conventional antioxidants and radical scavengers, owing to their predominant properties in terms of pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, delivery efficiency, and robust scavenging capabilities of multiple radicals Ferreira et al, 2018;Ye et al, 2019;Zafar et al, 2019). In this section, these organic nanoparticles will be briefly introduced ( Table 2).…”

Section: Organic Nanoparticles With Intrinsic Antioxidant Activitiesmentioning

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Antioxidant Nanotherapies for the Treatment of Inflammatory Diseases

Chen

et al. 2020

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.

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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are essential in regulating various physiological functions. However, overproduction of ROS is implicated in the pathogenesis of various inflammatory diseases. Antioxidant therapy has thus represented an effective strategy for the treatment of oxidative stress relevant inflammatory diseases. Conventional anti-oxidative agents showed limited in vivo effects owing to their non-specific distribution and low retention in disease sites. Over the past decades, significant achievements have been made in the development of antioxidant nanotherapies that exhibit multiple advantages such as excellent pharmacokinetics, stable anti-oxidative activity, and intrinsic ROS-scavenging properties. This review provides a comprehensive overview on recent advances in antioxidant nanotherapies, including ROS-scavenging inorganic nanoparticles, organic nanoparticles with intrinsic antioxidant activity, and drug-loaded anti-oxidant nanoparticles. We highlight the biomedical applications of antioxidant nanotherapies in the treatment of different inflammatory diseases, with an emphasis on inflammatory bowel disease, cardiovascular disease, and brain diseases. Current challenges and future perspectives to promote clinical translation of antioxidant nanotherapies are also briefly discussed.

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Recent Developments in the Reduction of Oxidative Stress through Antioxidant Polymeric Formulations

Cited by 31 publications

References 120 publications

Novel N,N′-Disubstituted Acylselenoureas as Potential Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Agents

Novel N,N′-Disubstituted Acylselenoureas as Potential Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Agents

Fabrication of Anti-HSV-1 Curcumin Stabilized Nanostructured Proniosomal Gel: Molecular Docking Studies on Thymidine Kinase Proteins

Antioxidant Nanotherapies for the Treatment of Inflammatory Diseases

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