Thiazolidinedione-naphthalene analogues were synthesized and evaluated for antidiabetic activity as Pancreatic α-Amylase (PAA) and intestinal α-glucosidase (IAG) inhibitors. The activity of the compounds (14a-g,17a-k) is compared with acarbose as the standard drug and all the compounds shows good to moderate antidiabetic activity. In-vitro PAA and IAG inhibition assay is performed for the all compounds, the compounds 17e shows superior PAA and IAG inhibitory activity with respective to standard (IC = 12.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe primary objective of the present investigation is to develop and validate a simple, robust, and cost-effective isocratic reverse phase-high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method for determining isoliquiritigenin (ISL) in both bulk and biological samples using an analytical quality-by-design (AQbD) approach. The central composite design was employed for method optimization using Design Expert® software, by taking mobile phase ratio and flow rate as independent variables and peak area, retention time, tailing factor, and theoretical plates as dependent variables. The design suggested the use of a mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile:0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Alzheimer's disease (AD) stands as significant challenge in realm of neurodegenerative disorder. It is characterized by gradual decline in cognitive function and memory loss. It has already expanded its prevalence to 55 million people worldwide and is expected to rise significantly.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe escalating intersection of diabetes and impaired wound healing poses a substantial societal burden, marked by an increasing prevalence of chronic wounds. Diabetic individuals struggle with hindered recovery, attributed to compromised blood circulation and diminished immune function, resulting in prolonged healing periods and elevated healthcare expenditures. To address this challenge, we report here a drug-free novel guar gum (GG)-based nano-formulation which is effective against diabetic wound healing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn recent year, the research of transdermal drug delivery systems has got substantial attention towards the development of microneedles (MNs). This shift has occurred due to multifaceted advantages of MNs as they can be utilized to deliver the drug deeper to the skin with minimal invasion, offer successful delivery of drugs and biomolecules that are susceptible to degradation in gastrointestinal tract (GIT), act as biosensors, and help in monitoring the level of biomarkers in the body. These can be fabricated into different types based on their applications as well as material for fabrication.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSesamol is a lignan of sesame seeds and a natural phenolic molecule that has emerged as a useful medical agent. Sesamol is a non-toxic phytoconstituent, which exerts certain valuable effects in the management of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases (NDs), etc. Sesamol is known to depict its neuroprotective role by various mechanisms, such as metabolic regulators, action on oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, etc.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDuchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a neuromuscular disorder brought on by mutations in the DMD gene, which prevent muscle cells from expressing the dystrophin protein. CRISPR/Cas9 technology has evolved as potential option to treat DMD due to its ability to permanently skip exons, restoring the disrupted DMD reading frame and leading to dystrophin restoration. Even though, having potential to treat DMD, the delivery, safety and efficacy of this technology is still challenging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Xanthohumol (XH) is a prenylated chalcone available naturally and has diverse pharmacological activities. It has some limitations in the physiological environment such as biotransformation and less gastrointestinal tract absorption. To overcome the limitations, we prepared nanoformulations [solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs)] of XH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe analytical quality by design (AQbD) approach is utilized for developing and validating the simple, sensitive, cost-effective reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatographic method for the estimation of xanthohumol (XH) in bulk and nanoformulations. The Box-Behnken design (BBD) is applied for method optimization. The mobile phase ratio, pH and flow rate were selected as independent variables, whereas retention time, peak area, peak height, tailing factor, and theoretical plates were selected as dependent variables.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMany natural products with greater therapeutic efficacy are limited to target several chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and neurodegenerative diseases. Among the natural products from hops, i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPresent study deciphers development of oral polysaccharide-based colon targeted solid self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (S-SNEDDS) of xanthohumol (XH). Several studies have shown that XH has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, suggesting that it could be a good candidate for the treatment of colorectal diseases (CRD). Despite its potential, XH has a low aqueous solubility.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFXanthohumol (XH) a prenylated chalcone has diverse therapeutic effects against various diseases. In the present study, a bioanalytical method was developed for XH in rat plasma using reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography. The validation of the method was performed as per ICH M10 guidelines using curcumin as an internal standard.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNanomaterials (Basel)
September 2022
Nanomaterials are materials with one or more nanoscale dimensions (internal or external) (i.e., 1 to 100 nm).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the last few decades, the vast potential of nanomaterials for biomedical and healthcare applications has been extensively investigated. Several case studies demonstrated that nanomaterials can offer solutions to the current challenges of raw materials in the biomedical and healthcare fields. This review describes the different nanoparticles and nanostructured material synthesis approaches and presents some emerging biomedical, healthcare, and agro-food applications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFXanthohumol (XH) is an important prenylated flavonoid that is found within the inflorescence of L. (Hop plant). XH is an important ingredient in beer and is considered a significant bioactive agent due to its diverse medicinal applications, which include anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, immunomodulatory, antiviral, antifungal, antigenotoxic, antiangiogenic, and antimalarial effects as well as strong anticancer activity towards various types of cancer cells.
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