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- Cashew apple pectin (CP) was studied as a carrier for the hydrophobic drug mangiferin, which has antioxidant benefits but poor water solubility.
- CP showed no toxicity to human neutrophils at concentrations between 12.5 and 100 μg/mL and didn’t disrupt inflammatory responses significantly.
- The research indicated high efficiency (82.02%) in pectin-encapsulated mangiferin, suggesting its potential for extended drug delivery in both oral and skin applications.
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In this work, cashew apple pectin (CP) of the species Anacardium occidentale L. was used as an encapsulation matrix for hydrophobic drugs. The model drug chosen was mangiferin (Mf), a glycosylated C-xanthone which has antioxidant properties but low solubility in aqueous medium. CP (1-100 μg mL) was not toxic to human neutrophils and also did not significantly interfere with the pro-inflammatory mechanism of these cells in the concentration range of 12.5 and 100 μg mL. The results are promising because they show that pectin encapsulated mangiferin after spray drying presented an efficiency of 82.02%. The results obtained in the dissolution test, simulating the release of mangiferin in the gastrointestinal tract (pH 1.2, 4.6 and 6.8) and using Franz diffusion cells (pH 7.4), showed that cashew pectin may be a promising vehicle in prolonged drug delivery systems for both oral and dermal applications.
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