Evaluation of the anti-melanogenic activity of nanostructured lipid carriers containing auraptene: A natural anti-oxidant agent

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran

2 Molecular and Cell Biology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

3 Nanotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

4 Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

5 Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

6 Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

7 Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

8 Department of Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

Objective(s): In this work, we loaded Auraptene (AUR) into nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) and performed an assessment on inhibitory activities of the obtained AUR-NLCs on melanogenesis. 
Materials and Methods: AUR-NLCs were prepared through a high shear homogenization and ultrasound method. 
Results: Entrapment efficiency and Particle size of the optimized formulation were 103.1±4.9 nm and 89.56±3.75. The TEM outcomes exhibited the spherical shape of our nanoparticles, while the DSC analysis revealed the lack of any drug-lipid incompatibility throughout the formulations. A prolonged drug-release was observed from AUR-NLCs when compared to the AUR-solution. According to results, this product can significantly attenuated the activity of cellular tyrosinase and ROS content with minimal cytotoxic effects in B16F10 cell line, which in contrast to AUR-solution. Moreover, the western blotting analysis was indicative of AUR-NLCs ability to inhibit melanogenesis through the suppression of MITF and act much more efficiently than AUR-solution.
Conclusion: AUR-NLCs can offer merits as a natural anti-tyrosinase agent for the treatment of hyperpigmentory disorders.

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Nanomedicine Journal
Volume 9, Issue 1
January 2022
Pages 57-66

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