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Yasmin T, Mahmood A, Farooq M, Rehman U, Sarfraz RM, Ijaz H, Akram MR, Boublia A, Salem Bekhit MM, Ernst B, Benguerba Y. Quince seed mucilage/β-cyclodextrin/Mmt-Na +-co-poly (methacrylate) based pH-sensitive polymeric carriers for controlled delivery of Capecitabine. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:127032. [PMID: 37742901 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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In current work, quince seed mucilage and β-Cyclodextrin based pH regulated hydrogels were developed using aqueous free radical polymerization to sustain Capecitabine release patterns and to overcome its drawbacks, such as high dose frequency, short half-life, and low bioavailability. Developed networks were subjected to thermal analysis, Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy, powder x-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, scanning electron microscopy, equilibrium swelling, and in-vitro release investigations to assess the network system's stability, complexation, morphology, and pH responsiveness. Thermally stable pH-responsive cross-linked networks were formed. Nanocomposite hydrogels were prepared by incorporating Capecitabine-containing clay into the swollen hydrogels. All the formulations exhibited equilibrium swelling ranging from 67.98 % to 92.98 % at pH 7.4. Optimum Capecitabine loading (88.17 %) was noted in the case of hydrogels, while it was 74.27 % in nanocomposite hydrogels. Excellent gel content (65.88 %-93.56 %) was noticed among developed formulations. Elemental analysis ensured the successful incorporation of Capecitabine. Nanocomposite hydrogels released 80.02 % longer than hydrogels after 30 h. NC hydrogels had higher t1/2 (10.57 h), AUC (121.52 μg.h/ml), and MRT (18.95 h) than hydrogels in oral pharmacokinetics. These findings imply that the pH-responsive carrier system may improve Capecitabine efficacy and reduce dosing frequency in cancer therapy. Toxicity profiling proved the system's safety, non-toxicity, and biocompatibility.
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- Tahira Yasmin
- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan; Department of Pharmacy, University of Chakwal, Pakistan.
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology, Mang, Khanpur Road, Haripur 22620, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie des Hauts Polymères (LPCHP), Département de Génie des Procédés, Faculté de Technologie, Université Ferhat ABBAS Sétif-1, Sétif 19000, Algeria
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, PO Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, Laboratoire de Reconnaissance et Procédés de Séparation Moléculaire (RePSeM), ECPM 25 rue Becquerel, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Biopharmacie Et Pharmacotechnie (LPBT), Ferhat Abbas Setif 1 University, Setif, Algeria.
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Ghahremani P, Nezamzadeh-Ejhieh A, Vakili MH. A comparison of adsorption capacity of several synthesis methods of cellulose-based absorbent towards Pb(II) removal: Optimization with response surface methodology. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:127115. [PMID: 37774820 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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The effects of various synthesis methods of a novel biodegradable magnetically recyclable cellulose-based adsorbent (a magnetized modified silica aerogel) on Pb(II) removal efficiency were studied. QSM (quince seed mucilage) was modified via hydrothermal and ultrasonic modes. Oven-drying and freeze-drying procedures were then used to obtain the final adsorbents. The adsorbents were named A1 to A4 and B1 to B4, depending on the synthesis and drying techniques. XRD, FTIR, BET, and SEM are characterization techniques for identifying the adsorbents. Average crystallite sizes of 15.5, 8.3, 10.9, and 2.7 nm were obtained for A1, A2, A3, and A4 samples (Scherrer formula). SEM image confirmed a Sticky bullets-like morphology. The pHpzc values of 3.4, 6.0, and 4.1 were also determined for Fe-silica aerogel, Fe-QSM, and Fe-silica aerogel-QSM samples. The highest adsorption efficiency of the A2 adsorbent towards Pb(II) cations was followed via the experimental design by the RSM (response surface methodology) approach. ANOVA results showed model F value 185 (>F0.05, 14, 15 = 2.42) and LOF F-value of 0.3831 (
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- Parastoo Ghahremani
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 31186145, Shahreza, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 31186145, Shahreza, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 31186145, Shahreza, Isfahan, Iran.
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Shirazi M, Allafchian A, Salamati H. Design and fabrication of magnetic Fe 3O 4-QSM nanoparticles loaded with ciprofloxacin as a potential antibacterial agent. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 241:124517. [PMID: 37088186 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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In this investigation, we have synthesized magnetite nanoparticles (Fe3O4 NPs) coated with quince seed mucilage (QSM) as a natural, biocompatible, and biodegradable component and loaded them with ciprofloxacin (CIP) to act as an antibacterial agent. The structural, magnetic, physicochemical, colloidal, and antibacterial properties of the samples were tested using various characterization tools such as XRD, TEM, FE-SEM, VSM, FT-IR, UV-Vis, DLS, BET, and disk diffusion for testing the antibacterial properties. XRD and VSM results confirmed the fabrication of a highly pure cubic spinel phase for Fe3O4. The results of FE-SEM and TEM analyses indicate a spherical morphology of the magnetite NPs with a mean diameter of about 13 nm, and the results of DLS show a hydrodynamic diameter of 81.9 to 119.2 nm. The zeta potential value for the magnetic Fe3O4 NPs was as high as -55.2 mV, indicating suitable colloidal stability of the NPs for biological applications. The VSM results indicate a high saturation magnetization of the samples as well as a small coercivity and Remanence of the samples, which indicate the superparamagnetic property of the NPs. It was also indicated that the amount of drug adsorbed on the magnetic nanoparticles at different pH values (5.5 to 6.5) is about 85 %. It was likewise detected that the synthesized Fe3O4@QSM-CIP NPs possess antibacterial activity against standard strains of both Gram positive and Gram-negative bacteria (minimum inhibitory concentration = 100 ppm). The overall findings imply that the proposed magnetic NPs with antibacterial activity are promising for biomedical applications.
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- Mehdi Shirazi
- Research Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Research Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran; Research Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran.
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- Research Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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Yousuf S, Maktedar SS. Influence of quince seed mucilage-alginate composite hydrogel coatings on quality of fresh walnut kernels during refrigerated storage. J Food Sci Technol 2022; 59:4801-4811. [PMID: 36276538 PMCID: PMC9579239 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-022-05566-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The presence of high unsaturated fat content and polyphenols results in the short storage life of fresh walnut kernels. For prolonging their shelf life, edible coatings incorporated with antimicrobial compounds can be used as a tool. Quince seed mucilage was identified as a novel green biomaterial to be explored as a coating substance. Quince seed mucilage and sodium alginate were mixed in five different proportions of 100:0 (QAH1), 80:20 (QAH2), 60:40 (QAH3), 40:60 (QAH4), and 20:80 (QAH5) and the resultant composite hydrogels were studied for different physical properties. These composite hydrogels incorporated with vanillin were coated on fresh walnut kernels while uncoated samples served as control. Composite hydrogel coatings with a higher proportion of QSM retained a higher whiteness index, lightness (L*), DPPH radical scavenging capacity, total phenolic content, and overall acceptability values in walnut kernels during the entire storage period of 35 days. QAH1 showed the lowest weight loss percentage, lipid oxidation, and yeast and mold counts while the control sample showed the highest (P < 0.05) values. The results concluded that quince-based composite hydrogel coatings were effective in retention of quality and prevention of degradation of fresh walnut kernels during the storage. Graphical abstract
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- Sabreena Yousuf
- Materials Chemistry and Engineering Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Srinagar J&K, Srinagar, 190006 India
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- Materials Chemistry and Engineering Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Srinagar J&K, Srinagar, 190006 India
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Cetin Genc C, Yilmaz HD, Karaca B, Kiran F, Arslan YE. Nano-hydroxyapatite incorporated quince seed mucilage bioscaffolds for osteogenic differentiation of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 195:492-505. [PMID: 34921891 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.12.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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In this study, the therapeutic hydrocolloid quince seed mucilage (QSM) from Cydonia oblonga Miller fruit is enriched with needle-like nano-hydroxyapatite (nHAp) crystals to fabricate a novel biomimetic osteogenic bioscaffold. The molecular weight (Mw) of water-based extracted QSM was measured with GPC (8.67 × 105 g/mol), and the composite blend was prepared at a ratio of 1:1 (w/w) QSMaq and nHAp. The porous bioscaffolds were manufactured by the freeze-drying method, and evaluated in-depth with advanced analyses. The XRD, ATR-FTIR, SEM-EDX, and elemental mapping analyses revealed a uniform coated semi-crystalline structure with no covalent bindings between QSM and nHAp. Moreover, due to the hydrocolloid backbone, a supreme swelling ratio (w/w, 6523 ± 190%) with suitable pore size (208.12 ± 99.22 μm) for osteogenic development was obtained. Further, the cytocompatible bioscaffolds were evaluated for osteogenic differentiation in vitro using human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hAMSCs). The immuno/histochemical (I/HC) staining revealed that the cells with the spherical morphology invaded the pores of the prepared bioscaffolds. Also, relatively early up-regulated osteogenic markers were observed by the qRT-PCR analyses. Overall, it is believed that the QSM-nHAp bioscaffolds might be favorable in non-load bearing applications, especially in the cranio-maxillofacial region, due to their regenerative, bendable, and durable features.
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- Cigdem Cetin Genc
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17100 Canakkale, Turkey
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- Regenerative Biomaterials Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17100 Canakkale, Turkey
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- Regenerative Biomaterials Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17100 Canakkale, Turkey
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- Pharmabiotic Technologies Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ankara University, 06100 Ankara, Turkey
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- Regenerative Biomaterials Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17100 Canakkale, Turkey.
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Baniasadi H, Polez RT, Kimiaei E, Madani Z, Rojas OJ, Österberg M, Seppälä J. 3D printing and properties of cellulose nanofibrils-reinforced quince seed mucilage bio-inks. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 192:1098-107. [PMID: 34666132 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.10.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Plant-based hydrogels have attracted great attention in biomedical fields since they are biocompatible and based on natural, sustainable, cost-effective, and widely accessible sources. Here, we introduced new viscoelastic bio-inks composed of quince seed mucilage and cellulose nanofibrils (QSM/CNF) easily extruded into 3D lattice structures through direct ink writing in ambient conditions. The QSM/CNF inks enabled precise control on printing fidelity where CNF endowed objects with shape stability after freeze-drying and with suitable porosity, water uptake capacity, and mechanical strength. The compressive and elastic moduli of samples produced at the highest CNF content were both increased by ~100% (from 5.1 ± 0.2 kPa and 32 ± 1 kPa to 10.7 ± 0.5 and 64 ± 2 kPa, respectively). These values ideally matched those reported for soft tissues; accordingly, the cell compatibility of the printed samples was evaluated against HepG2 cells (human liver cancer). The results confirmed the 3D hydrogels as being non-cytotoxic and suitable to support attachment, survival, and proliferation of the cells. All in all, the newly developed inks allowed sustainable 3D bio-hydrogels fitting the requirements as scaffolds for soft tissue engineering.
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Darvishi E, Ehzari H, Shahlaei M, Behbood L, Arkan E. The electrochemical immunosensor for detection of prostatic specific antigen using quince seed mucilage-GNPs-SNPs as a green composite. Bioelectrochemistry 2021; 139:107744. [PMID: 33517204 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2021.107744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 01/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Prostatic specific antigen (PSA) is known as a biomarker of prostate cancer. In males, prostate cancer is ranked second as leading cause of death out of more than 200 different cancer types1. As a result, early detection of cancer can cause a significant reduction in mortality. PSA concentration directly is related to prostate cancer, so normal serum concentrations in healthy means are 4 ng and above 10 ng as abnormal concentration. Therefore, PSA determination is important to cancer progression. In this study, a free label electrochemical immunosensor was prepared based on a new green platform for the quantitative detection of the PSA. The used platform was formed from quince seed mucilage containing green gold and silver nanoparticles and synthesized by the green method (using Calendula officinalis L. extract). The quince mucilage biopolymer was used as a sub layer to assemble nanoparticles and increase the electrochemical performance. This nanocomposite was used to increase the antibody loading and accelerate the electron transfer, which can increase the biosensor sensitivity. The antibodies of the PSA biomarker were successfully incubated on the green platform. Under the optimal conditions, the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was proportional to the PSA biomarker concentration from 0.1 pg mL-1 to 100 ng mL-1 with low limit of detection (0.078 pg mL-1). The proposed green immunosensor exhibited high stability and reproducibility, which can be used for the quantitative assay of the PSA biomarker in clinical analyses. The results of real sample analysis presented another tool for the PSA biomarker detection in physiologic models.
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Yilmaz HD, Cengiz U, Arslan YE, Kiran F, Ceylan A. From a plant secretion to the promising bone grafts: Cryogels of silicon-integrated quince seed mucilage by microwave-assisted sol-gel reaction. J Biosci Bioeng 2021; 131:420-433. [PMID: 33454223 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2020.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Design and fabrication of biologically active cryogels using novel biopolymer(s) are still of great importance at regenerating bone defects such as traumatic bone injuries, maxillofacial surgery, osteomyelitis, and osteoporosis. Nowadays, plant mucilage, an herbal biomaterial, has been drawn attention by scientists due to their marvelous potential to fabricate 3-dimensional (3D) physical constructs for the field of regenerative medicine. Herein, a 3D cryogel from silicon-integrated quince seed mucilage (QSM) is constructed using microwave-assisted sol-gel reaction, characterized in-depth by attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), solid-state silicon cross-polarization magic-angle nuclear magnetic resonance (29Si-CP-MAS NMR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), micro-mechanical testing, porosity, and swelling tests, contact angle measurements, Brunauer-Emmet-Teller and Barret-Joyner-Halenda (BET-BJH) analysis, enzymatic biodegradation test, and field emission-scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (FE-SEM-EDX) mapping. The osteobiologic capacity of the cryogels is determined using human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hAMSCs) under in vitro conditions. Osteogenic differentiation of hAMSCs on both QSM and silica-modified QSM (Si-QSM) cryogels is analyzed by histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, and quantitative-real time (q-RT) PCR techniques. The results obtained from in vitro experiments demonstrate that the upregulation of osteogenesis-related genes in Si-QSM cryogels presents a stronger and earlier development over QSM cryogels throughout the culture period, which in turn reveals the great potential of this novel Si-incorporated QSM cryogels for bone tissue engineering applications.
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- Hilal Deniz Yilmaz
- Regenerative Biomaterials Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering, Engineering Faculty, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale 17100, Turkey
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- Surface Science Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale 17100, Turkey
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- Regenerative Biomaterials Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering, Engineering Faculty, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale 17100, Turkey.
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- Pharmabiotic Technologies Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ankara University, Ankara 06100, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara 06110, Turkey
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Izadyari Aghmiuni A, Heidari Keshel S, Sefat F, Akbarzadeh Khiyavi A. Quince seed mucilage-based scaffold as a smart biological substrate to mimic mechanobiological behavior of skin and promote fibroblasts proliferation and h-ASCs differentiation into keratinocytes. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 142:668-679. [PMID: 31622718 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2019] [Revised: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The use of biological macromolecules like quince seed mucilage (QSM), as the common curative practice has a long history in traditional folk medicine to cure wounds and burns. However, this gel cannot be applied on exudative wounds because of the high water content and non-absorption of infection of open wounds. It also limits cell-to-cell interactions and leads to the slow wound healing process. In this study to overcome these problems, a novel QSM-based hybrid scaffold modified by PCL/PEG copolymer was designed and characterized. The properties of this scaffold (PCL/QSM/PEG) were also compared with four scaffolds of PCL/PEG, PCL/Chitosan/PEG, chitosan, and QSM, to assess the role of QSM and the combined effect of polymers in improving the function of skin tissue-engineered scaffolds. It was found, the physicochemical properties play a crucial role in regulating cell behaviors so that, PCL/QSM/PEG as a smart/stimuli-responsive bio-matrix promotes not only human-adipose stem cells (h-ASCs) adhesion but also supports fibroblasts growth, via providing a porous-network. PCL/QSM/PEG could also induce keratinocytes at a desirable level for wound healing, by increasing the mechanobiological signals. Immunocytochemistry analysis confirmed keratinocytes differentiation pattern and their normal phenotype on PCL/QSM/PEG. Our study demonstrates, QSM as a differentiation/growth-promoting biological factor can be a proper candidate for design of wound dressings and skin tissue-engineered substrates containing cell.
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- Azadeh Izadyari Aghmiuni
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Islamic Azad University, Amol, Iran; Department of Nanobiotechnology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Medical Nanotechnology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Science, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Biomedical and Electronics Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK; Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Polymer Science & Technology (IRC Polymer), University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
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Tamri P, Hemmati A, Boroujerdnia MG. Wound healing properties of quince seed mucilage: in vivo evaluation in rabbit full-thickness wound model. Int J Surg 2014; 12:843-7. [PMID: 25017948 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Revised: 06/11/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Quince seed mucilage (QSM) has been used in Iranian traditional medicine for the treatment of skin wounds and burns. Recent studies indicated that QSM accelerated wound healing. The present study was undertaken to investigate the healing efficiency of QSM formulated as 5%, 10%, and 20% creams in eucerin base with especial attention on growth factors involving in wound healing. METHODS Full thickness wounds were created in Iranian male rabbits divided into five experimental groups (n = 6), as negative control, eucerin and treatments. Negative control group did not receive any treatment. Eucerin group received topical eucerin, twice a day. Treatment groups were treated topically by creams of QSM 5%, 10% and 20% (w/w) in eucerin base, twice daily. The efficacy of treatment was evaluated based on wound contraction, haydroxyproline content, tensile strength of wound tissue. The levels of epidermal growth factor (EGF), transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) were also determined in serum and wound fluid of tested animals. RESULTS Results showed that there were statistically significant differences in wound contraction between QSM 10 and 20% creams treatments groups and control groups (P < 0.05) in most of the days. Rabbits treated with QSM 20% cream had the best results (completed healing in 13 days, higher hydroxyproline content, higher tissue resistance and higher wound fluid levels of evaluated growth factors). CONCLUSION We concluded tha QSM in 10-20% concentrations have a good potential for promote wound healing thus supports its traditional use.
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- Pari Tamri
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, and Physiology Research Center, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, and Physiology Research Center, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
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