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Published on: December 13, 2024
Soy isoflavone-loaded alginate microspheres in thermosensitive gel base: attempts to improve wound-healing efficacy
Mohammed Elmowafy1,2, Khaled Shalaby1,2, Ayman Salama2,3
1Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia.
Objectives:
This study aims to develop thermosensitive gel containing soy isoflavone (antioxidant and anti-inflammatory natural agent) alginate microspheres for enhancement of wound-healing performance.
Methods:
Soy isoflavone microspheres were prepared by ionic cross-linking method and optimized using the Box-Behnken optimization design. Formulations were characterized in terms of particle size, encapsulation efficiency and equilibrium swelling degree. The optimized formula was incorporated in Pluronic F127 gel base and examined for in vivo wound-healing efficacy.
Key Findings:
Results showed mean particle size between 18 and 25 μm, encapsulation efficiency of over 75% and equilibrium swelling degree over 1.9. Thermal analysis indicated interaction between alginate and CaCl2 and embedding of soy isoflavone in microspheres. In vivo wound-healing efficacy showed significant advance in re-epithelization, mature collagen synthesis and proangiogenesis. Immunohistochemical investigation exhibited promising alpha-smooth muscle actin immunopositive cells expression, fibroblast activation and expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (proliferation marker) in the epidermis and in the dermis.
Conclusions:
The developed formulation would appear to be a promising topical preparation for accelerating healing process.
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