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Lidan Cui1, Baogui Liu1, Zhihui Ling1
1Key Laboratory of Tea Science of Ministry of Education, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan 410128, China; National Research Center of Engineering Technology for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan 410128, China; Hunan Agricultural University, Co-Innovation Center of Education Ministry for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Changsha, Hunan 410128, China.
Abstract:
Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a major catechin in green tea, exhibits potent antioxidant and disease-preventive properties, but its application is limited by poor stability and bioavailability. This study aimed to address these challenges by preparing and characterizing three EGCG-loaded nanoparticles: chitosan-EGCG-tripolyphosphate nanoparticles (CE-NPs), β-cyclodextrin-EGCG (BE-NPs), and EGCG-nanostructured lipid carriers (NE-NPs). BE-NPs exhibited the highest loading performance and retention rate under thermal environment (89.78 % after 10 h at 80 °C). NE-NPs had the highest EGCG stability in alkaline condition (45 % after 4 h at pH 7.4). Compared to free EGCG, all NPs significantly improved in vitro bioaccessibility following incubation in simulated gastrointestinal digestion for 4 h; BE-NPs enhanced oral bioavailability by 1.71 times in vivo. Additionally, CE-NPs and NE-NPs increased the relative abundance of Faecalibaculum, Erysipelotrichaceae, and Bifidobacterium in the colons of Sprague-Dawley rats. These findings suggest that BE-NPs are a promising nano-delivery system for enhancing EGCG stability and bioavailability in healthy organisms.
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