Open AccessCurcumin-loaded mesoporous silica particles as wound-healing agent: An In vivo study
Author(s) -
Fayez Hamam,
Abdulrahman Nasr
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
saudi journal of medicine and medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1658-631X
pISSN - 2321-4856
DOI - 10.4103/sjmms.sjmms_2_19
Subject(s) - curcumin , angiogenesis , wound healing , in vivo , pharmacology , fibroblast , inflammation , medicine , chemistry , surgery , in vitro , biology , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology
Curcumin likely has wound-healing properties, but its poor pharmacokinetic attributes inhibit its potential. To overcome these limitations, a novel nanoformulation was previously developed, wherein curcumin was loaded into mesoporous silica particles.