Melatonin vitamin C-based nanovesicles for treatment of androgenic alopecia : Design, characterization and clinical appraisal

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The present study aimed to develop vitamin C based nanovesicles (aspasomes) loaded with the antioxidant melatonin, as a novel cosmeceutical to be used for clinical treatment of androgenic alopecia (AGA). Aspasomes were assessed regarding their particle size, charge, drug entrapment, anti-oxidant potential, physical stability, in vitro release, surface morphology, and ex-vivo skin deposition. Clinically, melatonin aspasomes were tested on AGA patients, and assessed by evaluating the degree of improvement through conduction of hair pull test, histometric analysis and dermoscopic evaluation. Results revealed that melatonin aspasomes showed favorable pharmaceutical properties in addition to clinically promising results compared to melatonin solution, manifested by increased hair thickness, density and decreased hair loss, with photographic improvement in most patients. Therefore, melatonin vitamin C-based aspasomes were clinically auspicious in the treatment of AGA, hence, paving the way for their further exploration in other oxidative-dependent dermatological diseases.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:122

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European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences - 122(2018) vom: 15. Sept., Seite 246-253

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hatem, Shymaa [VerfasserIn]
Nasr, Maha [VerfasserIn]
Moftah, Noha H [VerfasserIn]
Ragai, Maha H [VerfasserIn]
Geneidi, Ahmed S [VerfasserIn]
Elkheshen, Seham A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Androgenic alopecia
Antioxidants
Ascorbic Acid
Aspasomes
Cosmeceutical
Drug Carriers
JL5DK93RCL
Journal Article
Melatonin
PQ6CK8PD0R
Vitamin C
Vitamins

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Date Completed 08.11.2018

Date Revised 08.11.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ejps.2018.06.034

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM286241420