Oregano essential oil-infused mucin microneedle patch for the treatment of hypertrophic scar.
Int J Pharm
; 665: 124748, 2024 Nov 15.
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| ID: mdl-39317245
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Hypertrophic scar (HS) manifests as abnormal dermal myofibroblast proliferation and excessive collagen deposition, leading to raised scars and significant physical, psychological, and financial burdens for patients. HS is difficult to cure in the clinic and current therapies lead to recurrence, pain, and side effects. In this study, a natural amphiphilic polymer mucin is used to prepare a dissolving microneedle (muMN) that is loaded with oregano essential oil (OEO) for HS therapy. muMN exhibits sufficient skin/scar tissue penetration, quick skin recovery time after removal, good loading of natural essential oil, fast dissolution and detachment from the base layer, and good biocompatibility to applied skin. In the rabbit HS model, OEO@muMN shows a significant reduction in scar thickness, epidermal thickness index, and scar elevation index. OEO@muMN also attenuates the mean collagen area fraction and decreases the number of capillaries in scar tissues. Biochemical Assay reveals that OEO@muMN significantly inhibits the expression of transforming growth factor-ß1 (TGF-ß1) and hydroxyproline (HYP). In summary, this study demonstrates the feasibility and good efficacy of using the anti-proliferative and anti-oxidative OEO for HS treatment. OEO@muMN is an efficient formulation that holds the potential for clinical anti-HS application. muMN is an efficient platform to load and apply essential oils transdermally.
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Administração Cutânea
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Óleos Voláteis
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Cicatriz Hipertrófica
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Origanum
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Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta1
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Mucinas
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Agulhas
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2024
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