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ArticleGels (Basel, Switzerland)2023

In Vitro and In Silico Characterization of Curcumin-Loaded Chitosan-PVA Hydrogels: Antimicrobial and Potential Wound Healing Activity.

Hitesh Chopra, Shabana Bibi, Yugal Kishore Mohanta, Tapan Kumar Mohanta, Sandeep Kumar, Inderbir Singh, Muhammad Saad Khan, Pradipta Ranjan Rauta, Abdulrahman Alshammari, Metab Alharbi and 1 more

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Article in Gels (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 7 institutions in 5 countries.

Hitesh ChopraChitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura 140401, Punjab, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8867-7603
Shabana BibiDepartment of Biosciences, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Yugal Kishore MohantaNano-Biotechnology and Translational Knowledge Laboratory, Department of Applied Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM), Techno City, 9th Mile, Baridua, Ri-Bhoi 793101, Meghalaya, India.ORCID 0000-0002-6547-7227
Tapan Kumar MohantaNatural and Medical Sciences Research Centre, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, Oman.ORCID 0000-0002-3196-7746
Sandeep KumarAmar Shaheed Baba Ajit Singh Jujhar Singh Memorial College of Pharmacy, Bela, Ropar 140111, Punjab, India.
Inderbir SinghChitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura 140401, Punjab, India.ORCID 0000-0002-1860-4246
Muhammad Saad KhanDepartment of Biosciences, Faculty of Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal 57000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-0044-5088
Pradipta Ranjan RautaDepartment of Biological Sciences, AIPH University, EAST Campus, Prachi Vihar Anantapur, Phulnakhara, Bhubaneswar 754001, Odisha, India.ORCID 0000-0002-2874-0209
Abdulrahman AlshammariDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9888-9826
Metab AlharbiDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah F AlasmariDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
King Saud University · SAChitkara University · INAsian Institute of Public Health · INCOMSATS University Islamabad · PKShifa Tameer-e-Millat University · PKUniversity of Nizwa · OMUniversity of Science and Technology, Meghalaya · IN

Funding

King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia RSP2023R491
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Curcumin has been used in traditional medicine forages. The present study aimed to develop a curcumin-based hydrogel system and assess its antimicrobial potential and wound healing (WH) activity on an invitro and in silico basis. A topical hydrogel was prepared using chitosan, PVA, and Curcumin in varied ratios, and hydrogels were evaluated for physicochemical properties. The hydrogel showed antimicrobial activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms. In silico studies showed good binding energy scores and significant interaction of curcumin components with key residues of inflammatory proteins that help in WH activity. Dissolution studies showed sustained release of curcumin. Overall, the results indicated wound healing potential of chitosan-PVA-curcumin hydrogel films. Further in vivo experiments are needed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of such films for wound healing.

Indexed as

antimicrobial potentialcurcuminhydrogelsmolecular characterizationnatural products

Identifiers

PMID37232986
PMCPMC10217268
OpenAlexW4376115045

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