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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Chitosan-Based Nanocarriers Co-Delivering Pioglitazone and Curcumin: Biological Activity and Therapeutic Potential in Diabetes.

Florentina-Geanina Lupascu, Gabriela-Dumitrița Stanciu, Bianca-Ștefania Profire, Roxana-Georgiana Taușer, Dan Lupașcu, Andreea-Teodora Iacob, Ioana-Mirela Vasincu, Maria Apotrosoaei, Alexandru Sava, Bogdan-Ionel Tamba and 1 more

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Florentina-Geanina LupascuDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Therapeutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-5569-1863
Gabriela-Dumitrița StanciuAdvanced Center for Research and Development in Experimental Medicine "Prof. Ostin C. Mungiu", Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-4440-9628
Bianca-Ștefania ProfireDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1792-7139
Roxana-Georgiana TaușerDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Therapeutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-8965-4208
Dan LupașcuDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Therapeutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-3007-7311
Andreea-Teodora IacobDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Therapeutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2530-3801
Ioana-Mirela VasincuDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Therapeutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-0873-2789
Maria ApotrosoaeiDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Therapeutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Alexandru SavaDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-2759-4860
Bogdan-Ionel TambaAdvanced Center for Research and Development in Experimental Medicine "Prof. Ostin C. Mungiu", Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-9868-1999
Lenuța ProfireDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Therapeutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-7953-3023

Funding

grant of the Ministry of Education and Research, CCDI-UEFISCDI project number PN-IV-PCB-RO-MD-2024-0246, within PNCDI IV.Ministry of Education PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2020-2687 (grant no. 244/2021))Romanian Ministry of Education and Research (CNCS-UEFISCDI PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2020-2687 (grant no. 244/2021))
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Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a highly prevalent metabolic disorder and a major public health concern. Pioglitazone, a widely used antidiabetic agent, exhibits limited therapeutic efficiency due to poor water solubility and suboptimal pharmacokinetic properties. Similarly, curcumin (Cur), a natural polyphenol with pleiotropic biological activities, is hindered by low oral bioavailability. In this study, chitosan-based nanocarriers were developed for the delivery of pioglitazone (CS-Pio NPs), curcumin (CS-Cur NPs), and their co-encapsulation (CS-Pio-Cur NPs), aiming to enhance their biological performance and therapeutic efficacy. The co-loaded nanosystem (CS-Pio-Cur NPs) demonstrated significantly enhanced antioxidant activity, as evidenced by DPPH (71.29 ± 0.09%), ABTS (86.08 ± 0.04%), and hydroxyl radical scavenging (87.08 ± 0.06%) assays, along with a strong reducing capacity (IC

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ChitosanCurcuminDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDrug CarriersHypoglycemic AgentsNanoparticlesPioglitazoneAnimalsAntioxidantsBlood GlucoseMaleRatsAntioxidantsBlood GlucoseChitosanCurcuminDrug CarriersHypoglycemic AgentsPioglitazoneantioxidant activityco-delivery nanocarrierscurcumindiabetes mellitus type 2lipidic profileliver toxicitypioglitazonepolymer nanoparticlerenal injury

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PMID42450269
PMCPMC13360986

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