{"title":"Development and evaluation of berberine-loaded bigel for the treatment of hyperpigmentation on B16F10 melanoma cell line.","authors":"Bharti Mangla, Pankaj Kumar, Zuber Ahamad, Shamama Javed, Waquar Ahsan, Geeta Aggarwal","doi":"10.1080/17435889.2024.2370759","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aim:</b> The aim of this study was to optimize, develop, characterize and evaluate a topical nanobigel (BG) formulation containing Berberine (BRB) that exhibits anti-melanogenic properties.<b>Materials & methods:</b> The Berberine-loaded bigel (BRB@BG) formulation was prepared by homogenously mixing the optimized hydrogel and oleogel. BRB@BG was characterized <i>in vitro</i> and cytotoxicity study was conducted to evaluate its effects on murine skin melanoma B16F10 cell lines.<b>Results:</b> The optimized BRB@BG exhibited uniform texture with nanometric size, desirable spreadability and extrudability, suitable for topical applications. Cytotoxicity studies revealed that BRB@BG had a lower IC<sub>50</sub> value (4.84 μg/ml) on B16F10 cell lines compared with drug alone.<b>Conclusion:</b> In conclusion, the developed BRB@BG formulation showed good potential as safe and effective topical treatment for hyperpigmentation.</p>","PeriodicalId":74240,"journal":{"name":"Nanomedicine (London, England)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11389747/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nanomedicine (London, England)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17435889.2024.2370759","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/7/26 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Aim: The aim of this study was to optimize, develop, characterize and evaluate a topical nanobigel (BG) formulation containing Berberine (BRB) that exhibits anti-melanogenic properties.Materials & methods: The Berberine-loaded bigel (BRB@BG) formulation was prepared by homogenously mixing the optimized hydrogel and oleogel. BRB@BG was characterized in vitro and cytotoxicity study was conducted to evaluate its effects on murine skin melanoma B16F10 cell lines.Results: The optimized BRB@BG exhibited uniform texture with nanometric size, desirable spreadability and extrudability, suitable for topical applications. Cytotoxicity studies revealed that BRB@BG had a lower IC50 value (4.84 μg/ml) on B16F10 cell lines compared with drug alone.Conclusion: In conclusion, the developed BRB@BG formulation showed good potential as safe and effective topical treatment for hyperpigmentation.