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{"title":"Evaluating the effect of sodium alginate and sodium carboxymethylcellulose on pulmonary delivery of levofloxacin spray-dried microparticles.","authors":"Hanieh Alizadeh, Peyman Khoshhal, Maryam Sadat Mirmoeini, Kambiz Gilani","doi":"10.1007/s40199-024-00526-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40199-024-00526-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients with cystic fibrosis commonly suffer from lung infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Recently, the Levofloxacin (LVF) nebulizing solution (Quinsair®) has been prescribed for the antimicrobial management. The sustained-release (SR) dry powder formulation of LVF is a convenient alternative to Quinsair®. It has the potential to enhance patient convenience and decrease the likelihood of drug resistance over time.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>In this paper, we set forth to formulate and evaluate the potential application of sodium alginate (SA) and sodium carboxymethylcellulose (SCMC) for sustained pulmonary delivery of LVF.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The spray-dried (SD) LVF microparticles were formulated using SCMC and SA along with L-leucine (Leu). The microparticles were analyzed in terms of particle size, morphology, x-ray diffraction (XRD), in-vitro drug release, and aerodynamic properties. Selected formulations were further proceeded to short-term stability test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The polymer-containing samples displayed process yield of 33.31%-39.67%, mean entrapment efficiency of 89% and volume size within the range of 2-5 μm. All the hydrogel microparticles were amorphous and exhibited rounded morphology with surface indentations. Formulations with a drug-to-excipient ratio of 50:50 and higher, showed a 24-h SR. The aerodynamic parameters were fine particle fraction and emitted dose percentage ranging between 46.21%-60.6% and 66.67%-87.75%, respectively. The short-term stability test revealed that the formulation with a 50:50 drug-to-excipient ratio, containing SA, demonstrated better physical stability.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The selected formulation containing SA has the potential to extend the release duration. However, further enhancements are required to optimize its performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":10888,"journal":{"name":"DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141491206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Structure-activity relationship of pharmacophores and toxicophores: the need for clinical strategy.","authors":"Saganuwan Alhaji Saganuwan","doi":"10.1007/s40199-024-00525-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40199-024-00525-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Sometimes clinical efficacy and potential risk of therapeutic and toxic agents are difficult to predict over a long period of time. Hence there is need for literature search with a view to assessing cause of toxicity and less efficacy of drugs used in clinical practice.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Hence literatures were searched for physicochemical properties, chemical formulas, molecular masses, pH values, ionization, receptor type, agonist and antagonist, therapeutic, toxic and structure-activity relationship of chemical compounds with pharmacophore and toxicophore, with a view to identifying high efficacious and relative low toxic agents. Inclusion criteria were manuscripts published on PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed Central, Google Scholar among others, between 1960 and 2023. Keywords such as pharmacophore, toxicophore, structure-activity-relationship and disease where also searched. The exclusion criteria were the chemicals that lack pharmacophore, toxicophore and manuscripts published before 1960.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings have shown that pharmacophore and toxicophore functional groups determine clinical efficacy and safety of therapeutics, but if they overlap therapeutic and toxicity effects go concurrently. Hence the functional groups, dose, co-administration and concentration of drugs at receptor, drug-receptor binding and duration of receptor binding are the determining factors of pharmacophore and toxicophore activity. Molecular mass, chemical configuration, pH value, receptor affinity and binding capacity, multiple pharmacophores, hydrophilic/lipophilic nature of the chemical contribute greatly to functionality of pharmacophore and toxicophore.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Daily single therapy, avoidance of reversible pharmacology, drugs with covalent adduct, maintenance of therapeutic dose, and the use of multiple pharmacophores for terminal diseases will minimize toxicity and improve efficacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":10888,"journal":{"name":"DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141455756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Repurposing metformin as a potential anticancer agent using in silico technique.","authors":"Mona Mahfauz, Ozel Yuruker, Rasime Kalkan","doi":"10.1007/s40199-024-00523-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40199-024-00523-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The focus on repurposing readily available, well-known drugs for new, creative uses has grown recently. One such medication is metformin, a drug commonly used to manage diabetes, which shows a favorable correlation between its use and lower cancer morbidity and death. Numerous investigations and clinical trials have been conducted to evaluate the possible application of metformin as an anticancer medication in light of this conclusion.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study used 'pathway/gene-set analysis' Gene2drug, a resource for Gene Ontology (GO), and DepMap to determine whether metformin would be potentially advantageous for treating cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 1826 tumor cell lines were analyzed using the Drug Sensitivity (Primary Purposing Primary Screening) 19Q4 Tool.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>9 genes from 402 genes, SGPL1, CXCR6, ATXN2L, LAMP3, RTN3, BTN2A1, FOXM1, NQO1, and L1TD1 in 1826 cancer cell line showed statistical sensitivity to metformin.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This in-silico study showed the sensitivity of specific cancer cell lines to metformin. Therefore, holding promises for metformin and tumor-targeted treatment strategies. It is recommended, however, to conduct further research into its potential effectiveness and mechanism of action.</p>","PeriodicalId":10888,"journal":{"name":"DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141450005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Public interest in drug-related problems reflected in information search trends: an infodemiological study.","authors":"Laura Martínez-Aguilar, María Sanz-Lorente, Fernando Martínez-Martínez, María J Faus, Javier Sanz-Valero","doi":"10.1007/s40199-024-00519-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40199-024-00519-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The analysis of how people search and \"navigate\" the internet to obtain health-related information and how they communicate and share this information can provide valuable knowledge about the disease patterns behaviour and health habits of populations.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine the population's interest in drug-related problems through information search trends.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A descriptive ecological correlational study, based on obtaining Google Trends data.</p><p><strong>Variables studied: </strong>relative search volume (RSV), evolution over time, milestones and seasonality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The most searched topic was drug overdose, with mean RSV of 56.25 ± 0.65. The highest increase occurred in the contraindication topic (R² = 0.87, p < 0.001). The main milestone was observed in the drug overdose topic in July 2018 (RSV = 100). A very close relationship was found between adverse drug reaction and contraindication (R = 0.89, p < 0.001). Slight seasonality was noted in the adverse drug reaction (augmented Dickey-Fuller test [ADF] = -1.96), contraindication (ADF = -2.66) and drug interaction (ADF = -1.67) topics, but did not show an epidemiological trend.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The greatest public interest was found in the drug overdose and contraindication topics, which showed a stronger upward trend, although the seasonality study did not show any very notable data or demonstrate epidemiological information search behaviour. The main milestone observed was due to media factors related to the consumption of narcotics. There was a clear difference in English-speaking countries in the use of the drug overdose topic. A correlation between the adverse drug reaction and contraindication topics was confirmed.</p>","PeriodicalId":10888,"journal":{"name":"DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141418206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigation of the relationship between inflammation and microbiota in the intestinal tissue of female and male rats fed with fructose: Modulatory role of metformin.","authors":"Azimet Yalçın Buğdaycı, Saadet Özen Akarca Dizakar, Mürşide Ayşe Demirel, Suna Ömeroğlu, Fatma Akar, Mecit Orhan Uludağ","doi":"10.1007/s40199-024-00521-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40199-024-00521-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>It has been reported that High-Fructose (HF) consumption, considered one of the etiological factors of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS), causes changes in the gut microbiota and metabolic disorders. There is limited knowledge on the effects of metformin in HF-induced intestinal irregularities in male and female rats with MetS.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>In this study, we investigated the sex-dependent effects of metformin treatment on the gut microbiota, intestinal Tight Junction (TJ) proteins, and inflammation parameters in HF-induced MetS.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Fructose was given to the male and female rats as a 20% solution in drinking water for 15 weeks. Metformin (200 mg/kg) was administered by gastric tube once a day during the final seven weeks. Biochemical, histopathological, immunohistochemical, and bioinformatics analyses were performed. Differences were considered statistically significant at p < 0.05.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The metformin treatment in fructose-fed rats promoted glucose, insulin, Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance Index (HOMA-IR), and Triglyceride (TG) values in both sexes. The inflammation score was significantly decreased with metformin treatment in fructose-fed male and female rats (p < 0.05). Moreover, metformin treatment significantly decreased Interleukin-1 Beta (IL-1β) and Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha (TNF-α) in ileum tissue from fructose-fed males (p < 0.05). Intestinal immunoreactivity of Occludin and Claudin-1 was increased with metformin treatment in fructose-fed female rats. HF and metformin treatment changed the gut microbial composition. Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes (F/B) ratio increased with HF in females. In the disease group, Bifidobacterium pseudolongum; in the treatment group, Lactobacillus helveticus and Lactobacillus reuteri are the prominent species in both sexes. When the male and female groups were compared, Akkermansia muciniphila was prominent in the male treatment group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In conclusion, metformin treatment promoted biochemical parameters in both sexes of fructose-fed rats. Metformin showed a sex-dependent effect on inflammation parameters, permeability factors, and gut microbiota. Metformin has partly modulatory effects on fructose-induced intestinal changes.</p>","PeriodicalId":10888,"journal":{"name":"DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141330538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dry powder inhaler design and particle technology in enhancing Pulmonary drug deposition: challenges and future strategies.","authors":"Nazrul Islam, Tan Suwandecha, Teerapol Srichana","doi":"10.1007/s40199-024-00520-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40199-024-00520-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The efficient delivery of drugs from dry powder inhaler (DPI) formulations is associated with the complex interaction between the device design, drug formulations, and patient's inspiratory forces. Several challenges such as limited emitted dose of drugs from the formulation, low and variable deposition of drugs into the deep lungs, are to be resolved for obtaining the efficiency in drug delivery from DPI formulations. The objective of this study is to review the current challenges of inhaled drug delivery technology and find a way to enhance the efficiency of drug delivery from DPIs.</p><p><strong>Methods/evidence acquisition: </strong>Using appropriate keywords and phrases as search terms, evidence was collected from the published articles following SciFinder, Web of Science, PubMed and Google Scholar databases.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Successful lung drug delivery from DPIs is very challenging due to the complex anatomy of the lungs and requires an integrated strategy for particle technology, formulation design, device design, and patient inhalation force. New DPIs are still being developed with limited performance and future device design employs computer simulation and engineering technology to overcome the ongoing challenges. Many issues of drug formulation challenges and particle technology are concerning factors associated with drug dispersion from the DPIs into deep lungs.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This review article addressed the appropriate design of DPI devices and drug formulations aligned with the patient's inhalation maneuver for efficient delivery of drugs from DPI formulations.</p>","PeriodicalId":10888,"journal":{"name":"DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141300219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of the treatment of iron deficiency anemia on chronic drug-resistant cough: a rare case report.","authors":"Fatemeh Akbari, Lale Vahedi Larijani, Ehsan Rajabi Visroodi, Bahareh Hakiminia","doi":"10.1007/s40199-024-00522-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40199-024-00522-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A persistent difficult-to-treat cough can be exhausting. Iron is an essential element that plays an important role in regulating the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, and its deficiency may potentiate airway inflammation and dysfunction. There is a paucity of data regarding a link between iron deficiency (ID) and idiopathic cough.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>In this study, a case of persistent non-productive cough, which was unresponsive to targeted treatment approaches but responsive to iron therapy, is reported.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A 53-year-old woman came to a medical clinic with complaints of a chronic and progressive non-productive cough. She underwent a complete clinical and paraclinical evaluation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Her vital signs were stable and no abnormalities were found on the physical examination. The results of the spirometry and chest radiography were unremarkable. The laboratory test indicated hypochromic microcytic anemia, with a hemoglobin value of 9.6 g/dL. Her cough was resolved after treatment of iron-deficiency anemia with an oral nutraceutical capsule containing 28 mg of elemental iron (as ferrous bis-glycinate) plus folic acid, vitamin B12, and vitamin C, once daily for six months.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In the case of unexplained chronic cough, resistant to targeted therapies, investigation and treatment of ID may contribute to the resolution of cough.</p>","PeriodicalId":10888,"journal":{"name":"DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141293274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Freeze-drying of bupivacaine lipospheres: preparation, characterization, and evaluation of anti-microbial properties.","authors":"Sepehr Labanian, Homa Faghihi, Hamed Montazeri, Aliakbar Jafarian","doi":"10.1007/s40199-024-00506-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40199-024-00506-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To prepare freeze-dried bupivacaine lipospheres intended for topical application in burn injuries. The aim was improving the storage stability and developing a prolonged release pattern to tackle the adverse reactions resulting from the frequent administration of bupivacaine.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The lipospheres were prepared by hot-melt dispersion method employing bupivacaine base at 1.5 and 3%w/w, tristearin 6% w/w as the core while dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) and soy phosphatidylcholine (SPC) as the coat at 0.75, 1.5 and 3% w/w. The lotion was then freeze-dried and cryoprotected by sucrose 3% w/w. Evaluation was carried out through loading and release analysis, storage study, particle characterization including morphology, zeta potential and particle size as well as anti-microbial assessment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The highest loading, (87.6 ± 0.1%), was achieved using bupivacaine 3% and SPC 0.75%. After 6 months of storage at 4 ͦC, the loading in the lotion and the freeze-dried samples were 17.4 ± 0.2 and 87.2 ± 0.3%, respectively. In vitro dissolution test demonstrated 94.5% and 95% of bupivacaine release from lotion and freeze-dried samples, after 24 h. The respective zeta potential of -1.30 and 26 mV was recorded for lotion and solid-state bupivacaine. Micromeritic evaluation of freeze-dried powder exhibited particle size of 35.23 ± 2.02 μm and highly-wrinkled-irregular morphology without detectable needle structures related to drug free crystals. The powder had rapid reconstitution property and antibacterial activity.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Freeze- drying holds a promising potential to improve the storage stability of bupivacaine lipospheres with well- preserved release pattern and particle properties for further topical application.</p>","PeriodicalId":10888,"journal":{"name":"DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11087389/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139989515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dexmedetomidine alleviates Hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in cardiomyocytes via activation of Sirt3/Prdx3 pathway.","authors":"Qingyun Tan, Wenming Dong, Qingdong Wang, Li Gao","doi":"10.1007/s40199-024-00504-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40199-024-00504-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury (MIRI) seriously threatens the health of people. The mitochondrial dysfunction in cardiomyocytes can promote the progression of MIRI. Dexmedetomidine (Dex) could alleviate the myocardial injury, which was known to reverse mitochondrial dysfunction in lung injury. However, the function of Dex in mitochondrial dysfunction during MIRI remains unclear.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the function of Dex in mitochondrial dysfunction during MIRI.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>To investigate the function of Dex in MIRI, H9C2 cells were placed in condition of hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R). CCK8 assay was performed to test the cell viability, and the mitochondrial membrane potential was evaluated by JC-1 staining. In addition, the binding relationship between Sirt3 and Prdx3 was explored by Co-IP assay. Furthermore, the protein expressions were examined using western blot.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Dex could abolish H/R-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in H9C2 cells. In addition, H/R treatment significantly inhibited the expression of Sirt3, while Dex partially restored this phenomenon. Knockdown of Sirt3 or Prdx3 obviously reduced the protective effect of Dex on H/R-induced mitochondrial injury. Meanwhile, Sirt3 could enhance the function of Prdx3 via deacetylation of Prdx3.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Dex was found to attenuate H/R-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in cardiomyocytes via activation of Sirt3/Prdx3 pathway. Thus, this study might shed new lights on exploring new strategies for the treatment of MIRI.</p>","PeriodicalId":10888,"journal":{"name":"DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11087443/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139971306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A critical overview of challenging roles of medicinal plants in improvement of wound healing technology.","authors":"Deepika Pathak, Avijit Mazumder","doi":"10.1007/s40199-023-00502-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40199-023-00502-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Chronic diseases often hinder the natural healing process, making wound infections a prevalent clinical concern. In severe cases, complications can arise, potentially leading to fatal outcomes. While allopathic treatments offer numerous options for wound repair and management, the enduring popularity of herbal medications may be attributed to their perceived minimal side effects. Hence, this review aims to investigate the potential of herbal remedies in efficiently treating wounds, presenting a promising alternative for consideration.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A literature search was done including research, reviews, systematic literature review, meta-analysis, and clinical trials considered. Search engines such as Pubmed, Google Scholar, and Scopus were used while retrieving data. Keywords like Wound healing 'Wound healing and herbal combinations', 'Herbal wound dressing', Nanotechnology and Wound dressing were used.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>This review provides valuable insights into the role of natural products and technology-based formulations in the treatment of wound infections. It evaluates the use of herbal remedies as an effective approach. Various active principles from herbs, categorized as flavonoids, glycosides, saponins, and phenolic compounds, have shown effectiveness in promoting wound closure. A multitude of herbal remedies have demonstrated significant efficacy in wound management, offering an additional avenue for care. The review encompasses a total of 72 studies, involving 127 distinct herbs (excluding any common herbs shared between studies), primarily belonging to the families Asteraceae, Fabaceae, and Apiaceae. In research, rat models were predominantly utilized to assess wound healing activities. Furthermore, advancements in herbal-based formulations using nanotechnology-based wound dressing materials, such as nanofibers, nanoemulsions, nanofiber mats, polymeric fibers, and hydrogel-based microneedles, are underway. These innovations aim to enhance targeted drug delivery and expedite recovery. Several clinical-based experimental studies have already been documented, evaluating the efficacy of various natural products for wound care and management. This signifies a promising direction in the field of wound treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In recent years, scientists have increasingly utilized evidence-based medicine and advanced scientific techniques to validate the efficacy of herbal medicines and delve into the underlying mechanisms of their actions. However, there remains a critical need for further research to thoroughly understand how isolated chemicals extracted from herbs contribute to the healing process of intricate wounds, which may have life-threatening consequences. This ongoing research endeavor holds great promise in not only advancing our understanding but also in the development of innovative formulations that expedite the recovery process.</p>","PeriodicalId":10888,"journal":{"name":"DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11087437/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139472255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}