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- Title
Entrapment of Citruslimon var. pompia Essential Oil or Pure Citral in Liposomes Tailored as Mouthwash for the Treatment of Oral Cavity Diseases.
- Authors
Palmas, Lucia; Aroffu, Matteo; Petretto, Giacomo L.; Escribano-Ferrer, Elvira; Díez-Sales, Octavio; Usach, Iris; Peris, José-Esteban; Marongiu, Francesca; Ghavam, Mansureh; Fais, Sara; Orrù, Germano; Rached, Rita Abi; Manca, Maria Letizia; Manconi, Maria
- Abstract
This work aimed at developing a mouthwash based on liposomes loading Citrus limon var. pompia essential oil or citral to treat oropharyngeal diseases. Vesicles were prepared by dispersing phosphatidylcholine and pompia essential oil or citral at increasing amounts (12, 25 and 50 mg/mL) in water. Transparent vesicle dispersions were obtained by direct sonication avoiding the use of organic solvents. Cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) confirmed the formation of unilamellar, spherical and regularly shaped vesicles. Essential oil and citral loaded liposomes were small in size (~110 and ~100 nm, respectively) and negatively charged. Liposomes, especially those loading citral, were highly stable as their physico-chemical properties did not change during storage. The formulations were highly biocompatible against keratinocytes, were able to counteract the damages induced in cells by using hydrogen peroxide, and able to increase the rate of skin repair. In addition, liposomes loading citral at higher concentrations inhibited the proliferation of cariogenic bacterium.
- Subjects
MOUTH; LIPOSOMES; ORAL diseases; LEMON; MOUTHWASHES; TRANSMISSION electron microscopy; ESSENTIAL oils; GLUCOSINOLATES
- Publication
Pharmaceuticals (14248247), 2020, Vol 13, Issue 9, p216
- ISSN
1424-8247
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ph13090216