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Attempts to improve low absorption and rapid metabolic conversion of curcumin were made by developing curcumin-loaded bilayer nanoliposomes coated with chitosan and alginate for intestinal-specific drug delivery. A curcumin-loaded nano-liposome was prepared with optimized formulations with phosphatidylcholine, curcumin, chitosan, and alginate. The particle size of the optimized formulation was approximately 400 nm, and the encapsulation efficiency was more than 99%. In the in vitro release study, curcumin release from the curcumin-loaded nanoliposome with double layers of chitosan/alginate (CNL-CH/AL) was suppressed in the simulated gastric fluid (SGF, pH 1.2) and enhanced in the simulated intestinal fluid (SIF, pH 6.8). In the in vivo pharmacokinetic study in rats, the CNL-CH/AL-treated group showed a prolonged absorption pattern of curcumin and the area under the plasma concentration–time curve from 0 to 24 h (AUC0–24) was improved 109-fold compared to the control group treated with a curcumin solution without a nanocarrier.
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This research was supported by Regional Specialized Industry Development Plus Program (R&D, S3245916) funded by the Ministry of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Startups of Korea.
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Jang, GH., Kim, YM., Kim, DH. et al. A chitosan/alginate coated nano-liposome to improve intestinal absorption of curcumin for oral administration. Food Sci Biotechnol 33, 1707–1714 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-023-01461-4
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