Biophysical Characterization of Wafers Co-loading Quercetin Loaded Chitosan-Coated Oleosomes and Polycladia Myrica-Mediated Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Antiviral, Anti-inflammatory and Hepatoprotective Therapy
摘要
This study introduces a novel wafer-based nanoplatform integrating quercetin (QER)-loaded, chitosan-coated oleosomes (F3) with green-synthesized Polycladia myrica-mediated zinc oxide nanoparticles (PZnONPs, 22.95–29.51 nm) into sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (NaCMC) matrices for enhanced antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and hepatoprotective effects. Comprehensive characterization confirmed nanoscale uniformity, high QER encapsulation (96.7%), positive ζ-potential (+19.7 mV), and biphasic sustained release from F3 oleosomes (up to 120 h), further extended to 144 h in wafers with minimized burst. The dual-loaded F3/PZnONPs wafers exhibited superior hepatoprotection (IC50 = 23.25 µg/mL) over free QER, improved HAV antiviral activity via nanoencapsulation synergy, and sustained COX-2 inhibition despite lower acute potency (vs. free QER IC50 = 4.67 µg/mL), highlighting the novelty of prolonged multi-target delivery. These findings underscore the platform’s clinical translation potential, pending in vivo validation.
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