Evaluation of the skin protective effects of niosomal-entrapped annona squamosa against UVA irradiation. 2022

Ebtesam A Mohamad, and Kawkab A Ahmed, and Haitham S Mohammed
Biophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

Annona squamosa is a medicinal plant that has been used in folk medicine since antiquity. The goal of this study is to see how effective Annona squamosa leaf extract (A.S.L.E) or its niosomal-entrapped preparation is at protecting skin from UVA irradiation. The prepared niosomal-entrapped A.S.L.E has been characterized via spectrophotometry and transmission electron microscopy imaging. Furthermore, the entrapment efficiency and in vitro release of A.S.L.E were determined. In this study, ex vivo and freshly prepared samples from the dorsal region of the rats' skin were used as biological samples, which were divided into five groups: control UVA-unexposed, unprotected UVA-exposed, A.S.L.E-protected UVA-exposed, and niosomal-entrapped A.S.L.E UVA-exposed. UVA irradiation was performed by exposing the skin samples to a UVA-producing lamp for 4 h. Samples from various groups were then examined using FTIR spectroscopy, histopathology, and protein electrophoresis methods. The results showed that A.S.L.E has a skin protective effect against UVA irradiation. The niosomal-entrapped A.S.L.E was more effective than the native plant leaf extract in protecting skin from the damaging effects of UVA. Therefore, the nanotechnologically formulated preparation, niosomal-entrapped A.S.L.E, can be used as an effective photoprotector (sunscreen) against the adverse effects of UVA radiation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010936 Plant Extracts Concentrated pharmaceutical preparations of plants obtained by removing active constituents with a suitable solvent, which is evaporated away, and adjusting the residue to a prescribed standard. Herbal Medicines,Plant Extract,Extract, Plant,Extracts, Plant,Medicines, Herbal
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus
D031041 Annona A plant genus of the family ANNONACEAE. It has edible fruit and seeds which contain acetogenins and benzoquinazoline and other alkaloids. Cherimoya,Annona cherimolia,Soursop,Annona cherimolias,Annonas,Cherimoyas,Soursops,cherimolia, Annona

Related Publications

Ebtesam A Mohamad, and Kawkab A Ahmed, and Haitham S Mohammed
November 2018, Die Pharmazie,
Ebtesam A Mohamad, and Kawkab A Ahmed, and Haitham S Mohammed
March 2002, Indian journal of experimental biology,
Ebtesam A Mohamad, and Kawkab A Ahmed, and Haitham S Mohammed
January 2008, Kathmandu University medical journal (KUMJ),
Ebtesam A Mohamad, and Kawkab A Ahmed, and Haitham S Mohammed
March 1993, Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association,
Ebtesam A Mohamad, and Kawkab A Ahmed, and Haitham S Mohammed
October 2002, Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology,
Ebtesam A Mohamad, and Kawkab A Ahmed, and Haitham S Mohammed
March 2019, Photochemistry and photobiology,
Ebtesam A Mohamad, and Kawkab A Ahmed, and Haitham S Mohammed
February 2005, Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica,
Ebtesam A Mohamad, and Kawkab A Ahmed, and Haitham S Mohammed
January 1992, Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica,
Ebtesam A Mohamad, and Kawkab A Ahmed, and Haitham S Mohammed
October 1998, Free radical research,
Ebtesam A Mohamad, and Kawkab A Ahmed, and Haitham S Mohammed
October 2008, Singapore medical journal,
Copied contents to your clipboard!