| Literature DB >> 31121276 |
Whuisu Shim1, Chae Eun Kim2, Mihyun Lee3, Soo Hyeon Lee1, Joseph Park1, Minjae Do1, Jaewook Yang4, Haeshin Lee5.
Abstract
Catechin exhibits various pharmacological effects, yet its poor aqueous solubility limits its clinical use. Here, we investigate a facile catechin solubilization method via spontaneous hydrogen bonding between catechin and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG). The method is extremely simple in that mixing PEG with catechin followed by lyophilization completely converts insoluble catechin to soluble PEG/catechin nanoscale complexes. This solubilized catechin formulation is useful for preparing eyedrop medicine, and we demonstrate that the solubilized catechin exhibits therapeutic effect upon dry eye diseases.Entities:
Keywords: Catechin; Catechol; Hydrogen bond; Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG); Polyphenol
Year: 2019 PMID: 31121276 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.04.016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Control Release ISSN: 0168-3659 Impact factor: 9.776