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Encapsulation of Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Essential Oils into Nanoemulsions for Potential Therapeutic Applications: Assessment of Cytotoxicological Profile

Cristina Aguzzi
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Diego Romano Perinelli
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Marco Cespi
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Laura Zeppa
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Eugenia Mazzara
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Filippo Maggi
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Riccardo Petrelli
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Giulia Bonacucina
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Massimo Nabissi
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Version 1 : Received: 26 July 2023 / Approved: 26 July 2023 / Online: 27 July 2023 (03:54:21 CEST)

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Aguzzi, C.; Perinelli, D.R.; Cespi, M.; Zeppa, L.; Mazzara, E.; Maggi, F.; Petrelli, R.; Bonacucina, G.; Nabissi, M. Encapsulation of Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Essential Oils into Nanoemulsions for Potential Therapeutic Applications: Assessment of Cytotoxicological Profiles. Molecules 2023, 28, 6479. Aguzzi, C.; Perinelli, D.R.; Cespi, M.; Zeppa, L.; Mazzara, E.; Maggi, F.; Petrelli, R.; Bonacucina, G.; Nabissi, M. Encapsulation of Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Essential Oils into Nanoemulsions for Potential Therapeutic Applications: Assessment of Cytotoxicological Profiles. Molecules 2023, 28, 6479.

Abstract

Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), due to its bioactive compounds (terpenes and cannabinoids), has gained an increasing interest in different fields, including medical purposes. The evaluation of the safety profile of hemp essential oil (EO) and its encapsulated form (nanoemulsion, NE) is a relevant aspect for potential therapeutic applications. This study aimed to evaluate the toxicolog-ical effect of hemp EOs and NEs from cultivars Carmagnola CS and Uso 31, on three cell lines se-lected as models for topical and inhalant administration, by evaluating the cytotoxicity and the cytokine expression profiles. Results show that EOs and their NEs have comparable cytotoxicity, if considering the quantity of EO present in the NE. Moreover, cells treated with EOs and NEs showed, in most of the cases, lower levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines compared to Etoposide used as positive control, and the basal level of inflammatory cytokines was not altered, suggest-ing a safety profile of hemp EOs and their NEs to support their use for medical applications.

Keywords

MTT assay; cell toxicity; cytokine gene expression; nanoencapsulation; dynamic light scattering; topical formulation

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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