RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Improved ocular delivery of quercetin and resveratrol: A comparative study between binary and ternary cyclodextrin complexes A1 Krstić, Luna A1 Jarho, Pekka A1 Ruponen, Marika A1 Urtti, Arto A1 González García, María Jesús A1 Diebold Luque, María Yolanda K1 Oftalmología K1 quercetin K1 resveratrol K1 Dry eye disease K1 Cyclodextrins K1 Quercetin K1 Enfermedad del ojo seco K1 Ciclodextrinas K1 Quercetina K1 3201.09 Oftalmología AB The number of patients affected by Dry Eye Disease (DED) had notably increased worldwide, addressing the need of novel therapeutic approaches. Polyphenols, quercetin (QUE) and resveratrol (RSV) show necessary antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties to manage DED, but their application as topical eyedrops is restricted by low aqueous solubility and low chemical stability. Cyclodextrins (CD) are widely used to improve physicochemical characteristics of drugs. Consequently, the aim of this study was to make a comparison between binary complexes with quercetin, resveratrol and cyclodextrins and tertiary complexes adding hyaluronic acid (HA). Both complexes were able to enhance solubility and stability of QUE and RSV. AFM imaging and DLS measurements disclose the formation of spherical nanoaggregates within tertiary complexes of both QUE and RSV with mean diameters of 103 and 82 nm. Neither complex demonstrated cytotoxic effect in in vitro studies in corneal (HCE) and conjunctival (IM-ConjEpi) cell lines. In HCE cells, complexes containing QUE or RSV at their highest concentrations were able to scavenge more than 95 % of the ROS that were produced intracellularly (p < 0.005). Similar response was observed with IM-ConjEpi cells. The antioxidant effect was maintained in the complexes with HA. This confirmed their potential as viable topical treatment for DED PB Elsevier SN 0378-5173 YR 2022 FD 2022 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/64818 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/64818 LA eng NO International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2022, vol. 624, 122028 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 24-nov-2024