Table 3.
Phytochemical/Synthetic Nanoformulations in Combating HD and MS
| Disease | Component | Nano Vehicle/Method | Study Types | Results | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD | Phytochemicals Nanoformulations | ||||
| Curcumin | SLN | In vivo: female Wistar Rats | ↑bioavailability, ↑GSH, ↑SOD | [211] | |
| Rosmarinic acid | SLN | In vitro/in vivo: Wistar rat | ↓3-NP-induced impairments, ↓oxidative stress through ↑GSH and CAT, ↑brain medication concentration | [213] | |
| MS | Nanoformulations of Synthetics Drugs | ||||
| Dimethyl fumarate | Nanocarriers | In vivo: Laca mice | ↓dosage frequency | [215] | |
| SLN | In vitro: SH-SY5Y cells; In vivo: Wistar rats | ↑bioavailability, ↑biological residence, ↑brain absorption | [216] | ||
| SLN | In vitro: mouse brain microvascular endothelial cells; In vivo: Male, athymic mice | ↑permeability values and brain absorption | [217] | ||
Abbreviations: ↑, increase or upregulation; ↓, decrease or downregulation; 3-NP, 3-nitropropionic-acid; CAT, catalase; GSH, glutathione; HD, Huntington’s disease; MS, multiple sclerosis; NP, nanoparticles; SLNs, solid lipid nanoparticles; SOD, superoxide dismutase.