Methods for treating alcohol induced liver injury include administering to a subject an effective amount of a ginger-derived nanoparticle. Methods for decreasing nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor (Nrf2) activation in a hepatocyte are also provided and include contacting the hepatocyte with an effective amount of a ginger-derived nanoparticle. Pharmaceutical preparations including ginger-derived nanoparticles are further provided.

The present invention relates to a composition effective in treating diabetes and dyslipidemia prepared according to the solid lipid nanotechnology from two natural phytochemical active ingredients: cinnamonaldehyde extracted from the Vietnamese cinnamon and berberine as a bioactive compound extracted from several plants, including a group of shrubs called Berberis. Via testing, all of the composition of the present invention has shown to have low toxicity and great bioavailability, reduced insulin resistance that allows the sugar level in blood to more effectively induce reduction of insulin, hyperglycolysis that aids the body in cellular sugar decomposition, reduced sugar production in the liver, carbohydrate decomposition slowed down in the intestines, and an increasing in the number of beneficial microbes in the intestines. The composition is effective in reducing the total cholesterol level (TC), and non-HDL-cholesterol, and has a tendency to reduce TG level.

Methods for making particles, such as nanoparticles, devices useful in the methods, and particles made by the method are described herein. The methods involves the use of microfluidic device, such that upon mixing solutions of the materials to form the particles (or a solution of the material or materials to form the particles and a non-solvent for the material or materials) at least two symmetrical microvortices are formed simultaneously. The method can be used to prepare polymeric or non-polymeric particles and hybrid particles, such as lipid-polymer hybrid particles, as well as such particles containing one or more agents associated with the particles.

The invention relates to solid lipid nanoparticle for intracellular release of active substances, can be used in the pharmaceutical industry, in the medicine, cosmetics, as well as for food supplements. Solid lipid nanoparticle has spherical shape with a diameter of 15 - 100 nm, the lipid is a solid lipid selected from natural plant wax or its synthetic analogue, as the surface acting agent is used TMDSC. The particles of solid lipid nanoparticle is characterized with high melting point, high lipophilicity and low (or lack) of in-vitro dissolution profile. The system is lipase-resistant and is capable to freely penetrate through cell membranes into cells where to release the active substance(s) due to an intracellular digestion with controllable depo-effect. In a second aspect, the invention relates to a method of production of the solid lipid nanoparticle. The preferred technology for production of the compositions is a Phase Inversion Temperature method.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a Janus nanoparticle, into which a drug can be encapsulated by a simple method, and a method for producing the same. According to the present invention, provided is a method for producing a Janus nanoparticle having a particle diameter of 0.01 to 5000 μm, which is composed of a lipid and a polymer, wherein the method comprises: a step of emulsifying a solution of one or more types of lipids and one or more types of polymers dissolved in a common solvent in an aqueous solution of a surfactant(s); and a step of removing the common solvent from the obtained emulsion.

A nano drug delivery system includes a biofilm-coated drug nanocrystal. A drug in a physical form of nanocrystal is directly used as a rigid supporting skeleton, and is filled in a biofilm. The nano drug delivery system has the advantages of high drug loading capacity, good biocompatibility, long systemic circulation time and drug sustained release.

The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for the treatment of cancer. Disclosed herein are compositions for the treatment of cancer, such compositions comprising a plurality of gold nanoparticles coated with citrate ions, frankincense and myrrh. Also disclosed herein are methods for the treatment of cancer, such methods comprising the administration of a plurality of gold nanoparticles coated with citrate ions, frankincense and myrrh.

A non-pyrogenic preparation containing nanoparticles synthesized by magnetotactic bacteria for medical or cosmetic applications. The nanoparticles are constituted by a crystallized mineral central part including predominantly an iron oxide, as well as a surrounding coating without material from the magnetotactic bacteria.

A process for obtaining compositions constituted by propolis nanoparticles is disclosed. The nanoparticles are optionally associated to a substance of interest such as active ingredients, and, optionally, substances of secondary effect such as synergists and adjuvants. The process includes preparing a fraction A, which consists of propolis extract dissolved in an organic solvent, to which stabilizer and/or emulsifier may be added, and, optionally, substances of interest and/or of secondary effect; ii) preparing a fraction B, aqueous phase, constituted by: (ii.1) water; or (ii.2) an aqueous solution or dispersion, to which stabilizer and/or emulsifier may be added; (iii) dropping the fraction A onto the fraction B or vice versa; iv) homogenizing the mixture by stirring and spontaneous formation of nanoparticles with average size from 1 to 1000 nm in a dispersion; and v) optionally (v-1) removing organic solvent and/or (v-2) drying the nanodispersion.

Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for delivering cannabidiol to subject in need of hypertension treatment. The disclosed compositions are orally delivered. Further disclosed are kits comprising the disclosed compositions as part of a method of delivering the cannabidiol-containing compositions.