Anny Letícia Marinho Ramos Cardoso

Mrs. Anny Letícia Marinho Ramos Cardoso

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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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13 March 2025 in Pharmaceutics
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AUAna F. C. Uchôa
Ana F. C. Uchôa
AFAllessya Lara Dantas Formiga
Allessya Lara Dantas Formiga
ACAnny Letícia Marinho Ramos Cardoso
Anny Letícia Marinho Ramos Cardoso
GPGraziela M. A. Pereira
Graziela M. A. Pereira
LCLucas Medeiros Martins Carvalho
Lucas Medeiros Martins Carvalho
FXFrancisco Humberto Xavier-Júnior
Francisco Humberto Xavier-Júnior
Background/Objectives: Carvacrol, a monoterpenoid phenol found in essential oils, exhibits many biological activities, including anticancer properties through mechanisms such as induction of apoptosis. These properties can be enhanced if encapsulated within nanoparticles. This study focuses on producing functionalized carvacrol-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) applied to the treatment of breast cancer. Methods: NLCs were produced by hot emulsification with the sonication method and optimized by the Box–Behnken design, considering Precirol® (1, 4, 7%), carvacrol (1, 5, 9%), and Tween® (0.1, 0.5, 0.9%) as independent variables. Results: The optimized NLC containing 2% carvacrol had a particle size of 111 ± 2 nm, PdI of 0.26 ± 0.01, and zeta potential of −24 ± 0.8 mV. The solid lipid (Precirol®) was the variable that most influenced particle size. NLCs were functionalized with Pluronic® F68, cholesterol, chitosan, and polyethylene glycol (0.05–0.2%), with oNLC-Chol presenting the most promising results, with no significant increase in particle size (±12 nm) and high encapsulation efficiency (98%). Infrared spectra confirm effective carvacrol encapsulation, and stability tests showed no significant physicochemical changes for 120 days of storage at 4 °C. When incubated with albumin (5 mg/mL), NLCs showed overall good stability over 24 h, except for oNLC-Chol, which increased slightly in size after 24 h. In addition, oNLC increased the cytotoxic effect of carvacrol by 12-fold, resulting in an IC50 of 7 ± 1 μg/mL. Conclusions: Therefore, it was possible to produce stable, homogeneous NLCs with nanometric sizes containing 2% carvacrol that displayed improved anticancer efficacy, indicating their potential as a delivery system.

5 January 2025 in Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology
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AUAna F. C. Uchôa
Ana F. C. Uchôa
AFAllessya Lara Dantas Formiga
Allessya Lara Dantas Formiga
ÁAÁlisson Alves
Álisson Alves
ACAnny Letícia Marinho Ramos Cardoso
Anny Letícia Marinho Ramos Cardoso
GPGraziela Maria de Araujo Pereira
Graziela Maria de Araujo Pereira
FXFrancisco Humberto Xavier-Júnior
Francisco Humberto Xavier-Júnior

18 August 2025 in Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications
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PPPaulo Sérgio da Silva Pereira
Paulo Sérgio da Silva Pereira
AAAna Maria Campelo de Araújo
Ana Maria Campelo de Araújo
LGLudmila Emilly da Silva Gomes
Ludmila Emilly da Silva Gomes
ÁAÁlisson Alves
Álisson Alves
ACAnny Letícia Marinho Ramos Cardoso
Anny Letícia Marinho Ramos Cardoso
FXFrancisco Humberto Xavier-Júnior
Francisco Humberto Xavier-Júnior