Title:Research Progress of Quercetin Delivery Systems
Volume: 28
Issue: 9
Author(s): Xingtao Zhao, Ying Deng, Xinyan Xue, Li Liao, Mengting Zhou, Cheng Peng and Yunxia Li*
Affiliation:
- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China
- Key Laboratory of Standardization
for Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Chengdu 611137, China
- National Key Laboratory Breeding Base of
Systematic Research, Development and Utilization of Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu 611137, China
Keywords:
Quercetin, nanoparticles delivery systems, solid dispersions, phospholipid complexes, hydrogels, flavonoid.
Abstract:
Background: Quercetin is the main dietary flavonoid with a wide range of pharmacological activities.
However, the poor gastrointestinal absorption and low bioavailability of quercetin curtail its clinical applications.
Methods: We performed a systematic research on the quercetin drug delivery system in PubMed, Web of Science,
SciFinder, Google Scholar, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure database, and summarized it reasonably.
Result and Conclusion: The bioavailability of quercetin can be improved through the application of delivery
systems technologies, such as microparticle delivery systems, solid dispersions, encapsulation, phospholipid
complexes, and hydrogels. Quercetin delivery systems have been demonstrated to exhibit stronger antibacterial,
anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and other pharmacological effects in vitro and in vivo
animal experiments, promoting the development and optimization of quercetin delivery systems for clinical applications.