Pharmacological and biological effects of chitosan Anna Buzlama, Solaiman Doba, Alexey Slivkin*, Sali Daghir Voronezh State University, Faculty of Pharmacy-Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology *Corresponding Author E-mail: silversleman23@gmail.com
Online published on 9 April, 2020. Abstract This article is devoted to the analysis and synthesis of published data of the structure, physicochemical properties, sources of production and biological effects of chitosan, which is relevant, since over the past 10 years there has been a significant increase in the number of scientific publications on this polymer1, which indicates the prospects for further research in this direction. Particular attention is paid in this article to the pharmacological properties of chitosan and their mechanisms, namely: wound healing, anti-inflammatory, immunostimulating, antioxidant, hepatoprotective and lipid-lowering, antibacterial and other effects. In general, the analysis of published data indicates the prospects for the development of new drugs containing chitosan. Top Keywords Chitin, Chitosan, toxicity of chitosan, physical properties of chitosan, chemical properties of chitosan, pharmacology effect of chitosan, biological effect of chitosan, Production Technology of Chitosan. Top |