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Longobardi G, Moore TL, Conte C, Ungaro F, Satchi-Fainaro R, Quaglia F. Polyester nanoparticles delivering chemotherapeutics: Learning from the past and looking to the future to enhance their clinical impact in tumor therapy. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 16:e1990. [PMID: 39217459 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2024] [Revised: 07/20/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Polymeric nanoparticles (NPs), specifically those comprised of biodegradable and biocompatible polyesters, have been heralded as a game-changing drug delivery platform. In fact, poly(α-hydroxy acids) such as polylactide (PLA), poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA), and poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) have been heavily researched in the past three decades as the material basis of polymeric NPs for drug delivery applications. As materials, these polymers have found success in resorbable sutures, biodegradable implants, and even monolithic, biodegradable platforms for sustained release of therapeutics (e.g., proteins and small molecules) and diagnostics. Few fields have gained more attention in drug delivery through polymeric NPs than cancer therapy. However, the clinical translational of polymeric nanomedicines for treating solid tumors has not been congruent with the fervor or funding in this particular field of research. Here, we attempt to provide a comprehensive snapshot of polyester NPs in the context of chemotherapeutic delivery. This includes a preliminary exploration of the polymeric nanomedicine in the cancer research space. We examine the various processes for producing polyester NPs, including methods for surface-functionalization, and related challenges. After a detailed overview of the multiple factors involved with the delivery of NPs to solid tumors, the crosstalk between particle design and interactions with biological systems is discussed. Finally, we report state-of-the-art approaches toward effective delivery of NPs to tumors, aiming at identifying new research areas and re-evaluating the reasons why some research avenues have underdelivered. We hope our effort will contribute to a better understanding of the gap to fill and delineate the future research work needed to bring polyester-based NPs closer to clinical application. This article is categorized under: Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Nanomedicine for Oncologic Disease Nanotechnology Approaches to Biology > Nanoscale Systems in Biology Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Emerging Technologies.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sagol School of Neurosciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Chen G, Liu Y, Svirskis D, Li H, Ying M, Lu W, Wen J. Cryo-Milled β-Glucan Nanoparticles for Oral Drug Delivery. Pharmaceutics 2024; 16:546. [PMID: 38675207 PMCID: PMC11054815 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16040546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Gemcitabine is a nucleoside analog effective against a number of cancers. However, it has an oral bioavailability of less than 10%, due to its high hydrophilicity and low permeability through the intestinal epithelium. Therefore, the aim of this project was to develop a novel nanoparticulate drug delivery system for the oral delivery of gemcitabine to improve its oral bioavailability. In this study, gemcitabine-loaded β-glucan NPs were fabricated using a film-casting method followed by a freezer-milling technique. As a result, the NPs showed a small particle size of 447.6 ± 14.2 nm, and a high drug entrapment efficiency of 64.3 ± 2.1%. By encapsulating gemcitabine into β-glucan NPs, a sustained drug release profile was obtained, and the anomalous diffusion release mechanism was analyzed, indicating that the drug release was governed by diffusion through the NP matrix as well as matrix erosion. The drug-loaded NPs had a greater ex vivo drug permeation through the porcine intestinal epithelial membrane compared to the plain drug solution. Cytotoxicity studies showed a safety profile of the β-glucan polymers, and the IC50s of drug solution and drug-loaded β-glucan NPs were calculated as 228.8 ± 31.2 ng·mL-1 and 306.1 ± 46.3 ng·mL-1, respectively. Additionally, the LD50 of BALB/c nude mice was determined as 204.17 mg/kg in the acute toxicity studies. Notably, pharmacokinetic studies showed that drug-loaded β-glucan NPs could achieve a 7.4-fold longer T1/2 and a 5.1-fold increase in oral bioavailability compared with plain drug solution. Finally, in vivo pharmacodynamic studies showed the promising capability of gemcitabine-loaded β-glucan NPs to inhibit the 4T1 breast tumor growth, with a 3.04- and 1.74-fold reduction compared to the untreated control and drug solution groups, respectively. In conclusion, the presented freezer-milled β-glucan NP system is a suitable drug delivery method for the oral delivery of gemcitabine and demonstrates a promising potential platform for oral chemotherapy.
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- Guanyu Chen
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 95 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Medicine, University of Texas Health San Antonio & College of Pharmacy, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78759, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Zhangjiang Campus of Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Zhangjiang Campus of Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 200433, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 95 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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Liu X, Cao Y, Wang S, Liu J, Hao H. Extracellular vesicles: powerful candidates in nano-drug delivery systems. Drug Deliv Transl Res 2024; 14:295-311. [PMID: 37581742 DOI: 10.1007/s13346-023-01411-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs), which are nanoparticles that are actively released by cells, contain a variety of biologically active substances, serve as significant mediators of intercellular communication, and participate in many processes, in health and pathologically. Compared with traditional nanodrug delivery systems (NDDSs), EVs have unique advantages due to their natural physiological properties, such as their biocompatibility, stability, ability to cross barriers, and inherent homing properties. A growing number of studies have reported that EVs deliver therapeutic proteins, small-molecule drugs, siRNAs, miRNAs, therapeutic proteins, and nanomaterials for targeted therapy in various diseases. However, due to the lack of standardized techniques for isolating, quantifying, and characterizing EVs; lower-than-anticipated drug loading efficiency; insufficient clinical production; and potential safety concerns, the practical application of EVs still faces many challenges. Here, we systematically review the current commonly used methods for isolating EVs, summarize the types and methods of loading therapeutic drugs into EVs, and discuss the latest progress in applying EVs as NDDs. Finally, we present the challenges that hinder the clinical application of EVs.
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- Xiaofei Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation & Breeding of Grassland Livestock, School of Life Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Inner Mongolia People's Hospital, No. 17 Zhaowuda Road, Saihan District, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation & Breeding of Grassland Livestock, School of Life Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation & Breeding of Grassland Livestock, School of Life Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation & Breeding of Grassland Livestock, School of Life Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China.
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University Research Center for Glycochemistry of Characteristic Medicinal Resources, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China.
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Sharma S, Tyagi A, Dang S. Nose to Brain Delivery of Transferrin conjugated PLGA nanoparticles for clonidine. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 252:126471. [PMID: 37619678 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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The present work focuses on the development of surface modified transferrin PLGA nanoparticles loaded with clonidine for nose to brain delivery. The CLD-Tf-PLGA-NPs were developed using double emulsification, followed by solvent evaporation and characterization. Particle size, PDI and Zeta potential of the nanoparticles was 199.5 ± 1.36 nm, 0.291, -17.4 ± 6.29 mV respectively with EE% 86.2 ± 2.12 %, and DL%, 7.8 ± 0.48 %. TEM, SEM and FTIR analysis were carried out to confirm the size and transferrin coating over the surface of nanoparticles. In-vitro drug release profile were studied in PBS (pH 7.4) and SNF (pH 5.5) for 72 h and highest release was observed in PBS 89.54 ± 3.17 %. Cellular assays were conducted on Neuro-2a cells to check the cytotoxicity and uptake of Tf-modified PLGA nanoparticles and the cell viability% was obtained to be 61.85 ± 4.48 % even at maximum concentration (40Cmax) with uptake of approximately 97 %. Histopathological studies were also performed to identify the cytotoxicity on nasal epithelium along with in-vivo biodistribution and pharmacodynamics studies to assess the concentration of drug in the mice brain and behavioural responses after intranasal delivery of surface modified nanoparticles. The results showed significant increase in concentration of drug in brain and behavioural improvements in mice (p < 0.05).
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- Surbhi Sharma
- Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, UP, India
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- Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, UP, India.
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Sharma S, Dang S. Polysorbate 80 surface modified PLGA nanoparticles: an in-vitro evaluation of cellular uptake and cytotoxicity on neuro-2a cells. J Microencapsul 2023; 40:534-548. [PMID: 37530105 DOI: 10.1080/02652048.2023.2244095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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AIM Present study focuses on the development of P80 coated PLGA Nanoparticles loaded with drugs, paroxetine (P80-Par-PLGA-NPs) and clonidine (P80-CLD-PLGA-NPs) for in-vitro evaluation of Cellular Uptake & Cytotoxicity on Neuro-2a cells. METHOD P80-Par-PLGA-NPs and P80-CLD-PLGA-NPs were developed and characterised for zeta size, potential, PDI, EE%, DL%, TEM, SEM, FTIR, DSC, in-vitro release, cytotoxicity, histopathological and cell uptake studies using rhodamine loaded P80-NPs. RESULT Mean particle diameter of P80-Par-PLGA-NPs and P80-CLD-PLGA-NPs was 204; 182.7 nm, ZP of -21.8; -18.72 mV and 0.275; 0.341 PDI, respectively. TEM and SEM images revealed homogenous surface morphology. In-vitro drug release showed sustained and complete release in 72 h. Cell viability (>90%) at Cmax and no cytotoxicity in histopathology was observed. Significant higher uptake (96.9%) of P80-modified-NPS was observed as compared to unmodified-NPs (81%) (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION The finding clearly indicated a higher cell uptake of drugs via surface modified P80-coated PLGA-NPs as compared to unmodified particles.
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- Surbhi Sharma
- Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India
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Zang W, Gao D, Yu M, Long M, Zhang Z, Ji T. Oral Delivery of Gemcitabine-Loaded Glycocholic Acid-Modified Micelles for Cancer Therapy. ACS NANO 2023; 17:18074-18088. [PMID: 37717223 PMCID: PMC10540784 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c04793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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The clinical utility of gemcitabine, an antimetabolite antineoplastic agent applied in various chemotherapy treatments, is limited due to the required intravenous injection. Although chemical structure modifications of gemcitabine result in enhanced oral bioavailability, these modifications compromise complex synthetic routes and cause unexpected side effects. In this study, gemcitabine-loaded glycocholic acid-modified micelles (Gem-PPG) were prepared for enhanced oral chemotherapy. The in vitro transport pathway experiments revealed that intact Gem-PPG were transported across the intestinal epithelial monolayer via an apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT)-mediated pathway. In mice, the pharmacokinetic analyses demonstrated that the oral bioavailability of Gem-PPG approached 81%, compared to less than 20% for unmodified micelles. In addition, the antitumor activity of oral Gem-PPG (30 mg/kg, BIW) was superior to that of free drug injection (60 mg/kg, BIW) in the xenograft model. Moreover, the assessments of hematology, blood chemistry, and histology all indicated the hypotoxicity profile of the drug-loaded micelles.
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- Wenqing Zang
- Department
of Pathology, Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai
Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University
of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai
Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University
of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department
of Pathology, Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai
Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University
of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department
of Pathology, Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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Rizwanullah M, Perwez A, Alam M, Ahmad S, Mir SR, Rizvi MMA, Amin S. Polymer-lipid hybrid nanoparticles of exemestane for improved oral bioavailability and anti-tumor efficacy: An extensive preclinical investigation. Int J Pharm 2023; 642:123136. [PMID: 37311498 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Exemestane (EXE), an irreversible aromatase inhibitor, is primarily used as a first-line therapy for estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer patients. However, complex physicochemical characteristics of EXE limit its oral bioavailability (<10%) and anti-breast cancer efficacy. The present study aimed to develop a novel nanocarrier system to improve the oral bioavailability and anti-breast cancer efficacy of EXE. In this perspective, EXE-loaded TPGS-based polymer lipid hybrid nanoparticles (EXE-TPGS-PLHNPs) were prepared by the nanoprecipitation method and evaluated for their potential in improving oral bioavailability, safety, and therapeutic efficacy in the animal model. EXE-TPGS-PLHNPs showed significantly higher intestinal permeation in comparison to EXE-PLHNPs (without TPGS) and free EXE. After oral administration, EXE-TPGS-PLHNPs and EXE-PLHNPs revealed 3.58 and 4.69 times higher oral bioavailability in Wistar rats compared to the conventional EXE suspension. The results of the acute toxicity experiment suggested that the developed nanocarrier was safe for oral administration. Furthermore, EXE-TPGS-PLHNPs and EXE-PLHNPs represented much better anti-breast cancer activity in Balb/c mice bearing MCF-7 tumor xenograft with tumor inhibition rate of 72.72% and 61.94% respectively in comparison with the conventional EXE suspension (30.79%) after 21 days of oral chemotherapy. In addition, insignificant changes in the histopathological examination of vital organs and hematological analysis further confirm the safety of the developed PLHNPs. Therefore, the findings of the present investigation advocated that the encapsulation of EXE in PLHNPs can be a promising approach for oral chemotherapy of breast cancer.
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- Md Rizwanullah
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Genome Biology Lab, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Genome Biology Lab, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India.
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Mostafa MM, Amin MM, Zakaria MY, Hussein MA, Shamaa MM, Abd El-Halim SM. Chitosan Surface-Modified PLGA Nanoparticles Loaded with Cranberry Powder Extract as a Potential Oral Delivery Platform for Targeting Colon Cancer Cells. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15020606. [PMID: 36839928 PMCID: PMC9964659 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15020606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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Nutraceutical cranberry powder extract (CBPE) has distinct polyphenols inhibiting colon cancer growth and proliferation. However, its oral therapeutic efficacy is hindered because of its low permeability. This study aims to formulate chitosan surface-modified PLGA nanoparticles (CS-PLGA NPs) for encapsulating CBPE and modulating its release rate, permeation, cell targeting, and, therefore, its cytotoxicity. A full 23 factorial design is employed to scrutinize the effect of lactide/glycolide ratio, PLGA weight, and stabilizer concentrations on entrapment efficiency percentage (EE%), particle size (PS), polydispersity index (PDI), and zeta potential (ZP). The optimum formula (F4) shows spherical particles with a relatively high EE% (72.30 ± 2.86%), an appropriate size of 370.10 ± 10.31 nm, PDI; 0.398 ± 0.001, and ZP; -5.40 ± 0.21 mV. Alongside the ATR-FTIR outcomes, the chitosan surface-modified formula (CS-F4) demonstrates a significant increase in particle size (417.67 ± 6.77 nm) and a shift from negative to positive zeta potential (+21.63 ± 2.46 mV), confirming the efficiency of surface modification with chitosan. The intestinal permeability of F4 and CS-F4 is significantly increased by 2.19- and 3.10-fold, respectively, compared to the CBPE solution, with the permeability coefficient (Papp) being 2.05 × 10-4 cm/min and 2.91 × 10-4 cm/min, for F4 and CS-F4, respectively, compared to the CBPE solution, 9.36 × 10-5 cm/min. Moreover, CS-F4 evidences significant caspase-3 protein level expression stimulation and significant inhibition of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT-3) protein expression levels, confirming the superiority of CS-F4 for targeting HT-29 cells. Briefly, CS-PLGA NPs could be regarded as a prosperous delivery system of CBPE with enhanced permeation, cell targeting, and antitumor efficacy.
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- Mona M. Mostafa
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, October 6 University, 6th of October City, Giza 12585, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt
- Correspondence: (M.M.A.); (S.M.A.E.-H.); Tel.: +20-1221602540 (M.M.A.); +20-1119994874 (S.M.A.E.-H.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Port Said University, Port Said 42526, Egypt
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Salman International University, Ras Sudr 46612, South Sinai, Egypt
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- Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Technology, October 6 University, 6th of October City, Giza 12585, Egypt
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- Biochemistry Department, Clinical and Biological Sciences Division, College of Pharmacy, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria 1029, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, October 6 University, 6th of October City, Giza 12585, Egypt
- Correspondence: (M.M.A.); (S.M.A.E.-H.); Tel.: +20-1221602540 (M.M.A.); +20-1119994874 (S.M.A.E.-H.)
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Shafique M, Ur Rehman M, Kamal Z, Alzhrani RM, Alshehri S, Alamri AH, Bakkari MA, Sabei FY, Safhi AY, Mohammed AM, Hamd MAE, Almawash S. Formulation development of lipid polymer hybrid nanoparticles of doxorubicin and its in-vitro, in-vivo and computational evaluation. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1025013. [PMID: 36825154 PMCID: PMC9941671 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1025013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study was to assess the parameters of doxorubicin (DOX) loaded lipid polymer hybrid nanoparticles (LPHNs) formulation development, and then the bioavailability of DOX were determined in the rabbit model, in order to evaluate the intrinsic outcome of dosage form improvement after the oral administration. LPHNs were prepared by combine approach, using both magnetic stirring and probe sonication followed by its characterization in terms of size-distribution (Zeta Size), entrapment efficiency (EE), loading capacity, and the kinetics of DOX. LPHNPs were further characterized by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), powder X-Ray diffractometry (P-XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), in vitro and in vivo studies. The molecular modeling was determined through the density functional theory (DFT) simulations and interactions. DOX loaded and unloaded LPHNs were administered orally to the rabbits for bioavailability and pharmacokinetic parameters determinations. The plasma concentration of DOX was determined through high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The average size of DOX-loaded LPHNs was 121.90 ± 3.0 nm. The drug loading of DOX was 0.391% ± 0.01 of aqueous dispersion, where its encapsulation efficiency was 95.5% ± 1.39. After oral administration of the DOX-LPHNs, the area under the plasma drug concentration-time curve (AUC) improved about 2-folds comparatively (p < 0.05). DFT simulations were used to understand the interactions of polymers with different sites of DOX molecule. The larger negative binding energies (-9.33 to -18.53 kcal/mol) of the different complexes evince that the polymers have stronger affinity to bind with the DOX molecule while the negative values shows that the process is spontaneous, and the synthesis of DOX-LPHNs is energetically favorable. It was concluded that DOX-LPHNs provides a promising new formulation that can enhance the oral bioavailability, which have optimized compatibilities and improve the pharmacokinetic of DOX after oral administration.
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- Muhammad Shafique
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, United Kingdom,Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Chakdara, (Dir Lower), Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal, (Dir Upper), Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical technology Faculty of Pharmacy Al-azhar University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia,Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia,*Correspondence: Saud Almawash,
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Oral docetaxel delivery with cationic polymeric core-shell nanocapsules: In vitro and in vivo evaluation. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2023.104163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Kale K, Fulfager A, Juvale K, Yadav KS. Long circulating polymeric nanoparticles of gemcitabine HCl using PLGA-PEG-PPG-PEG block co-polymer. INT J POLYM MATER PO 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2022.2135514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Ketaki Kale
- Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, SVKM's NMIMS Deemed to be University, Mumbai, India
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- Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, SVKM's NMIMS Deemed to be University, Mumbai, India
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- Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, SVKM's NMIMS Deemed to be University, Mumbai, India
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- Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, SVKM's NMIMS Deemed to be University, Mumbai, India
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Dalle Carbonare L, Bertacco J, Gaglio SC, Minoia A, Cominacini M, Cheri S, Deiana M, Marchetto G, Bisognin A, Gandini A, Antoniazzi F, Perduca M, Mottes M, Valenti MT. Fisetin: An Integrated Approach to Identify a Strategy Promoting Osteogenesis. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:890693. [PMID: 35652047 PMCID: PMC9149166 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.890693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Flavonoids may modulate the bone formation process. Among flavonoids, fisetin is known to counteract tumor growth, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. In addition, fisetin prevents inflammation-induced bone loss. In order to evaluate its favorable use in osteogenesis, we assayed fisetin supplementation in both in vitro and in vivo models and gathered information on nanoparticle-mediated delivery of fisetin in vitro and in a microfluidic system. Real-time RT-PCR, Western blotting, and nanoparticle synthesis were performed to evaluate the effects of fisetin in vitro, in the zebrafish model, and in ex vivo samples. Our results demonstrated that fisetin at 2.5 µM concentration promotes bone formation in vitro and mineralization in the zebrafish model. In addition, we found that fisetin stimulates osteoblast maturation in cell cultures obtained from cleidocranial dysplasia patients. Remarkably, PLGA nanoparticles increased fisetin stability and, consequently, its stimulating effects on RUNX2 and its downstream gene SP7 expression. Therefore, our findings demonstrated the positive effects of fisetin on osteogenesis and suggest that patients affected by skeletal diseases, both of genetic and metabolic origins, may actually benefit from fisetin supplementation.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.,Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Biocrystallography Lab, Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Pediatrics and Gynecology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Pediatrics and Gynecology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Biocrystallography Lab, Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.,Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Quadir SS, Saharan V, Choudhary D, Harish, Jain CP, Joshi G. Nano-strategies as Oral Drug Delivery Platforms for Treatment of Cancer: Challenges and Future Perspectives. AAPS PharmSciTech 2022; 23:152. [PMID: 35606661 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-022-02301-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Oral drug administration is the oldest and widely used method for drug administration. The objectives behind developing an oral drug delivery for the treatment of cancer are to achieve low cost treatment by utilizing novel techniques to target cancer through gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) and to enhance patient comfort and compliance through a hospital-free treatment leading to "Chemotherapy at Home." Unfortunately, due to the physiological environment of the GIT and physicochemical properties of drug candidate, the efficacy of oral drug delivery methods is limited in the treatment of cancer. Due to their low hydrophilicity, high P-gp efflux and restricted intestinal permeability most of the anti-cancer drugs fail to achieve oral bioavailability. The review focuses on the efforts, challenges, opportunities and studies conducted by scientists worldwide on the oral administration of anticancer medications via nanocarriers such as liposomes, SLNs and dendrimers, because of their potential to overcome the epithelial barrier associated with GALT, as well as the applications of different polymers in targeting the cancer. The oral delivery can set newer horizons in cancer therapy to make it more patient friendly.
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Sirvi A, Kuche K, Chaudhari D, Ghadi R, Date T, Katiyar SS, Jain S. Supersaturable self-emulsifying drug delivery system: A strategy for improving the loading and oral bioavailability of quercetin. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2022.103289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Nanoencapsulation of aptamer-functionalized 5-Fluorouracil liposomes using alginate/chitosan complex as a novel targeting strategy for colon-specific drug delivery. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2022.103299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Nasrpour S, Yousefi G, Niakosari M, Aminlari M. Nanoencapsulation of saffron crocin into chitosan/alginate interpolyelectrolyte complexes for oral delivery: A Taguchi approach to design optimization. J Food Sci 2022; 87:1148-1160. [PMID: 35150139 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.16052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Crocin, as a nutraceutical component of saffron (Crocus sativus L.), possesses numerous therapeutic effects. In the current study, a crocin-loaded chitosan/alginate (CS/ALG) nanocarrier was developed for oral delivery. The influence of preparation variables including pH and the concentrations of CS, ALG, and calcium chloride (CaCl2 ) on encapsulation efficiency (EE%) and loading efficiency (LE%) of CS/ALG nanoparticles (NPs) was evaluated by L9 Taguchi orthogonal array (OA). The results showed that at 0.25% w/v CS, 0.1% w/v ALG, pH 4.5, and absence of CaCl2 , crocin was loaded into CS/ALG NPs with EE% and LE% of 91.5% and 27.4%, respectively. Ultrasonication reduced the particle sizes (PSs) up to 100 nm, and freeze-dried NPs reproduced the particles with average size of 90 nm. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was successfully used to characterize the structure and morphology of freeze-dried NPs, confirming very fine NPs having sizes less than 100 nm. Crocin loaded into NPs showed higher stability in simulated gastric pH 2 compared to free crocin (2.1% and 7.5% degradation at 60 min, respectively). Furthermore, a pH-dependent sustained crocin release was observed with faster release at pH 2. Overall, the very small PS along with high encapsulation efficiency and stability can enhance crocin oral bioavailability making CS/ALG nanovehicles promising as an effective delivery system. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: Crocin as a functional component of Saffron is not sufficiently stable in gastrointestinal tract and its absorption is not complete. Chitosan/Alginate nanoparticles can encapsulate it efficiently, protect it and enhance its absorption orally. The availability and simplicity of the materials and equipments employed in current research provide the possibility to industrial scale up of the Crocin nanoparticles.
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- Samira Nasrpour
- Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.,Department of Biochemistry, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Elz AS, Trevaskis NL, Porter CJH, Bowen JM, Prestidge CA. Smart design approaches for orally administered lipophilic prodrugs to promote lymphatic transport. J Control Release 2021; 341:676-701. [PMID: 34896450 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Challenges to effective delivery of drugs following oral administration has attracted growing interest over recent decades. Small molecule drugs (<1000 Da) are generally absorbed across the gastrointestinal tract into the portal blood and further transported to the systemic circulation via the liver. This can result in a significant reduction to the oral bioavailability of drugs that are metabolically labile and ultimately lead to ineffective exposure and treatment. Targeting drug delivery to the intestinal lymphatics is attracting increased attention as an alternative route of drug transportation providing multiple benefits. These include bypassing hepatic first-pass metabolism and selectively targeting disease reservoirs residing within the lymphatic system. The particular physicochemical requirements for drugs to be able to access the lymphatics after oral delivery include high lipophilicity (logP>5) and high long-chain triglyceride solubility (> 50 mg/g), properties required to enable drug association with the lipoprotein transport pathway. The majority of small molecule drugs, however, are not this lipophilic and therefore not substantially transported via the intestinal lymph. This has contributed to a growing body of investigation into prodrug approaches to deliver drugs to the lymphatic system by chemical manipulation. Optimised lipophilic prodrugs have the potential to increase lymphatic transport thereby improving oral pharmacokinetics via a reduction in first pass metabolism and may also target of disease-specific reservoirs within the lymphatics. This may provide advantages for current pharmacotherapy approaches for a wide array of pathological conditions, e.g. immune disease, cancer and metabolic disease, and also presents a promising approach for advanced vaccination strategies. In this review, specific emphasis is placed on medicinal chemistry strategies that have been successfully employed to design lipophilic prodrugs to deliberately enable lymphatic transport. Recent progress and opportunities in medicinal chemistry and drug delivery that enable new platforms for efficacious and safe delivery of drugs are critically evaluated.
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- Aurelia S Elz
- Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
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- Department of Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
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- Department of Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
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- School of Biomedicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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- Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
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Chen G, Svirskis D, Lu W, Ying M, Li H, Liu M, Wen J. N-trimethyl chitosan coated nano-complexes enhance the oral bioavailability and chemotherapeutic effects of gemcitabine. Carbohydr Polym 2021; 273:118592. [PMID: 34560993 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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N-trimethyl chitosan (TMC) is a multifunctional polymer that can be used in various nanoparticle forms in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and biomedical fields. In this study, TMC was used as a mucoadhesive adjuvant to enhance the oral bioavailability and hence antitumour effects of gemcitabine formulated into nanocomplexes composed of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles (PLGA NPs) conjugated with d-α-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate (TPGS). A central composite design was applied to achieve the optimal formulation. Cellular uptake and drug transportation studies revealed the nanocomplexes permeate over the intestinal cells via adsorptive-mediated and caveolae-mediated endocytosis. Pharmacokinetic studies demonstrated the oral drug bioavailability of the nanocomplexes was increased 5.1-fold compared with drug solution. In pharmacodynamic studies, the formulation reduced tumour size 3.1-fold compared with the drug solution. The data demonstrates that TMC modified nanocomplexes can enhance gemcitabine oral bioavailability and promote the anticancer efficacy.
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- Guanyu Chen
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China; School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Science, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, AR, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Mundada VP, Patel MH, Mundada PK, Sawant KK. Development of Self-Microemulsifying Drug Delivery System to Improve Nisoldipine Bioavailability: Cell Line and In Vivo Evaluations : Development of Self-Microemulsifying Drug Delivery System. AAPS PharmSciTech 2021; 22:256. [PMID: 34676456 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-021-02109-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The authors attempted to fabricate a novel lipid-based formulation of a lipophilic drug, nisoldipine (NISO). As NISO belongs to BCS class 2 drug, it suffers from low bioavailability (5%). Hence, the research was intended to ameliorate oral bioavailability of NISO via intestinal lymphatic transport. The NISO loaded self microemulsifying drug delivery system (SMEDDS) (NISO SMEDDS) was prepared using Peceol, Cremophor EL, and Transcutol HP. The Cremophor EL and Transcutol HP at 1:1 ratio showed maximum microemulsifying area, and average globule size was 16.78 ± 0.97 nm with PDI 0.121 ± 0.024. Cellular uptake studies (confocal microscopy and flow cytometry) using Caco-2 cells depicted higher fluorescence with coumarin-6 loaded SMEDDS as that of coumarin-6 solution which indicated deeper penetration. Mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of coumarin-6 loaded SMEDDS was significantly improved (9.92-fold) in contrast to coumarin-6 solution. The NISO SMEDDS showed enhanced permeability (5.02 times) across Caco-2 cells compared to NISO suspension. The bioavailability improvement with NISO SMEEDS was 2.14 times relative to suspension, and lymphatic uptake was involved in oral absorption of NISO SMEDDS.
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Tabanelli R, Brogi S, Calderone V. Improving Curcumin Bioavailability: Current Strategies and Future Perspectives. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:1715. [PMID: 34684008 PMCID: PMC8540263 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13101715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Curcumin possesses a plethora of interesting pharmacological effects. Unfortunately, it is also characterized by problematic drug delivery and scarce bioavailability, representing the main problem related to the use of this compound. Poor absorption, fast metabolism, and rapid systemic clearance are the most important factors contributing to low curcumin levels in plasma and tissues. Accordingly, to overcome these issues, numerous strategies have been proposed and are investigated in this article. Due to advances in the drug delivery field, we describe here the most promising strategies for increasing curcumin bioavailability, including the use of adjuvant, complexed/encapsulated curcumin, specific curcumin formulations, and curcumin nanoparticles. We analyze current strategies, already available in the market, and the most advanced technologies that can offer a future perspective for effective curcumin formulations. We focus the attention on the effectiveness of curcumin-based formulations in clinical trials, providing a comprehensive summary. Clinical trial results, employing various delivery methods for curcumin, showed that improved bioavailability corresponds to increased therapeutic efficacy. Furthermore, advances in the field of nanoparticles hold great promise for developing curcumin-based complexes as effective therapeutic agents. Summarizing, suitable delivery methods for this polyphenol will ensure the possibility of using curcumin-derived formulations in clinical practice as preventive and disease-modifying therapeutics.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, I-56126 Pisa, Italy; (R.T.); (V.C.)
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Esim O, Ozkan CK, Sarper M, Savaser A, Ozkan Y. Development of Gemcitabine Loaded PLGA/Lecithin Nanoparticles for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Therapy. Curr Drug Deliv 2021; 17:622-628. [PMID: 32394837 DOI: 10.2174/1567201817666200512094145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Revised: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Compared to polymeric nanoparticles prepared using non-lipid surfactants, lecithin addition forms larger nanoparticles and exhibits higher drug loading and the stability of nanoparticles can be conferred by adding Vitamin E Polyethylene Glycol Succinate (TPGS) into the formulation. AIM The aim of this study is to prepare Gemcitabine (Gem) loaded lecithin/PLGA nanoparticles. Moreover, the effect of TPGS and sodium cholate (SK) on the preparation of lecithin/PLGA nanoparticles was compared. METHODS It was found that while PC addition into PLGATPGS nanoparticles formed larger particles (251.3± 6.0 nm for Gem-PLGATPGS NPs and 516,9 ± 3.9 nm for Gem-PLGA-PCTPGS NPs), the particle size of PLGASK nanoparticles was not affected by lecithin addition (p>0.05;). RESULTS In cytotoxicity studies, it was found that the SK-MES-1 cell inhibition rates of Gem-PLGATPGS NPs, Gem-PLGA-PCTPGS NPs, Gem-PLGASK NPs, Gem-PLGA-PCSK NPs were similar with free Gem (p>0.05;). In cytotoxicity studies, it was found that the encapsulation into nanoparticles did not change the cytotoxicity of the drug. However, higher cellular uptake has been observed when the lecithin was used in the preparation of PLGA nanoparticles. CONCLUSION Compared with free Gem, the Gem-loaded nanoparticles enhanced the uptake of the drug by SK-MES-1 cells which can increase the effect of gemcitabine for non-small cell lung cancer therapy.
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- Ozgur Esim
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Gulhane Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Gulhane Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Stem Cell Research Center, Gulhane Institute of Health Sciences, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Gulhane Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Gulhane Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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Potential Applications of Chitosan-Based Nanomaterials to Surpass the Gastrointestinal Physiological Obstacles and Enhance the Intestinal Drug Absorption. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:pharmaceutics13060887. [PMID: 34203816 PMCID: PMC8232820 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13060887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The small intestine provides the major site for the absorption of numerous orally administered drugs. However, before reaching to the systemic circulation to exert beneficial pharmacological activities, the oral drug delivery is hindered by poor absorption/metabolic instability of the drugs in gastrointestinal (GI) tract and the presence of the mucus layer overlying intestinal epithelium. Therefore, a polymeric drug delivery system has emerged as a robust approach to enhance oral drug bioavailability and intestinal drug absorption. Chitosan, a cationic polymer derived from chitin, and its derivatives have received remarkable attention to serve as a promising drug carrier, chiefly owing to their versatile, biocompatible, biodegradable, and non-toxic properties. Several types of chitosan-based drug delivery systems have been developed, including chemical modification, conjugates, capsules, and hybrids. They have been shown to be effective in improving intestinal assimilation of several types of drugs, e.g., antidiabetic, anticancer, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory drugs. In this review, the physiological challenges affecting intestinal drug absorption and the effects of chitosan on those parameters impacting on oral bioavailability are summarized. More appreciably, types of chitosan-based nanomaterials enhancing intestinal drug absorption and their mechanisms, as well as potential applications in diabetes, cancers, infections, and inflammation, are highlighted. The future perspective of chitosan applications is also discussed.
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Zou Y, Mei D, Yuan J, Han J, Xu J, Sun N, He H, Yang C, Zhao L. Preparation, Characterization, Pharmacokinetic, and Therapeutic Potential of Novel 6-Mercaptopurine-Loaded Oral Nanomedicines for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Int J Nanomedicine 2021; 16:1127-1141. [PMID: 33603372 PMCID: PMC7886780 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s290466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common hematologic malignancy in children. It requires a long and rigorous course of chemotherapy treatments. 6-Mercaptopurine (6-MP) is one of the primary drugs used in chemotherapy. Unfortunately, its efficacy has been limited due to its insolubility, poor bioavailability and serious adverse effects. To overcome these drawbacks, we constructed 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP)-loaded nanomedicines (6-MPNs) with biodegradable poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) to enhance the anticancer efficacy of 6-MP. Methods We prepared the 6-MPNs using a double-emulsion solvent evaporation method, characterizing them for the physicochemical properties. We then investigated the plasma, intestinal region and other organs in Sprague Dawley (SD) rats for pharmacokinetics. Additionally, we evaluated its anticancer efficacy in vitro on the human T leukemia cell line Jurkat and in vivo on the ALL model mice. Results The 6-MPNs were spherical in shape with uniform particle size and high encapsulation efficiency. The in vitro release profile showed that 6-MPNs exhibited a burst release that a sustained release phase then followed. The apoptosis assay demonstrated that 6-MPNs could improve the in vitro cytotoxicity in Jurkat cells. Pharmacokinetics profiles revealed that 6-MPNs had improved oral bioavailability. Tissue distribution experiments indicated that 6-MPNs increased the duodenum absorption of 6-MP, at the same time having a low accumulation of the toxic metabolites of 6-MP. The in vivo pharmacodynamics study revealed that 6-MPNs could prolong the survival time of the ALL model mice. The prepared 6-MPNs, therefore, have superior properties in terms of anticancer efficacy against ALL with reduced systemic toxicity. Conclusion Our nanomedicines provide a promising delivery strategy for 6-MP; they offer a simple preparation method and high significance for clinical translation.
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- Yaru Zou
- Clinical Research Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, 100045, People's Republic of China.,School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, People's Republic of China
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- Clinical Research Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, 100045, People's Republic of China
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- Clinical Research Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, 100045, People's Republic of China.,School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, People's Republic of China
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- Clinical Research Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, 100045, People's Republic of China
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- Clinical Research Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, 100045, People's Republic of China
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- Clinical Research Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, 100045, People's Republic of China
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- Clinical Research Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, 100045, People's Republic of China
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- School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, People's Republic of China
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- Clinical Research Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, 100045, People's Republic of China
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Patel P, Patel M. Enhanced oral bioavailability of nintedanib esylate with nanostructured lipid carriers by lymphatic targeting: In vitro, cell line and in vivo evaluation. Eur J Pharm Sci 2021; 159:105715. [PMID: 33453388 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2021.105715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The present research work was aimed to explore the ability of nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) to improve oral bioavailability of Nintedanib esylate (NE) via lymphatic uptake. The NE loaded NLCs (NE-NLCs) were fabricated using high speed homogenization followed by probe sonication method and physiochemically characterized. The NE-NLCs had particle size of 125.7 ± 5.5 nm, entrapment efficiency of 88.5 ± 2.5% and zeta potential of -17.3 ± 3.5 mV. DSC and XRD studies indicated that NE was converted to amorphous form. TEM images showed uniformly distributed spherical shaped particles. In vitro release study of NE-NLCs showed drug release of 6.87 ± 2.72% in pH 1.2 and 92.72 ± 3.40% in phosphate buffer pH 6.8 and obeyed higuchi model. Lipolysis study showed higher amount of drug in aqueous layer in NE-NLCs compared to NE-suspension. Tissue distribution study showed deeper penetration of FITC loaded NLCs compared to FITC solution. The cellular uptake across Caco-2 cells exhibited more uptake of FITC loaded NLCs. Cytotoxicity study using A549 cell line revealed higher potential of NE-NLCs in inhibiting tumor cell growth in comparison to that of suspension. The oral bioavailability of NE was ameliorated over 26.31 folds after inclusion into NLCs in contrast to NE-suspension. Intestinal lymphatic uptake of NE-NLCs in cycloheximide treated mice was lower as compared to control without cycloheximide treatment. Thus, the developed NE-NLCs can be an encouraging delivery strategy for increasing oral bioavailability of NE via lymphatic uptake.
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- Priyanshi Patel
- Maliba Pharmacy College, Uka Tarsadia University, Surat 394350, Gujarat, India
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- Maliba Pharmacy College, Uka Tarsadia University, Surat 394350, Gujarat, India.
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Molecular Dynamics Studies of Poly(Lactic Acid) Nanoparticles and Their Interactions with Vitamin E and TLR Agonists Pam 1CSK 4 and Pam 3CSK 4. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10112209. [PMID: 33167538 PMCID: PMC7694526 DOI: 10.3390/nano10112209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanoparticles (NPs) are widely investigated due to their bioresorbable, biocompatible and low immunogen properties. Interestingly, many recent studies show that they can be efficiently used as drug delivery systems or as adjuvants to enhance vaccine efficacy. Our work focuses on the molecular mechanisms involved during the nanoprecipitation of PLA NPs from concentrated solutions of lactic acid polymeric chains, and their specific interactions with biologically relevant molecules. In this study, we evaluated the ability of a PLA-based nanoparticle drug carrier to vectorize either vitamin E or the Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists Pam1CSK4 and Pam3CSK4, which are potent activators of the proinflammatory transcription factor NF-κB. We used dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) to simulate large systems mimicking the nanoprecipitation process for a complete NP. Our results evidenced that after the NP formation, Pam1CSK4 and Pam3CSK4 molecules end up located on the surface of the particle, interacting with the PLA chains via their fatty acid chains, whereas vitamin E molecules are buried deeper in the core of the particle. Our results allow for a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms responsible for the formation of the PLA NPs and their interactions with biological molecules located either on their surfaces or encapsulated within them. This work should allow for a rapid development of better biodegradable and safe vectorization systems with new drugs in the near future.
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Celia C, Cristiano MC, Froiio F, Di Francesco M, d'Avanzo N, Di Marzio L, Fresta M. Nanoliposomes as Multidrug Carrier of Gemcitabine/Paclitaxel for the Effective Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer Disease: A Comparison with Gemzar and Taxol. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.202000121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Christian Celia
- Department of Pharmacy University of Chieti‐Pescara “G. d'Annunzio” Via dei Vestini 31 Chieti I‐66010 Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine University of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia” Viale “S. Venuta” s.n.c. Catanzaro I‐88100 Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine University of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia” Viale “S. Venuta” s.n.c. Catanzaro I‐88100 Italy
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- Department of Health Science University of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia” Viale “S. Venuta” s.n.c. Catanzaro I‐88100 Italy
- Laboratory of Nanotechnology for Precision Medicine Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Via Morego 30 Genoa I‐16163 Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy University of Chieti‐Pescara “G. d'Annunzio” Via dei Vestini 31 Chieti I‐66010 Italy
- Department of Health Science University of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia” Viale “S. Venuta” s.n.c. Catanzaro I‐88100 Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy University of Chieti‐Pescara “G. d'Annunzio” Via dei Vestini 31 Chieti I‐66010 Italy
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- Department of Health Science University of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia” Viale “S. Venuta” s.n.c. Catanzaro I‐88100 Italy
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Role of micellar interface in the synthesis of chitosan nanoparticles formulated by reverse micellar method. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.124876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Yalcin TE, Ilbasmis-Tamer S, Takka S. Antitumor activity of gemcitabine hydrochloride loaded lipid polymer hybrid nanoparticles (LPHNs): In vitro and in vivo. Int J Pharm 2020; 580:119246. [PMID: 32205141 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The present study demonstrated the application of gemcitabine hydrochloride (GEM) loaded lipid polymer hybrid nanoparticles (LPHNs) for the enhancement the chemotherapeutic response. GEM, which is an anti-tumor drug, is frequently utilized for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, breast cancer and pancreatic cancer. GEM loaded LPHNs were formed and examined for pharmacokinetic profile and in vivo anticancer activity. Modified double emulsion solvent evaporation method was employed in the preparation of the LPHNs. Cytotoxicities of the GEM loaded LPHNs formulation were evaluated on MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells by MTT assays. Pharmacokinetics and in vivo anticancer efficacy studies were conducted following intraperitoneal administration in female Sprague-Dawley rats. In vivo pharmacokinetic studies in rats exhibited the advantage of the GEM loaded LPHNs over commercial product Gemko® and the GEM loaded LPHNs had longer circulation time. The half-life of GEM in LPHNs formulation was notable advanced (4.2 folds) comparing to commercial product of GEM (native). These findings indicated that GEM loaded LPHNs can be used for enhancing antitumor efficacy for breast cancer treatment.
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- Tahir Emre Yalcin
- Gazi University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, 06330 Etiler, Ankara, Turkey
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- Gazi University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, 06330 Etiler, Ankara, Turkey
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- Gazi University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, 06330 Etiler, Ankara, Turkey.
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Hua S. Advances in Oral Drug Delivery for Regional Targeting in the Gastrointestinal Tract - Influence of Physiological, Pathophysiological and Pharmaceutical Factors. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:524. [PMID: 32425781 PMCID: PMC7212533 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The oral route is by far the most common route of drug administration in the gastrointestinal tract and can be used for both systemic drug delivery and for treating local gastrointestinal diseases. It is the most preferred route by patients, due to its advantages, such as ease of use, non-invasiveness, and convenience for self-administration. Formulations can also be designed to enhance drug delivery to specific regions in the upper or lower gastrointestinal tract. Despite the clear advantages offered by the oral route, drug delivery can be challenging as the human gastrointestinal tract is complex and displays a number of physiological barriers that affect drug delivery. Among these challenges are poor drug stability, poor drug solubility, and low drug permeability across the mucosal barriers. Attempts to overcome these issues have focused on improved understanding of the physiology of the gastrointestinal tract in both healthy and diseased states. Innovative pharmaceutical approaches have also been explored to improve regional drug targeting in the gastrointestinal tract, including nanoparticulate formulations. This review will discuss the physiological, pathophysiological, and pharmaceutical considerations influencing drug delivery for the oral route of administration, as well as the conventional and novel drug delivery approaches. The translational challenges and development aspects of novel formulations will also be addressed.
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- Susan Hua
- Therapeutic Targeting Research Group, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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Stillhart C, Vučićević K, Augustijns P, Basit AW, Batchelor H, Flanagan TR, Gesquiere I, Greupink R, Keszthelyi D, Koskinen M, Madla CM, Matthys C, Miljuš G, Mooij MG, Parrott N, Ungell AL, de Wildt SN, Orlu M, Klein S, Müllertz A. Impact of gastrointestinal physiology on drug absorption in special populations––An UNGAP review. Eur J Pharm Sci 2020; 147:105280. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2020.105280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2019] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Pourtalebi Jahromi L, Ghazali M, Ashrafi H, Azadi A. A comparison of models for the analysis of the kinetics of drug release from PLGA-based nanoparticles. Heliyon 2020; 6:e03451. [PMID: 32140583 PMCID: PMC7049635 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 07/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Purpose Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) has received much academic attention for developing nanotherapeutics and FDA has approved it for several applications. An important parameter that dictates the bioavailability and hence the biological effect of the drug is drug release from its delivering system. This study offers a comparative mathematical analysis of drug release from Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)–based nanoparticles to suggest a general model explaining multi-mechanistic release they provide. Methods Eight release models, zero order, first order, Higuchi, Hixson-Crowell, the square root of mass, the three-second root of mass, Weibull and Korsmeyer-Peppas, as well as the second degree polynomial equation were applied to 60 data sets. The models analysed regarding several types of errors, regression parameters and average Akaike information criterion. Results and discussion Most of the data sets present the highest R2, the lowest overall error and AIC for the Weibull model. Weibull model with the mean AIC = -36.37 and mean OE = 7.24 and the highest NE less than 5, 10, 15 and 20 % in most of the cases best fits the release data from various PLGA-based drug delivery systems that are studied. Weibull model seems to show enough flexibility to describe various release patterns PLGA provides.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Babadi D, Dadashzadeh S, Osouli M, Daryabari MS, Haeri A. Nanoformulation strategies for improving intestinal permeability of drugs: A more precise look at permeability assessment methods and pharmacokinetic properties changes. J Control Release 2020; 321:669-709. [PMID: 32112856 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.02.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The therapeutic efficacy of orally administered drugs is often restricted by their inherent limited oral bioavailability. Low water solubility, limited permeability through the intestinal barrier, instability in harsh environment of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and being substrate of the efflux pumps and the cytochrome P450 (CYP) can impair oral drug bioavailability resulting in erratic and variable plasma drug profile. As more drugs with low membrane permeability are developed, new interest is growing to enhance their intestinal permeability and bioavailability. A wide variety of nanosystems have been developed to improve drug transport and absorption. Sufficient evidence exists to suggest that nanoparticles are able to increase the transepithelial transport of drug molecules. However, key questions remained unanswered. What types of nanoparticles are more efficient? What are preclinical (or clinical) achievements of each type of nanoformulation in terms of pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters? Addressing this issue in this paper, we have reviewed the current literature regarding permeability enhancement, permeability assessment methods and changes in PK parameters following administration of various nanoformulations. Although permeability enhancement by various nanoformulations holds great promise for oral drug delivery, many challenges still need to be addressed before development of more clinically successful nanoproducts.
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- Delaram Babadi
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Protein Technology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Mundada VP, Patel MH, Mundada PK, Sawant KK. Enhanced bioavailability and antihypertensive activity of nisoldipine loaded nanoemulsion: optimization, cytotoxicity and uptake across Caco-2 cell line, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2020; 46:376-387. [PMID: 32031412 DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2020.1724128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Objective: The present study explored the antihypertensive activity of nisoldipine in oil in water nanoemulsion to improve its oral bioavailability via intestinal lymphatic uptake.Methods: Nanoemulsion was prepared by ultrasonication technique using Peceol, Cremophor EL and Transcutol HP as oil, surfactant and cosurfactant respectively. Optimization was done employing 32 full factorial design. The developed formulation was assessed for in vitro,cell line, ex vivo and in vivo studies.Results: The experimental results indicated homogeneity of the nanoemulsion with globule size of 62.35 ± 2.55 nm and PDI value of 0.108 ± 0.01 with negative zeta potential (-26.2 ± 3.6 mV). Transmission electron microscopy showed spherical oil globules morphology. The in vitro diffusion study showed significant increase in drug release from NE formulations (98.51 ± 2.64%) as compared to plain drug dispersion (29.73 ± 2.15%) in 0.1 N HCl + 0.5% SLS medium. Moreover, higher quantitative and qualitative uptake of nanoemulsion via Caco-2 cells showed superior intestinal absorption and improved therapeutic activity of nisoldipine when compared to drug dispersion. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic study confirmed significantly (p ˂ 0.05) greater bioavailability and antihypertensive activity of nisoldipine nanoemulsion when compared to its dispersion. These results are visualized in abstract figure.Conclusion: Thus, prepared nanoemulsion showed potential as oral delivery system for nisoldipine with superior oral bioavailability and therapeutic efficacy over drug dispersion.
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- Veenu P Mundada
- Drug Delivery Research Laboratory, Centre of Relevance and Excellence in NDDS, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
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- Drug Delivery Research Laboratory, Centre of Relevance and Excellence in NDDS, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
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- Drug Delivery Research Laboratory, Centre of Relevance and Excellence in NDDS, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
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- Drug Delivery Research Laboratory, Centre of Relevance and Excellence in NDDS, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
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Handali S, Moghimipour E, Rezaei M, Ramezani Z, Dorkoosh FA. PHBV/PLGA nanoparticles for enhanced delivery of 5-fluorouracil as promising treatment of colon cancer. Pharm Dev Technol 2019; 25:206-218. [PMID: 31648589 DOI: 10.1080/10837450.2019.1684945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is one of the most widely used agents in the first-line chemotherapy for colon cancer. However, clinical use of 5-FU is limited because of the low efficacy of drug uptake and systemic toxic effects. Therefore, there is a critical need to find better drug delivery systems in order to improve the efficacy of the drug. In the present study, we have developed a novel combination drug delivery system based on PHBV/PLGA NPs for delivery of 5-FU to cancer cells. NPs were prepared by the double emulsion method and their optimization of preparation was evaluated using Box-Behnken design (BBD) of response surface methodology (RSM). 5-FU loaded NPs were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetry analysis (TGA), and Fourier transformed infra-red spectroscopy (FT-IR). SEM image implied that NPs were spherical in shape and the results of DSC, TGA, and FT-IR suggest that 5-FU was encapsulated into NPs. The obtained results revealed that 5-FU loaded PHBV/PLGA NPs induced significant higher cell death at concentration much lower than free 5-FU. Results of hemolysis assay indicated that the NPs were hemo-compatible. In vivo anti-tumor studies showed that 5-FU loaded NPs reduced tumor volume significantly in comparison with free 5-FU. As the first example of using PHBV/PLGA as nano-drug delivery system with enhanced anti-tumor activities, this study establishes PHBV/PLGA as a novel promising drug delivery platform for treatment of colon cancer.
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- Somayeh Handali
- Medical Biomaterial Research Centre (MBRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Nanotechnology Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.,Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Nanotechnology Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Medical Biomaterial Research Centre (MBRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Singh A, Neupane YR, Mangla B, Kohli K. Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for Oral Bioavailability Enhancement of Exemestane: Formulation Design, In Vitro, Ex Vivo, and In Vivo Studies. J Pharm Sci 2019; 108:3382-3395. [DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2019.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 05/18/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Alshetaili AS, Ansari MJ, Anwer MK, Ganaie MA, Iqbal M, Alshahrani SM, Alalaiwe AS, Alsulays BB, Alshehri S, Sultan AS. Enhanced Oral Bioavailability of Ibrutinib Encapsulated Poly (Lactic-co- Glycolic Acid) Nanoparticles: Pharmacokinetic Evaluation in Rats. CURR PHARM ANAL 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/1573412915666190314124932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Background:
The poor oral bioavailability of newly discovered chemical entities and marketed
formulations are usually related to poor aqueous solubility or poor permeability, leading to drug
failure in the development phases or therapeutic failure in a clinical setting. However, advancement in
drug formulations and delivery technologies have enabled scientists to improve the bioavailability of
formulations by enhancing solubility or permeability.
Objective:
This study reports the enhancement of the oral bioavailability of ibrutinib (IBR), a poorly
soluble anticancer drug in Wistar albino rats.
Methods:
IBR loaded nanoparticles were formulated through the nanoprecipitation method by utilizing
poly lactide-co-glycolide (PLGA) as a safe, biodegradable and biocompatible polymer, and poloxamer
or pluronic 127 as a stabilizer. Animals were administered with a dose of 10 mg/kg of IBR suspension
or an equivalent amount of IBR loaded nanoparticles. Plasma samples were extracted and analyzed by
state of the art UPLC-MS/MS technique. Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters and bioavailability were
calculated by non-compartmental analysis.
Results:
There was an approximately 4.2-fold enhancement in the oral bioavailability of IBR-loaded
nanoparticles, as compared to the pure IBR suspension. The maximum plasma concentration (Cmax;
574.31 ± 56.20 Vs 146.34 ± 5.37 ng/mL) and exposure (AUC; 2291.65 ± 263.83 vs 544.75 ± 48.33 ng*
h/mL) of IBR loaded nanoparticles were significantly higher than those exhibited through pure IBR
suspension.
Conclusion:
The outcomes of the present study suggested the potential of PLGA nanoparticles in the
enhancement of bioavailability and the therapeutic efficacy of IBR.
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- Abdullah S. Alshetaili
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Patel MH, Mundada VP, Sawant KK. Fabrication of solid lipid nanoparticles of lurasidone HCl for oral delivery: optimization, in vitro characterization, cell line studies and in vivo efficacy in schizophrenia. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2019; 45:1242-1257. [PMID: 30880488 DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2019.1593434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Objective: The aim of the present investigation was to investigate the efficacy of solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) to enhance the absorption and bioavailability of lurasidone hydrochloride (LH) following oral administration. Methods: The LH loaded SLNs (LH-SLNs) were prepared by high pressure homogenization (HPH) method, optimized using box Behnken design and evaluated for particle size (PS), entrapment efficiency (EE), morphology, FTIR, DSC, XRD, in vitro release, ex vivo permeation, transport studies across Caco-2 cell line and in vivo pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies. Results: The LH-SLNs had PS of 139.8 ± 5.5 nm, EE of 79.10 ± 2.50% and zeta potential of -30.8 ± 3.5 mV. TEM images showed that LH-SLNs had a uniform size distribution and spherical shape. The in vitro release from LH-SLNs followed the Higuchi model. The ex vivo permeability study demonstrated enhanced drug permeation from LH-SLNs (>90%) through rat intestine as compared to LH-suspension. The SLNs were found to be taken up by energy dependent, endocytic mechanism which was mediated by clathrin/caveolae-mediated endocytosis across Caco-2 cell line. The pharmacokinetic results showed that oral bioavailability of LH was improved over 5.16-fold after incorporation into SLNs as compared to LH-suspension. The pharmacodynamic study proved the antipsychotic potential of LH-SLNs in the treatment of schizophrenia. Conclusion: It was concluded that oral administration of LH-SLNs in rats improved the bioavailability of LH via lymphatic uptake along with improved therapeutic effect in MK-801 induced schizophrenia model in rats.
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- Mitali H Patel
- a Drug Delivery Research Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy , TIFAC Center of Relevance and Excellence in NDDS, The M. S. University of Baroda , Vadodara , India
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- a Drug Delivery Research Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy , TIFAC Center of Relevance and Excellence in NDDS, The M. S. University of Baroda , Vadodara , India
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- a Drug Delivery Research Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy , TIFAC Center of Relevance and Excellence in NDDS, The M. S. University of Baroda , Vadodara , India
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Breaking the barricade of oral chemotherapy through polysaccharide nanocarrier. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 130:34-49. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.02.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2018] [Revised: 02/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Understanding self-accelerated water diffusion within poly-lactic acid via molecular dynamics simulation. Chin J Chem Eng 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2018.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Ahmad N, Ahmad R, Alam MA, Ahmad FJ, Amir M, Pottoo FH, Sarafroz M, Jafar M, Umar K. Daunorubicin oral bioavailability enhancement by surface coated natural biodegradable macromolecule chitosan based polymeric nanoparticles. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 128:825-838. [PMID: 30690115 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.01.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Revised: 01/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Daunorubicin hydrochloride (DAUN·HCl), due to low oral bioavailability poses the hindrance to be marketed as an oral formulation. AIM OF THE STUDY To develop a natural biodegradable macromolecule i.e. Chitosan (CS)-coated-DAUN-PLGA-poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-Nanoparticles (NPs) with an aim to improve oral-DAUN bioavailability and to develop as well as validate UHPLC-MS/MS (ESI/Q-TOF) method for plasma quantification and pharmacokinetic analysis (PK) of DAUN. RESULTS A particle size (198.3 ± 9.21 nm), drug content (47.06 ± 1.16 mg/mg) and zeta potential (11.3 ± 0.98 mV), consisting of smooth and spherical shape was observed for developed formulation. Cytotoxicity studies for CS-DAUN-PLGA-NPs revealed; a comparative superiority over free DAUN-S (i.v.) in human breast adenocarcinoma cell lines (MCF-7) and a higher permeability i.e. 3.89 folds across rat ileum, as compared to DAUN-PLGA-NPs (p < 0.01) inhuman colon adenocarcinoma cell line (Caco-2). For PK, CS-DAUN-PLGA-NPs as compared to DAUN-S, exhibited a 10.0 fold higher bioavailability in Wister rat's plasma due to presence of a natural biodegradable macromolecule i.e. CS coated on the PLGA-NPs. With regard to bioanalytical method, easy as well as a rapid method for DAUN-plasma quantification was developed as; 2.75 min and 528.49/321.54 m/z for DAUN along with 1.94 min and 544.36/397.41 m/z for IS i.e. Doxorubicin, for elution time and transition, respectively. CONCLUSION A novel natural biodegradable approach used in the preparation of CS coated DAUN-NPs for oral administration of DAUN is reported in this study which is can be utilized as an alternate for intravenous therapy.
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- Niyaz Ahmad
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Natural Products and Alternative Medicine, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Medical and Allied Sciences, Galgotias University, Gautam Budh Nagar, Greater Noida 201310, India
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- Nanomedicine Lab, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Natural Products and Alternative Medicine, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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Saez-Tenorio M, Domenech J, García-Rodríguez A, Velázquez A, Hernández A, Marcos R, Cortés C. Assessing the relevance of exposure time in differentiated Caco-2/HT29 cocultures. Effects of silver nanoparticles. Food Chem Toxicol 2018; 123:258-267. [PMID: 30403969 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2018] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In vitro models of the intestinal barrier are being increasingly used to evaluate nanoparticles (NPs) exposure risk. Nevertheless, most of these studies have focused on short-term exposures lasting no more than 24 h of duration, which could underestimate the toxic effects of a given compound under a more realistic setting. Since the assessment of longer exposure time-points is crucial to evaluate the risk of cumulative exposure to NPs, we have analyzed the effects of AgNPs at different exposure time-points between 6 h and 4 days on the barrier model system constituted by Caco-2/HT29 cells. Our results indicate that i) the system is stable during this time frame; ii) AgNPs affect the barrier's integrity only at the highest concentration tested (100 μg/mL), and only after 96 h of exposure; iii) cellular uptake of AgNPs showed a time-dependent and concentration-dependent increase; iv) translocation through the barrier was only observed at the highest concentration and only after 96 h of exposure; v) the expression of genes involved in the barrier's structure differs depending on the exposure time analyzed. All these results reinforce our proposal of expanding exposure times beyond 24 h when performing assays for hazard assessment of NPs using in vitro models of the intestinal barrier.
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- Miriam Saez-Tenorio
- Grup de Mutagènesi, Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Grup de Mutagènesi, Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Grup de Mutagènesi, Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Grup de Mutagènesi, Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain
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- Grup de Mutagènesi, Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain
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- Grup de Mutagènesi, Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain.
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- Grup de Mutagènesi, Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.
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Serri C, Quagliariello V, Iaffaioli RV, Fusco S, Botti G, Mayol L, Biondi M. Combination therapy for the treatment of pancreatic cancer through hyaluronic acid‐decorated nanoparticles loaded with quercetin and gemcitabine: A preliminary in vitro study. J Cell Physiol 2018; 234:4959-4969. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.27297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Revised: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Carla Serri
- Dipartimento di Farmacia Università di Napoli Federico II Napoli Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori Fondazione Pascale, IRCCS Napoli Italia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori Fondazione Pascale, IRCCS Napoli Italia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Biomaterials (CRIB) Università di Napoli Federico II Napoli Italy
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- Scientific Director, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori Fondazione Pascale, IRCCS Napoli Italia
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia Università di Napoli Federico II Napoli Italy
- Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Biomaterials (CRIB) Università di Napoli Federico II Napoli Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia Università di Napoli Federico II Napoli Italy
- Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Biomaterials (CRIB) Università di Napoli Federico II Napoli Italy
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Managuli RS, Raut SY, Reddy MS, Mutalik S. Targeting the intestinal lymphatic system: a versatile path for enhanced oral bioavailability of drugs. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2018; 15:787-804. [PMID: 30025212 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2018.1503249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The major challenge of first pass metabolism in oral drug delivery can be surmounted by directing delivery toward intestinal lymphatic system (ILS). ILS circumvents the liver and transports drug directly into systemic circulation via thoracic duct. Lipid and polymeric nanoparticles are transported into ILS through lacteal and Peyer's patches. Moreover, surface modification of nanoparticles with ligand which is specific for Peyer's patches enhances the uptake of drugs into ILS. Bioavailability enhancement by lymphatic uptake is an advantageous approach adopted by scientists today. Therefore, it is important to understand clear insight of ILS in targeted drug delivery and challenges involved in it. AREAS COVERED Current review includes an overview of ILS, factors governing lymphatic transport of nanoparticles and absorption mechanism of lipid and polymeric nanoparticles into ILS. Various ligands used to target Peyer's patch and their conjugation strategies to nanoparticles are explained in detail. In vitro and in vivo models used to assess intestinal lymphatic transport of molecules are discussed further. EXPERT OPINION Although ILS offers a versatile pathway for nanotechnology based targeted drug delivery, extensive investigations on validation of the lymphatic transport models and on the strategies for gastric protection of targeted nanocarriers have to be perceived in for excellent performance of ILS in oral drug delivery.
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- Renuka Suresh Managuli
- a Department of Pharmaceutics , Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education , Manipal Karnataka State , India
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- a Department of Pharmaceutics , Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education , Manipal Karnataka State , India
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- a Department of Pharmaceutics , Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education , Manipal Karnataka State , India
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- a Department of Pharmaceutics , Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education , Manipal Karnataka State , India
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Ahmad N, Alam MA, Ahmad R, Umar S, Jalees Ahmad F. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Improvement of oral efficacy of Irinotecan through biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles through in vitro and in vivo investigations. J Microencapsul 2018; 35:327-343. [DOI: 10.1080/02652048.2018.1485755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Niyaz Ahmad
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Medical and Allied Sciences, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India
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- Department of Natural Products and Alternative Medicine College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Nanomedicine Lab, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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Pangeni R, Choi JU, Panthi VK, Byun Y, Park JW. Enhanced oral absorption of pemetrexed by ion-pairing complex formation with deoxycholic acid derivative and multiple nanoemulsion formulations: preparation, characterization, and in vivo oral bioavailability and anticancer effect. Int J Nanomedicine 2018; 13:3329-3351. [PMID: 29922055 PMCID: PMC5995301 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s167958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Objective The current study sought to design an oral delivery system of pemetrexed (PMX), a multitargeted antifolate antimetabolite, by enhancing its intestinal membrane permeability. Materials and methods PMX was ionically complexed with a permeation enhancer such as Nα-deoxycholyl-l-lysyl-methylester (DCK) and prepared as an amorphous solid dispersion by mixing with dispersants such as 2-hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HP-beta-CD) and poloxamer 188 (P188), forming an HP-beta-CD/PMX/DCK/P188; the complex was incorporated into multiple water-in-oil-in-water nanoemulsions in a supersaturated state (HP-beta-CD/PMX/DCK/P188-NE). Results After complex formation, the partition coefficient and in vitro membrane permeability of PMX were markedly increased, but it showed similar cytotoxic and inhibitory effects on cancer cell proliferation/migration. Furthermore, the intestinal membrane permeability and epithelial cell uptake of PMX were synergistically improved after HP-beta-CD/PMX/DCK/P188 was incorporated into a nanoemulsion with a size of 14.5±0.45 nm. The in vitro permeability of HP-beta-CD/PMX/DCK/P188-NE across a Caco-2 cell monolayer was 9.82-fold greater than that of free PMX, which might be attributable to the partitioning of PMX to the epithelial cells being facilitated via specific interaction of DCK with bile acid transporters, as well as the enhanced lipophilicity accompanied by surfactant-induced changes in the intestinal membrane structure and fluidity. Therefore, the oral bioavailability of HP-beta-CD/PMX/DCK/P188-NE in rats was evaluated as 26.8%±2.98% which was 223% higher than that of oral PMX. Moreover, oral HP-beta-CD/PMX/DCK/P188-NE significantly suppressed tumor growth in Lewis lung carcinoma cell-bearing mice, and the tumor volume was maximally inhibited by 61% compared with that in the control group. Conclusion These results imply that HP-beta-CD/PMX/DCK/P188-NE is an effective and promising delivery system for enhancing the oral absorption of PMX. Thus, there is the potential for new medical applications, including applications in metronomic cancer treatment.
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- Rudra Pangeni
- College of Pharmacy and Natural Medicine Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Muan-gun, Jeonnam, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Natural Medicine Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Muan-gun, Jeonnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Science, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Natural Medicine Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Muan-gun, Jeonnam, Republic of Korea
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Ahmad N, Ahmad R, Alam MA, Ahmad FJ. Enhancement of oral bioavailability of doxorubicin through surface modified biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles. Chem Cent J 2018; 12:65. [PMID: 29796830 PMCID: PMC5966352 DOI: 10.1186/s13065-018-0434-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Background Doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX·HCl), an anthracycline glycoside antibiotic, exhibits low oral bioavailability due to active efflux from intestinal P-glycoprotein receptors. The oral administration of DOX remains a challenge hence; no oral formulation for DOX is marketed, till date. Aim of the study To improve the oral bioavailability of DOX through, preparation of a nanoformulation i.e. PEGylated-doxorubicin(DOX)-loaded-poly-lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA)-Nanoparticles (NPs) and to develop and validate an ultra-high performance liquid chromatography electrospray ionization-synapt mass spectrometric bioanalytical method (UHPLC/ESI-QTOF–MS/MS) for plasma (Wistar rats) DOX quantification. Materials and methods For chromatography, Waters ACQUITY UPLC™ along with a BEH C-18 column (2.1 mm × 100 mm; 1.7 μm), mobile phase conditions (acetonitrile: 0.1% formic acid::1:1 v/v) and flow rate (0.20 ml/min) was used. For analyte recovery from rat plasma, a liquid–liquid extraction method (LLE), using Acetonitrile: 5 mM ammonium acetate in a ratio of 6:4 v/v at pH 3.5, was used. Results Nanoformulation with a particle size (183.10 ± 7.41 nm), zeta potential (− 13.10 ± 1.04 mV), drug content (42.69 ± 1.97 µg/mg) and a spherical shape and smooth surface was developed. An elution time of 1.61 and 1.75 min along with a transition at m/z 544.42/397.27 and 528.46/321.41 were observed for DOX and internal standard (IS) Daunorubicin, respectively. In addition, a linear dynamic range with r2 ≥ 0.9985 over a concentration range of 1.00–2500.0 ng/ml was observed for different processes and parameters used in the study. Similarly a marked improvement i.e. 6.8 fold was observed, in PEGylated-DOX-PLGA-NPs as compared to DOX-S, in pharmacokinetics studies. Conclusion The promising approach of PEGylated-DOX-PLGA-NPs may provide an alternate to intravenous therapy for better patient care.
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- Niyaz Ahmad
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Natural Products and Alternative Medicine, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Medical and Allied Sciences, Galgotias University, Gautam Budh Nagar, Greater Noida, 201310, India
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- Nanomedicine Lab, Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi, 110062, India
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Chen G, Svirskis D, Lu W, Ying M, Huang Y, Wen J. N-trimethyl chitosan nanoparticles and CSKSSDYQC peptide: N-trimethyl chitosan conjugates enhance the oral bioavailability of gemcitabine to treat breast cancer. J Control Release 2018; 277:142-153. [PMID: 29548985 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Revised: 03/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Gemcitabine is a nucleoside analogue effective against a number of cancers. However, the full potential of this drug has not been realised, in part due to low oral bioavailability and frequent dosing requirements. This study reports the synthesis, in-vitro, ex-vivo and in-vivo evaluation of trimethyl chitosan (TMC) - CSKSSDYQC (CSK) peptide conjugates capable of enhancing the oral bioavailability of gemcitabine due to the ability to target intestinal goblet cells and promote intestinal cellular uptake. TMC was synthesized by a novel two-step methylation method to improve quanternization and yield. The CSK-TMC conjugates were prepared by ionic gelation to achieve particles sized at 173.6 ± 6.8 nm, zeta potential of +18.5 ± 0.2 mV and entrapment efficiency of 66.4 ± 0.1%, capable of sustained drug release. By encapsulating gemcitabine into CSK-TMC conjugates, an increased amount of drug permeated through porcine intestinal epithelial membranes compared with the unconjugated TMC nanoparticles (NPs). The rate of cellular uptake of drug loaded conjugates into HT29-MTX-E12 intestinal goblet cells, was time- and concentration-dependant. The conjugates underwent active transport associated with adsorptive mediated, clathrin and caveolae mediated endocytosis. In cellular transport studies, drug loaded conjugates had greater drug transport capability compared with drug solution and TMC NPs over the co-cultured Caco-2/HT29-MTX-E12 cell monolayer. The drug loaded conjugates exhibited electrostatic interaction with the intestinal epithelial cells. Both P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and multiple resistance protein-2 (MRP2) efflux affected the cellular transport of the conjugates. Importantly, during the pharmacokinetic studies, the orally administrated drug loaded into TMC NPs showed an improved oral bioavailability of 54.0%, compared with gemcitabine solution of 9.9%. Notable, the CSK-TMC conjugates further improved oral bioavailability to 60.1% and reduced the tumour growth rate in a BALB/c nude mouse model, with a 5.1-fold and 3.3-fold reduction compare with the non-treated group and gemcitabine solution group. Furthermore, no major evidence of toxicity was discernible on histologic studies of selected organs. In conclusion, the presented CSK-TMC conjugates and TMC nanoparticles both significantly improve the oral bioavailability of gemcitabine and have the potential for the treatment of breast cancer.
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- Guanyu Chen
- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery System, Ministry of Education, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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Bhatnagar S, Kumari P, Pattarabhiran SP, Venuganti VVK. Zein Microneedles for Localized Delivery of Chemotherapeutic Agents to Treat Breast Cancer: Drug Loading, Release Behavior, and Skin Permeation Studies. AAPS PharmSciTech 2018; 19:1818-1826. [PMID: 29616489 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-018-1004-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Localized delivery of chemotherapeutic agents to treat breast cancer could limit their adverse drug reactions. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of physico-chemical properties of chemotherapeutic agents in their loading, release behavior, and skin permeation using microneedles. Zein microneedles were fabricated using the micromolding technique containing 36 microneedles in a 1-cm2 area. These microneedles were loaded with two anti-breast cancer drugs, tamoxifen and gemcitabine, having different water solubilities. Entrapment or surface coating of chemotherapeutic agents in zein microneedles was optimized to achieve greater loading efficiency. The greatest loading achieved was 607 ± 21 and 1459 ± 74 μg for tamoxifen and gemcitabine using the entrapment approach, respectively. Skin permeation studies in excised porcine skin showed that the coating on microneedles approach results in greater skin deposition for tamoxifen; while the poke-and-patch approach would provide greater skin permeation for gemcitabine. Taken together, it can be concluded that different loading strategies and skin penetration approaches have to be studied for delivery of small molecules using polymeric microneedles.
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Sánchez-López E, Ettcheto M, Egea MA, Espina M, Cano A, Calpena AC, Camins A, Carmona N, Silva AM, Souto EB, García ML. Memantine loaded PLGA PEGylated nanoparticles for Alzheimer's disease: in vitro and in vivo characterization. J Nanobiotechnology 2018; 16:32. [PMID: 29587747 PMCID: PMC5870370 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-018-0356-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background Memantine, drug approved for moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease, has not shown to be fully effective. In order to solve this issue, polylactic-co-glycolic (PLGA) nanoparticles could be a suitable solution to increase drug’s action on the target site as well as decrease adverse effects. For these reason, Memantine was loaded in biodegradable PLGA nanoparticles, produced by double emulsion method and surface-coated with polyethylene glycol. MEM–PEG–PLGA nanoparticles (NPs) were aimed to target the blood–brain barrier (BBB) upon oral administration for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Results The production parameters were optimized by design of experiments. MEM–PEG–PLGA NPs showed a mean particle size below 200 nm (152.6 ± 0.5 nm), monomodal size distribution (polydispersity index, PI < 0.1) and negative surface charge (− 22.4 mV). Physicochemical characterization of NPs confirmed that the crystalline drug was dispersed inside the PLGA matrix. MEM–PEG–PLGA NPs were found to be non-cytotoxic on brain cell lines (bEnd.3 and astrocytes). Memantine followed a slower release profile from the NPs against the free drug solution, allowing to reduce drug administration frequency in vivo. Nanoparticles were able to cross BBB both in vitro and in vivo. Behavioral tests carried out on transgenic APPswe/PS1dE9 mice demonstrated to enhance the benefit of decreasing memory impairment when using MEM–PEG–PLGA NPs in comparison to the free drug solution. Histological studies confirmed that MEM–PEG–PLGA NPs reduced β-amyloid plaques and the associated inflammation characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease. Conclusions Memantine NPs were suitable for Alzheimer’s disease and more effective than the free drug. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12951-018-0356-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Elena Sánchez-López
- Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain. .,Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain. .,Networking Research Centre of Neurodegenerative Disease (CIBERNED), Instituto de Salud Juan Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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- Networking Research Centre of Neurodegenerative Disease (CIBERNED), Instituto de Salud Juan Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.,Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.,Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.,Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.,Networking Research Centre of Neurodegenerative Disease (CIBERNED), Instituto de Salud Juan Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.,Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Networking Research Centre of Neurodegenerative Disease (CIBERNED), Instituto de Salud Juan Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biology and Environment, School of Life and Environmental Sciences (ECVA, UTAD), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, 5001-801, Vila Real, Portugal.,Centre for Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, CITAB-UTAD, 5001-801, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra (FFUC), Polo das Ciencias da Saúde Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal.,REQUIMTE/LAQV, Group of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.,Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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Moghimipour E, Rezaei M, Ramezani Z, Kouchak M, Amini M, Angali KA, Dorkoosh FA, Handali S. Folic acid-modified liposomal drug delivery strategy for tumor targeting of 5-fluorouracil. Eur J Pharm Sci 2017; 114:166-174. [PMID: 29247686 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2017.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Revised: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The aim of this study was to develop a liposomal formulation to selectively target cancer cells. Liposomes were prepared using thin layer method and folic acid (FA) was applied for targeted delivery of 5FU to cancer cells. Liposomes prepared were characterized for encapsulation efficiency (EE%), morphology and their particle size. Cellular uptake, cytotoxicity study and ROS production were evaluated using CT26 cell line. Hemolysis test was performed on rat red blood cells (RBCs). Moreover, the efficacy of targeted liposomes were investigated by in vivo antitumor activity and tissue toxicities were studied by histological examination. The EE% and average particle size of liposomes were 67.88±1.84% and 114.00±4.58nm, respectively. TEM image revealed that liposomes were spherical in shape. Targeted liposomes showed higher cellular uptake, lower IC50 (12.02μM compared to 39.81μM for liposomal 5FU and 39.81μM for free 5FU) and higher ROS production than free drug (62,271.28 vs 2369.55 fluorescence intensity) on cancer cells. Results of hemolysis assay confirmed the blood biocompatibility of the liposomes. Moreover, folate targeted liposomes showed better tumor inhibition than free drug (88.75mm3 tumor volume vs 210.00mm3) and no tissue abnormalities were found in histological examination. It can be concluded that folate targeted liposomes provide an effective and safe strategy for colon cancer targeted chemotherapy.
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- Eskandar Moghimipour
- Nanotechnology Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran; Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Nanotechnology Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Nanotechnology Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Medical Biomaterial Research Centre (MBRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Nanotechnology Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
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