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Cui B, Zhang N, Zhang W, Ning Q, Wang X, Feng H, Liu R, Li Z, Li J. ROS-responsive celastrol-nanomedicine alleviates inflammation for dry eye disease. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 35:335102. [PMID: 38829163 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad4ee5] [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: 12/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
Abstract
Dry eye disease (DED) is a major global eye disease leading to severe eye discomfort and even vision impairment. The incidence of DED has been gradually increasing with the high frequency of use of electronic devices. It has been demonstrated that celastrol (Cel) has excellent therapeutic efficacy in ocular disorders. However, the poor water solubility and short half-life of Cel limit its further therapeutic applications. In this work, a reactive oxygen species (ROS) sensitive polymeric micelle was fabricated for Cel delivery. The micelles improve the solubility of Cel, and the resulting Cel loaded micelles exhibit an enhanced intervention effect for DED. Thein vitroresults demonstrated that Cel-nanomedicine had a marked ROS responsive release behavior. The results ofin vitroandin vivoexperiments demonstrated that Cel has excellent biological activities to alleviate inflammation in DED by inhibiting TLR4 signaling activation and reducing pro-inflammatory cytokine expression. Therefore, the Cel nanomedicine can effectively eliminate ocular inflammation, promote corneal epithelial repair, and restore the number of goblet cells and tear secretion, providing a new option for the treatment of DED.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bingbing Cui
- Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, People's Republic of China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
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- Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, People's Republic of China
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- Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, People's Republic of China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
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- Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, People's Republic of China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
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- Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, People's Republic of China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
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- Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, People's Republic of China
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- Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, People's Republic of China
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- Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, People's Republic of China
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- Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, People's Republic of China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
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Ruiz EAC, Carpenter SL, Swindle-Reilly KE, Versypt ANF. Mathematical Modeling of Drug Delivery from Bi-Layered Core-Shell Polymeric Microspheres. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.01.11.575289. [PMID: 38293169 PMCID: PMC10827073 DOI: 10.1101/2024.01.11.575289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Chronic diseases usually require repetitive dosing. Depending on factors such as dosing frequency, mode of administration, and associated costs this can result in poor patient compliance. A better alternative involves using drug delivery systems to reduce the frequency of dosing and extend drug release. However, reaching the market stage is a time-consuming process. In this study, we used two numerical approaches for estimating the values of the critical parameters that govern the diffusion-controlled drug release within bilayered core-shell microspheres. Specifically, the estimated parameters include burst release, drug diffusion coefficient in two polymers, and the drug partition coefficient. Estimating these parameters provides insight for optimizing device design, guiding experimental efforts, and improving the device's effectiveness. We obtained good agreement between the models and the experimental data. The methods explored in this work apply not only to bi-layered spherical systems but can also be extended to multi-layered spherical systems.
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