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Pratap-Singh A, Guo Y, Baldelli A, Singh A. Mercaptonicotinic acid activated thiolated chitosan (MNA-TG-chitosan) to enable peptide oral delivery by opening cell tight junctions and enhancing transepithelial transport. Sci Rep 2023; 13:17343. [PMID: 37833426 PMCID: PMC10575883 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44178-4] [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] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Recent advances in peptide delivery and nanotechnology has resulted in emergence of several non-parenteral administration routes that replace subcutaneous injections associated with patient discomfort. Thiolated biopolymers are relatively new materials being explored to enhance mucoadhesivity and permeability in these efforts, yet their pH dependent reactivity remains an obstacle. This work focussed on improving the mucoadhesivity of thiolated chitosans by activating them with mercaptonicotinic acid, in a bid to create a novel thiomerized chitosan that can open cell tight junctions for application in oral delivery. The synthesized mercaptonicotinic acid activated thiolated chistoan (MNA-TG-chitosan), along with thiolated chitosan (TG-chitosan) and unmodified chitosan were then used to create insulin nanoparticles (insNPs) using spray drying encapsulation process. Use of MNA-TG-chitosan in place of chitosan resulted in reduction of particle size of insNPs from 318 to 277 nm with no significant changes in polydispersity index (~ 0.2), encapsulation efficiency (~ 99%), insulin loading content (~ 25%) and morphology. Results from in-vitro cytotoxicity on TR146, CaCo2 and HepG2 cell lines revealed no significant effects on cell viability at 50-1000 μg/mL concentration. insNPs encapsulated with the new material, MNA-TG-chitosan, resulted in a 1.5-fold and 4.4-fold higher cellular uptake by HepG2 liver cells where insulin is metabolized, approximately 40% and 600% greater insulin transport through TR146 buccal cell monolayers, and 40% and 150% greater apparent permeability than insNPs encapsulated with unmodified chitosan and TG-chitosan respectively. The higher permeation achieved on using MNA-TG chitosan was attributed to the greater opening of the cell tight junction evidenced by reduction of transepithelial electrical resistance of TR146 buccal cell monolayers. This study demonstrates MNA-TG-chitosan as a promising material for improved peptide oral delivery.
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- Anubhav Pratap-Singh
- Faculty of Land and Food Systems (LFS), University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus 213-2205 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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- Faculty of Land and Food Systems (LFS), University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus 213-2205 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
- Natural Health and Food Products Research Group, Centre for Applied Research and Innovation (CARI), British Columbia Institute of Technology, 4355 Mathissi Pl, Burnaby, BC, V5G 4S8, Canada
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- Faculty of Land and Food Systems (LFS), University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus 213-2205 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Faculty of Land and Food Systems (LFS), University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus 213-2205 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
- Natural Health and Food Products Research Group, Centre for Applied Research and Innovation (CARI), British Columbia Institute of Technology, 4355 Mathissi Pl, Burnaby, BC, V5G 4S8, Canada
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Frigaard J, Jensen JL, Galtung HK, Hiorth M. The Potential of Chitosan in Nanomedicine: An Overview of the Cytotoxicity of Chitosan Based Nanoparticles. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:880377. [PMID: 35600854 PMCID: PMC9115560 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.880377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The unique properties and applications of nanotechnology in targeting drug delivery, cosmetics, fabrics, water treatment and food packaging have received increased focus the last two decades. The application of nanoparticles in medicine is rapidly evolving, requiring careful investigation of toxicity before clinical use. Chitosan, a derivative of the natural polysaccharide chitin, has become increasingly relevant in modern medicine because of its unique properties as a nanoparticle. Chitosan is already widely used as a food additive and in food packaging, bandages and wound dressings. Thus, with an increasing application worldwide, cytotoxicity assessment of nanoparticles prepared from chitosan is of great interest. The purpose of this review is to provide an updated status of cytotoxicity studies scrutinizing the safety of chitosan nanoparticles used in biomedical research. A search in Ovid Medline from 23 March 1998 to 4 January 2022, with the combination of the search words Chitosan or chitosan, nanoparticle or nano particle or nanosphere or nanocapsule or nano capsule, toxicology or toxic or cytotoxic and mucosa or mucous membrane resulted in a total of 88 articles. After reviewing all the articles, those involving non-organic nanoparticles and cytotoxicity assays conducted exclusively on nanoparticles with anti-tumor effect (i.e., having cytotoxic effect) were excluded, resulting in 70 articles. Overall, the chitosan nanoparticles included in this review seem to express low cytotoxicity regardless of particle composition or cytotoxicity assay and cell line used for testing. Nonetheless, all new chitosan derivatives and compositions are recommended to undergo careful characterization and cytotoxicity assessment before being implemented on the market.
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- Julie Frigaard
- Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, Institute of Clinical Odontology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- *Correspondence: Julie Frigaard,
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- Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, Institute of Clinical Odontology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Pharmaceutics and Social Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Hock N, Racaniello GF, Aspinall S, Denora N, Khutoryanskiy VV, Bernkop‐Schnürch A. Thiolated Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications: Mimicking the Workhorses of Our Body. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2102451. [PMID: 34773391 PMCID: PMC8728822 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202102451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Advances in nanotechnology have generated a broad range of nanoparticles (NPs) for numerous biomedical applications. Among the various properties of NPs are functionalities being related to thiol substructures. Numerous biological processes that are mediated by cysteine or cystine subunits of proteins representing the workhorses of the bodies can be transferred to NPs. This review focuses on the interface between thiol chemistry and NPs. Pros and cons of different techniques for thiolation of NPs are discussed. Furthermore, the various functionalities gained by thiolation are highlighted. These include overall bio- and mucoadhesive, cellular uptake enhancing, and permeation enhancing properties. Drugs being either covalently attached to thiolated NPs via disulfide bonds or being entrapped in thiolated polymeric NPs that are stabilized via inter- and intrachain crosslinking can be released at the diseased tissue or in target cells under reducing conditions. Moreover, drugs, targeting ligands, biological analytes, and enzymes bearing thiol substructures can be immobilized on noble metal NPs and quantum dots for therapeutic, theranostic, diagnostic, biosensing, and analytical reasons. Within this review a concise summary and analysis of the current knowledge, future directions, and potential clinical use of thiolated NPs are provided.
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- Nathalie Hock
- Thiomatrix Forschungs und Beratungs GmbHTrientlgasse 65Innsbruck6020Austria
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- Reading School of PharmacyUniversity of ReadingWhiteknights PO Box 224, Room 122 (Chemistry and Pharmacy Building)ReadingRG66DXUK
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- Department of Pharmacy – Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of Bari “Aldo Moro”Bari70125Italy
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- Reading School of PharmacyUniversity of ReadingWhiteknights PO Box 224, Room 122 (Chemistry and Pharmacy Building)ReadingRG66DXUK
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of PharmacyUniversity of InnsbruckInnrain 80/82Innsbruck6020Austria
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Advanced materials for drug delivery across mucosal barriers. Acta Biomater 2021; 119:13-29. [PMID: 33141051 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Mucus is a viscoelastic gel that traps pathogens and other foreign particles to limit their penetration into the underlying epithelium. Dosage forms containing particle-based drug delivery systems are trapped in mucosal layers and will be removed by mucus turnover. Mucoadhesion avoids premature wash-off and prolongs the residence time of drugs on mucus. Moreover, mucus penetration is essential for molecules to access the underlying epithelial tissues. Various strategies have been investigated to achieve mucoadhesion and mucus penetration of drug carriers. Innovations in materials used for the construction of drug-carrier systems allowed the development of different mucoadhesion and mucus penetration delivery systems. Over the last decade, advances in the field of materials chemistry, with a focus on biocompatibility, have led to the expansion of the pool of materials available for drug delivery applications. The choice of materials in mucosal delivery is generally dependent on the intended therapeutic target and nature of the mucosa at the site of absorption. This review presents an up-to-date account of materials including synthesis, physical and chemical modifications of mucoadhesive materials, nanocarriers, viral mimics used for the construction of mucosal drug delivery systems.
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Federer C, Kurpiers M, Bernkop-Schnürch A. Thiolated Chitosans: A Multi-talented Class of Polymers for Various Applications. Biomacromolecules 2020; 22:24-56. [PMID: 32567846 PMCID: PMC7805012 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Various properties of chitosan can be customized by thiolation for very specific needs in a wide range of application areas. Since the discovery of thiolated chitosans, many studies have proven their advantageous characteristics, such as adhesion to biological surfaces, adjustable cross-linking and swelling behavior, controllable drug release, permeation as well as cellular uptake enhancement, inhibition of efflux pumps and enzymes, complexation of metal ions, antioxidative properties, and radical scavenging activity. Simultaneously, these polymers remain biodegradable without increased toxicity. Within this Review, an overview about the different possibilities to covalently attach sulfhydryl ligands to the polymeric backbone of chitosan is given, and the resulting versatile physiochemical properties are discussed in detail. Furthermore, the broad spectrum of applications for thiolated chitosans in science and industry, ranging from their most advanced use in pharmaceutical and medical science over wastewater treatment to the impregnation of textiles, is addressed.
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- Christoph Federer
- Thiomatrix Forschungs-und Beratungs GmbH, Trientlgasse 65, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.,Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Thiomatrix Forschungs-und Beratungs GmbH, Trientlgasse 65, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.,Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Fabiano A, Piras AM, Uccello-Barretta G, Balzano F, Cesari A, Testai L, Citi V, Zambito Y. Impact of mucoadhesive polymeric nanoparticulate systems on oral bioavailability of a macromolecular model drug. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2018; 130:281-289. [PMID: 30006244 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2018.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Revised: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Nanoparticles (NP) only different in mucoadhesivity are compared for impact on drug oral bioavailability. Two polymeric NP types based on quaternary ammonium-chitosan (NP QA-Ch) and S-protected thiolated derivative thereof (NP QA-Ch-S-pro), respectively, containing the macromolecular drug model, FD4, were prepared by crosslinking each polymer with reduced MW hyaluronic acid. The structure of basic polymers was determined by H1NMR analysis. NP were similar in size (371 ± 38 vs. 376 ± 82 nm); polydispersity index (0.39 ± 0.08 vs. 0.41 ± 0.10); zeta potential (13.4 ± 0.9 vs. 11.9 ± 1.2 mV); reversible interactions with drug (bound drug, 67 vs. 66%); encapsulation efficiency (23 ± 5 vs. 23 ± 8%); release properties (15% released in 15 h in both cases); and apparent permeation across excised rat intestine (Papp, 8.8 ± 0.8 vs. 10 ± 1 cm/s). Then the differences in NP transport ratio through mucus (TR, 0.75 vs. 0.37) and adhesion to excised rat intestinal mucosa (adsorbed fraction, 23 ± 3 vs. 45 ± 2%) were ascribed to higher mucoadhesivity of NP QA-Ch-S-pro compared to NP QA-Ch. This directly influenced drug oral bioavailability in rats (Tmax, 1 vs. 2 h; AUC, 1.7 ± 0.3 vs. 2.9 ± 0.4 μg/mL min, for NP QA-Ch and NP QA-Ch-S-pro, respectively). Mucoadhesivity increases drug bioavailability by retaining NP at its absorption site and opposing its transit down the GI tract. Data on drug accumulation in rat liver allows the assertion that NP is absorbed by transcytosis across intestinal epithelium and transported from blood into liver by Kuppfer cells.
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- Angela Fabiano
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 33, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 33, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, UdR INSTM Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, UdR INSTM Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, UdR INSTM Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 33, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 33, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 33, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
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Piras AM, Fabiano A, Chiellini F, Zambito Y. Methyl-β-cyclodextrin quaternary ammonium chitosan conjugate: nanoparticles vs macromolecular soluble complex. Int J Nanomedicine 2018; 13:2531-2541. [PMID: 29731628 PMCID: PMC5923277 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s160987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Purpose The present study aimed to compare a novel cyclodextrin–polymer–drug complex in solution with a dispersed supramolecular nanosize system, made of the same complex, for ability to carry dexamethasone (DEX) across excised rat intestine. Results Methyl-β-cyclodextrin-quaternary ammonium chitosan conjugate (QA-Ch-MCD) was obtained by covalent grafting through a 10-atom spacer. The conjugate was characterized by 1H-NMR, resulting in 24.4% w/w of MCD content. Phase solubility profile analysis of the QA-Ch-MCD/DEX complex yielded an association constant of 14037 M−1, vs 4428 M−1 for the plain MCD/DEX complex. Nanoparticle (NP) dispersions resulted from ionotropic gelation of the QA-Ch-MCD/DEX complex by sodium tripolyphosphate, leading to 9.9%±1.4% drug loading efficiency. The mean diameter and zeta potential for NP were 299±32 nm (polydispersity index [PI] 0.049) and 11.5±1.1 mV, respectively. Those for QA-Ch-MCD/DEX were 2.7±0.4 nm (PI 0.048) and 6.7±0.6 mV. QA-Ch-MCD/DEX solutions and corresponding NP dispersions were compared in vitro for water-assisted transport through mucus, DEX permeation through excised rat intestine, and ex vivo mucoadhesivity. The complex showed higher mucoadhesion and lower transport rate through mucus; also, it provided faster drug permeation across excised rat intestine. Conclusion Carrier adhesion to mucus surface has played a most important role in favoring transepithelial permeation. Then, within the concerns of the present study, the use of NP seems not to provide any determinant advantage over using the simpler macromolecular complex.
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- BIOLab Research Group, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, UdR INSTM Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Chitosan and its derivatives as vehicles for drug delivery can achieve the purpose of sustained release and controlled release for drugs, improve the stability of drugs, and reduce adverse drug reactions. So, the bioavailability of drugs can be enhanced. Therefore, chitosan and its derivatives have become a hotspot in the field of drug delivery. Their characteristics as drug delivery vectors were introduced, the types and applications were summarized. The development direction of chitosan and its derivatives in this field was also forecasted.
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- Gangliang Huang
- Active Carbohydrate Research Center, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Inorganic Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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- Active Carbohydrate Research Center, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Inorganic Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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- Active Carbohydrate Research Center, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Inorganic Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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About the impact of water movement on the permeation behaviour of nanoparticles in mucus. Int J Pharm 2017; 517:279-285. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Revised: 12/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Al Rubeaan K, Rafiullah M, Jayavanth S. Oral insulin delivery systems using chitosan-based formulation: a review. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2015; 13:223-37. [DOI: 10.1517/17425247.2016.1107543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Since thiolated polymers - known as thiomers - have entered the pharmaceutical arena in the late 1990 s, more and more academic and industrial research groups have started to work with these promising polymeric excipients. Meanwhile, various thiomers are the subject of clinical trials and the first product based on thiolated chitosan will reach the market in 2015. Due to the formation of disulfide bonds with mercaptopyridine substructures, thiol groups of thiomers are on the one hand more reactive and on the other hand are protected toward oxidation. These so-called preactivated thiomers representing the second generation of thiomers are subject of this review. AREAS COVERED Within this review, preactivated thiomers are classified and their mode of action is described. Furthermore, different synthetic pathways, purification and chemical characterization methods of preactivated thiomers are explained. Their properties including mucoadhesive, permeation-enhancing, efflux pump inhibitory and in situ gelling properties are described. In addition, various formulations based on preactivated thiomers are introduced. EXPERT OPINION The first-generation thiomers have already shown great potential resulting in various product developments. Preactivated thiomers - representing the second generation of thiomers - offer the additional advantage of even comparatively more reactive sulfhydryl ligands and of stability toward oxidation. According to this, they are promising novel polymeric excipients for various applications.
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- Muhammad Ijaz
- University of Innsbruck, Institute of Pharmacy, Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Center for Molecular Bioscience (CMBI), Department of Pharmaceutical Technology , Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck , Austria +43 512 507 58601 ; +43 512 507 58699 ;
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Zhang H, Huang X, Sun Y, Xing J, Yamamoto A, Gao Y. Absorption-improving effects of chitosan oligomers based on their mucoadhesive properties: a comparative study on the oral and pulmonary delivery of calcitonin. Drug Deliv 2015; 23:2419-2427. [DOI: 10.3109/10717544.2014.1002946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Hailong Zhang
- Health Science Center, School of Pharmacy, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China and
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- Health Science Center, School of Pharmacy, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China and
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- Health Science Center, School of Pharmacy, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China and
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- Health Science Center, School of Pharmacy, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China and
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Health Science Center, School of Pharmacy, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China and
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Coué G, Engbersen JFJ. Cationic Polymers for Intracellular Delivery of Proteins. CATIONIC POLYMERS IN REGENERATIVE MEDICINE 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/9781782620105-00356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Many therapeutic proteins exert their pharmaceutical action inside the cytoplasm or onto individual organelles inside the cell. Intracellular protein delivery is considered to be the most direct, fastest and safest approach for curing gene-deficiency diseases, enhancing vaccination and triggering cell transdifferentiation processes, within other curative applications. However, several hurdles have to be overcome. For this purpose the use of polymers, with their ease of modification in physical and chemical properties, is attractive in protein drug carriers. They can protect their therapeutic protein cargo from degradation and enhance their bioavailability at targeted sites. In this chapter, potential and currently used polymers for fabrication of protein delivery systems and their applications for intracellular administration are discussed. Special attention is given to the use of cationic polymers for their ability to promote the cellular uptake of therapeutic proteins.
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- Grégory Coué
- MIRA Institute of Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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- MIRA Institute of Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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Singh I, Rana V. Enhancement of Mucoadhesive Property of Polymers for Drug Delivery Applications. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.7569/raa.2013.097307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Oral delivery of insulin may significantly improve the quality of life of diabetes patients who routinely receive insulin by the subcutaneous route. In fact, compared with this administration route, oral delivery of insulin in diabetes treatment offers many advantages: higher patient compliance, rapid hepatic insulinization, and avoidance of peripheral hyperinsulinemia and other adverse effects such as possible hypoglycemia and weight gain. However, the oral delivery of insulin remains a challenge because its oral absorption is limited. The mainbarriers faced by insulin in the gastrointestinal tract are degradation by proteolytic enzymes and lack of transport across the intestinal epithelium. Several strategies to deliver insulin orally have been proposed, but without much clinical or commercial success. Protein encapsulation into nanoparticles is regarded as a promising alternative to administer insulin orally because they have the ability to promote insulin paracellular or transcellular transport across the intestinal mucosa. In this review, different delivery systems intended to increase the oral bioavailability of insulin will be discussed, with a special focus on nanoparticulate carrier systems, as well as the efforts that pharmaceutical companies are making to bring to the market the first oral delivery system of insulin. The toxicological and safety data of delivery systems, the clinical value and progress of oral insulin delivery, and the future prospects in this research field will be also scrutinized.
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- Pedro Fonte
- Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde (CICS), Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde—Norte, CESPU, Gandra, Portugal
- REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde (CICS), Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde—Norte, CESPU, Gandra, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde (CICS), Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde—Norte, CESPU, Gandra, Portugal
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- INEB—Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Renukuntla J, Vadlapudi AD, Patel A, Boddu SHS, Mitra AK. Approaches for enhancing oral bioavailability of peptides and proteins. Int J Pharm 2013; 447:75-93. [PMID: 23428883 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 399] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2012] [Revised: 12/28/2012] [Accepted: 02/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Oral delivery of peptide and protein drugs faces immense challenge partially due to the gastrointestinal (GI) environment. In spite of considerable efforts by industrial and academic laboratories, no major breakthrough in the effective oral delivery of polypeptides and proteins has been accomplished. Upon oral administration, gastrointestinal epithelium acts as a physical and biochemical barrier for absorption of proteins resulting in low bioavailability (typically less than 1-2%). An ideal oral drug delivery system should be capable of (a) maintaining the integrity of protein molecules until it reaches the site of absorption, (b) releasing the drug at the target absorption site, where the delivery system appends to that site by virtue of specific interaction, and (c) retaining inside the gastrointestinal tract irrespective of its transitory constraints. Various technologies have been explored to overcome the problems associated with the oral delivery of macromolecules such as insulin, gonadotropin-releasing hormones, calcitonin, human growth factor, vaccines, enkephalins, and interferons, all of which met with limited success. This review article intends to summarize the physiological barriers to oral delivery of peptides and proteins and novel pharmaceutical approaches to circumvent these barriers and enhance oral bioavailability of these macromolecules.
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- Jwala Renukuntla
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South College School of Pharmacy, 400 Goody's Lane, Knoxville, TN 37931, USA
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Rahmat D, Müller C, Barthelmes J, Shahnaz G, Martien R, Bernkop-Schnürch A. Thiolated hydroxyethyl cellulose: Design and in vitro evaluation of mucoadhesive and permeation enhancing nanoparticles. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2013; 83:149-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2012.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2012] [Revised: 10/10/2012] [Accepted: 10/15/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Islam MA, Firdous J, Choi YJ, Yun CH, Cho CS. Design and application of chitosan microspheres as oral and nasal vaccine carriers: an updated review. Int J Nanomedicine 2012; 7:6077-93. [PMID: 23271909 PMCID: PMC3526152 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s38330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Chitosan, a natural biodegradable polymer, is of great interest in biomedical research due to its excellent properties including bioavailability, nontoxicity, high charge density, and mucoadhesivity, which creates immense potential for various pharmaceutical applications. It has gelling properties when it interacts with counterions such as sulfates or polyphosphates and when it crosslinks with glutaraldehyde. This characteristic facilitates its usefulness in the coating or entrapment of biochemicals, drugs, antigenic molecules as a vaccine candidate, and microorganisms. Therefore, chitosan together with the advance of nanotechnology can be effectively applied as a carrier system for vaccine delivery. In fact, chitosan microspheres have been studied as a promising carrier system for mucosal vaccination, especially via the oral and nasal route to induce enhanced immune responses. Moreover, the thiolated form of chitosan is of considerable interest due to its improved mucoadhesivity, permeability, stability, and controlled/extended release profile. This review describes the various methods used to design and synthesize chitosan microspheres and recent updates on their potential applications for oral and nasal delivery of vaccines. The potential use of thiolated chitosan microspheres as next-generation mucosal vaccine carriers is also discussed.
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- Mohammad Ariful Islam
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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Rahmat D, Müller C, Shahnaz G, Leithner K, Laffleur F, Khan MI, Martien R, Schnürch AB. HEC-cysteamine particles: influence of particle size, zeta potential, morphology and sulfhydryl groups on permeation enhancing properties. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2012; 39:1338-45. [DOI: 10.3109/03639045.2012.711834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Santos S, Torcato I, Castanho MARB. Biomedical applications of dipeptides and tripeptides. Biopolymers 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/bip.22067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Oral drug delivery research in Europe. J Control Release 2012; 161:247-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2012.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2011] [Revised: 01/12/2012] [Accepted: 01/15/2012] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Hauptstein S, Bernkop-Schnürch A. Thiomers and thiomer-based nanoparticles in protein and DNA drug delivery. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2012; 9:1069-81. [PMID: 22703388 DOI: 10.1517/17425247.2012.697893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Thanks to advances in biotechnology, more and more highly efficient protein- and DNA-based drugs have been developed. Unfortunately, these kinds of drugs underlie poor non-parental bioavailability. To overcome hindrances like low mucosal permeability and enzymatic degradation polymeric excipients are utilized as drug carrier whereat thiolated excipients showed several promising qualities in comparison to the analogical unmodified polymer. AREAS COVERED The article deals with the comparatively easy modification of well-established polymers like chitosan or poly(acrylates) to synthesize thiomers. Further, the recently developed "next generation" thiomers e.g. preactivated or S-protected thiomers are introduced. Designative properties like mucoadhesion, uptake and permeation enhancement, efflux pump inhibition and protection against enzymatic degradation will be discussed and differences between first and next generation thiomers will be pointed out. Additionally, nanoparticles prepared with thiomers will be dealt with regarding to protein and DNA drug delivery as thiomers seem to be a promising approach to avoid parenteral application. EXPERT OPINION Properties of thiomers per se and results of in vivo studies carried out so far for peptide and DNA drugs demonstrate their potential as multifunctional excipients. However, further investigations and optimizations have to be done before establishing a carrier system ready for clinical approval.
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- Sabine Hauptstein
- University of Innsbruck, Institute of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Dünnhaupt S, Barthelmes J, Iqbal J, Perera G, Thurner CC, Friedl H, Bernkop-Schnürch A. In vivo evaluation of an oral drug delivery system for peptides based on S-protected thiolated chitosan. J Control Release 2012; 160:477-85. [PMID: 22542699 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2012.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2012] [Revised: 04/04/2012] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The aim of the present study was the development and evaluation in vitro as well as in vivo of an oral delivery system based on a novel type of thiolated chitosan, so-called S-protected thiolated chitosan, for the peptide drug antide. The sulfhydryl ligand thioglycolic acid (TGA) was covalently attached to chitosan (CS) in the first step of modification. In the second step, these thiol groups of thiolated chitosan were protected by disulfide bond formation with the thiolated aromatic residue 6-mercaptonicotinamide (6-MNA). Absorptive transport studies of antide were evaluated ex vivo using rat intestinal mucosa. Matrix tablets of each polymer sample were prepared and their effect on the absorption of antide evaluated in vivo in male Sprague-Dawley rats. In addition, tablets were examined in terms of their disintegration, swelling and drug release behavior. The resulting S-protected thiomer (TGA-MNA) exhibited 840μmol of covalently linked 6-MNA per gram thiomer. Based on the implementation of this hydrophobic ligand on the thiolated backbone, the disintegration behavior was reduced greatly and a controlled release of the peptide could be achieved. Furthermore, permeation studies with TGA-MNA on rat intestine revealed a 4.5-fold enhanced absorptive transport of the peptide in comparison to antide in solution. Additional in vivo studies confirmed the potential of this novel conjugate. Oral administration of antide in solution led to only very small detectable quantities in plasma with an absolute and relative bioavailability (BA) of 0.003 and 0.03%, only. In contrast, with antide incorporated in TGA-MNA matrix tablets an absolute and relative BA of 1.4 and 10.9% could be reached, resulting in a 421-fold increased area under the plasma concentration time curve (AUC) compared to the antide solution. According to these results, S-protected thiolated chitosan as oral drug delivery system might be a valuable tool for improving the bioavailability of peptides.
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- Sarah Dünnhaupt
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, Leopold-Franzenz-University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Sarti F, Bernkop-Schnürch A. Chitosan and Thiolated Chitosan. ADVANCES IN POLYMER SCIENCE 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/12_2011_109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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