Drug DeliveryPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2024.2372285
María de Las Nieves Siles-Sánchez, Irene Fernández-Jalao, Laura Jaime De Pablo, Susana Santoyo
{"title":"Design of chitosan colon delivery micro/nano particles for an <i>Achillea millefolium</i> extract with antiproliferative activity against colorectal cancer cells.","authors":"María de Las Nieves Siles-Sánchez, Irene Fernández-Jalao, Laura Jaime De Pablo, Susana Santoyo","doi":"10.1080/10717544.2024.2372285","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10717544.2024.2372285","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, chitosan low molecular weight (LCH) and chitosan medium molecular weight (MCH) were employed to encapsulate a yarrow extract rich in chlorogenic acid and dicaffeoylquinic acids (DCQAs) that showed antiproliferative activity against colon adenocarcinoma cells. The design of CH micro/nanoparticles to increase the extract colon delivery was carried out by using two different techniques: ionic gelation and spray drying. Ionic gelation nanoparticles obtained were smaller and presented higher yields values than spray-drying microparticles, but spray-drying microparticles showed the best performance in terms of encapsulation efficiency (EE) (> 94%), also allowing the inclusion of a higher quantity of extract. Spray-drying microparticles designed using LCH with an LCH:extract ratio of 6:1 (1.25 mg/mL) showed a mean diameter of 1.31 ± 0.21 µm and EE values > 93%, for all phenolic compounds studied. The release profile of phenolic compounds included in this formulation, at gastrointestinal pHs (2 and 7.4), showed for most of them a small initial release, followed by an increase at 1 h, with a constant release up to 3 h. Chlorogenic acid presented the higher release values at 3 h (56.91% at pH 2; 44.45% at pH 7.4). DCQAs release at 3 h ranged between 9.01- 40.73%, being higher for 1,5- and 3,4-DCQAs. After gastrointestinal digestion, 67.65% of chlorogenic and most DCQAs remained encapsulated. Therefore, spray-drying microparticles can be proposed as a promising vehicle to increase the colon delivery of yarrow phenolics compounds (mainly chlorogenic acid and DCQAs) previously described as potential agents against colorectal cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":11679,"journal":{"name":"Drug Delivery","volume":"31 1","pages":"2372285"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11221479/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141476251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mannose/stearyl chloride doubly functionalized polyethylenimine as a nucleic acid vaccine carrier to promote macrophage uptake.","authors":"Lu Bai, Xiaoqi Chen, Chengyu Li, Haijun Zhou, Yantao Li, Jijun Xiao, Fen Zhang, Hua Cheng, Mengmeng Zhou","doi":"10.1080/10717544.2024.2427138","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10717544.2024.2427138","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transmembrane transport remains a significant challenge for nucleic acid vaccine vectors. Promoting the ability of immune cells, such as macrophages, to capture foreign stimuli is also an effective approach to improving cross-presentation. In addition, polyethyleneimine (PEI) has gained attention in the field of nucleic acid vaccine carriers due to its excellent gene transfection efficiency and unique proton buffering effect. However, although high molecular weight PEI exhibits high efficiency, its high-density positive charges make it highly toxic, which limits its application. In this study, mannose/stearyl chloride functionalized polyethylenimine (SA-Man-PEI) was prepared by functionalizing PEI (molecular weight of 25 kDa) with mannose with immunomodulatory and phagocyte targeting effects, and an alkyl hydrophobic chain segment, which could easily promote cell uptake. Moreover, the functionalized-PEI retains a strong proton buffering effect, which helps the carrier escape from the lysosome. The particle sizes of the composite particles formed by SA-Man-PEI and ovalbumin (OVA) were below 200 nm, with good storage stability at both 4 °C and 37 °C. At a drug concentration of 2 μg/mL, the cell survival rate of functionalized-PEI was 19.2% higher than that of unfunctionalized PEI. In vitro macrophage endocytosis experiments showed that SA-Man-PEI could significantly enhance the macrophage uptake of composite particles, compared to unfunctionalized PEI or single-functionalized PEI. This study offers a new approach for developing PEI as a nucleic acid vaccine carrier, which could simultaneously enhance cell targeting and promote cell uptake.</p>","PeriodicalId":11679,"journal":{"name":"Drug Delivery","volume":"31 1","pages":"2427138"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11565675/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142616655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of ion-triggered <i>in situ</i> gel containing ketoconazole/hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin for ocular delivery: <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> evaluation.","authors":"Huiyun Xia, Jingjing Yang, Fei Song, Guojuan Pu, Fudan Dong, Zhen Liang, Junjie Zhang","doi":"10.1080/10717544.2024.2424217","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10717544.2024.2424217","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The application of ketoconazole (KET) in ocular drug delivery is restricted by its poor aqueous solubility though its broad-spectrum antifungal activity. The aim of this study is to develop an ion-sensitive <i>in situ</i> gel (ISG) of KET to promote its ocular bioavailability in topical application. The solubility of KET in water was increased by complexation with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD), then KET-HPβCD inclusion complex (KET-IC) was fabricated into an ion-sensitive ISG triggered by sodium alginate (SA). The <i>in vitro</i> drug release and antifungal activities investigations demonstrated that the KET-IC-ISG formulation increased drug release and anti-fungal activities compared to pure KET. The <i>ex vivo</i> rabbit corneal permeation studied demonstrated higher permeability of KET-IC-ISG formulation (<i>P<sub>app</sub></i> of (6.34 <math><mrow><mo>±</mo></mrow></math>0.21) <math><mrow><mo>×</mo></mrow></math>10<sup>-4 </sup>cm/h) than pure KET (<i>P<sub>app</sub></i> of (3.09 <math><mrow><mo>±</mo></mrow></math> 0.09) <math><mrow><mo>×</mo></mrow></math>10<sup>-4 </sup>cm/h). The cytotoxicity assay and the ocular irritation study in rabbits confirmed the KET-IC-ISG safety and well tolerance. The ocular pharmacokinetics of KET in rabbits was investigated and the results showed that the KET-IC-ISG increased its bioavailability in cornea by 47-fold. In conclusion, the KET-IC-ISG system promoted the precorneal retention, the ocular drug bioavailability and the developed formulation is a potential strategy to treat mycotic keratitis.</p>","PeriodicalId":11679,"journal":{"name":"Drug Delivery","volume":"31 1","pages":"2424217"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11562027/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142616652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Breaking boundaries: the advancements in transdermal delivery of antibiotics.","authors":"Ahlam Zaid Alkilani, Rania Hamed, Batool Musleh, Zaina Sharaire","doi":"10.1080/10717544.2024.2304251","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10717544.2024.2304251","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transdermal drug delivery systems (TDDS) for antibiotics have seen significant advances in recent years that aimed to improve the efficacy and safety of these drugs. TDDS offer many advantages over other conventional delivery systems such as non-invasiveness, controlled-release pattern, avoidance of first-pass metabolism. The objective of this review is to provide an overview on the recent advances in the TDDS of different groups of antibiotics including β-lactams, tetracyclines, macrolides, and lincosamides, utilized for their effective delivery through the skin and to explore the challenges associated with this field. The majority of antibiotics do not have favorable properties for passive transdermal delivery. Thus, novel strategies have been employed to improve the delivery of antibiotics through the skin, such as the use of nanotechnology (nanoparticles, solid-lipid nanoparticles, nanoemulsions, vesicular carriers, and liposomes) or the physical enhancement techniques like microneedles and ultrasound. In conclusion, the transdermal delivery systems could be a promising method for delivering antibiotics that have the potential to improve patient outcomes and enhance the efficacy of drugs. Further research and development are still needed to explore the potential of delivering more antibiotic drugs by using various transdermal drug delivery approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":11679,"journal":{"name":"Drug Delivery","volume":"31 1","pages":"2304251"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10802811/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139502483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advances in cell membrane-based biomimetic nanodelivery systems for natural products.","authors":"Yifeng Zhang, Qian Zhang, Chunhong Li, Ziyun Zhou, Hui Lei, Minghua Liu, Dan Zhang","doi":"10.1080/10717544.2024.2361169","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10717544.2024.2361169","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Active components of natural products, which include paclitaxel, curcumin, gambogic acid, resveratrol, triptolide and celastrol, have promising anti-inflammatory, antitumor, anti-oxidant, and other pharmacological activities. However, their clinical application is limited due to low solubility, instability, low bioavailability, rapid metabolism, short half-life, and strong off-target toxicity. To overcome these drawbacks, cell membrane-based biomimetic nanosystems have emerged that avoid clearance by the immune system, enhance targeting, and prolong drug circulation, while also improving drug solubility and bioavailability, enhancing drug efficacy, and reducing side effects. This review summarizes recent advances in the preparation and coating of cell membrane-coated biomimetic nanosystems and in their applications to disease for targeted natural products delivery. Current challenges, limitations, and prospects in this field are also discussed, providing a research basis for the development of multifunctional biomimetic nanosystems for natural products.</p>","PeriodicalId":11679,"journal":{"name":"Drug Delivery","volume":"31 1","pages":"2361169"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11149581/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141199746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Drug DeliveryPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-06-04DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2024.2361165
Qi Chen, Yuyi Zheng, Xuhong Jiang, Yi Wang, Zhong Chen, Di Wu
{"title":"Nature's carriers: leveraging extracellular vesicles for targeted drug delivery.","authors":"Qi Chen, Yuyi Zheng, Xuhong Jiang, Yi Wang, Zhong Chen, Di Wu","doi":"10.1080/10717544.2024.2361165","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10717544.2024.2361165","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the rapid development of drug delivery systems, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as promising stars for improving targeting abilities and realizing effective delivery. Numerous studies have shown when compared to conventional strategies in targeted drug delivery (TDD), EVs-based strategies have several distinguished advantages besides targeting, such as participating in cell-to-cell communications and immune response, showing high biocompatibility and stability, penetrating through biological barriers, etc. In this review, we mainly focus on the mass production of EVs including the challenges and strategies for scaling up EVs production in a cost-effective and reproducible manner, the loading and active targeting methods, and examples of EVs as vehicles for TDD in consideration of potential safety and regulatory issues associated. We also conclude and discuss the rigor and reproducibility of EVs production, the current research status of the application of EVs-based strategies to targeted drug delivery, clinical conversion prospects, and existing chances and challenges.</p>","PeriodicalId":11679,"journal":{"name":"Drug Delivery","volume":"31 1","pages":"2361165"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11151811/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141237207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recognizing the biological barriers and pathophysiological characteristics of the gastrointestinal tract for the design and application of nanotherapeutics.","authors":"Shan Li, Tianyu Wu, Jingfeng Wu, Wensheng Chen, Dinglin Zhang","doi":"10.1080/10717544.2024.2415580","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10717544.2024.2415580","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is an important and complex system by which humans to digest food and absorb nutrients. The GIT is vulnerable to diseases, which may led to discomfort or even death in humans. Therapeutics for GIT disease treatment face multiple biological barriers, which significantly decrease the efficacy of therapeutics. Recognizing the biological barriers and pathophysiological characteristics of GIT may be helpful to design innovative therapeutics. Nanotherapeutics, which have special targeting and controlled therapeutic release profiles, have been widely used for the treatment of GIT diseases. Herein, we provide a comprehensive review of the biological barrier and pathophysiological characteristics of GIT, which may aid in the design of promising nanotherapeutics for GIT disease treatment. Furthermore, several typical diseases of the upper and lower digestive tracts, such as <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> infection and inflammatory bowel disease, were selected to investigate the application of nanotherapeutics for GIT disease treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":11679,"journal":{"name":"Drug Delivery","volume":"31 1","pages":"2415580"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11485891/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142460841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Drug DeliveryPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2023-12-26DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2023.2298514
Shengnan Li, Fengmei Li, Yan Wang, Wenqun Li, Junyong Wu, Xiongbin Hu, Tiantian Tang, Xinyi Liu
{"title":"Multiple delivery strategies of nanocarriers for myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury: current strategies and future prospective.","authors":"Shengnan Li, Fengmei Li, Yan Wang, Wenqun Li, Junyong Wu, Xiongbin Hu, Tiantian Tang, Xinyi Liu","doi":"10.1080/10717544.2023.2298514","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10717544.2023.2298514","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Acute myocardial infarction, characterized by high morbidity and mortality, has now become a serious health hazard for human beings. Conventional surgical interventions to restore blood flow can rapidly relieve acute myocardial ischemia, but the ensuing myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MI/RI) and subsequent heart failure have become medical challenges that researchers have been trying to overcome. The pathogenesis of MI/RI involves several mechanisms, including overproduction of reactive oxygen species, abnormal mitochondrial function, calcium overload, and other factors that induce cell death and inflammatory responses. These mechanisms have led to the exploration of antioxidant and inflammation-modulating therapies, as well as the development of myocardial protective factors and stem cell therapies. However, the short half-life, low bioavailability, and lack of targeting of these drugs that modulate these pathological mechanisms, combined with liver and spleen sequestration and continuous washout of blood flow from myocardial sites, severely compromise the expected efficacy of clinical drugs. To address these issues, employing conventional nanocarriers and integrating them with contemporary biomimetic nanocarriers, which rely on passive targeting and active targeting through precise modifications, can effectively prolong the duration of therapeutic agents within the body, enhance their bioavailability, and augment their retention at the injured myocardium. Consequently, these approaches significantly enhance therapeutic effectiveness while minimizing toxic side effects. This article reviews current drug delivery systems used for MI/RI, aiming to offer a fresh perspective on treating this disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":11679,"journal":{"name":"Drug Delivery","volume":"31 1","pages":"2298514"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10763895/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139039671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}