scholarly journals A Composite Nanosystem as a Potential Tool for the Local Treatment of Glioblastoma: Chitosan-Coated Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Embedded in Electrospun Nanofibers

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1371
Author(s):  
Barbara Vigani ◽  
Caterina Valentino ◽  
Giuseppina Sandri ◽  
Roberta Listro ◽  
Francesca Fagiani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Salt ◽  
Solid Lipid Nanoparticles ◽  
Aqueous Media ◽  
Local Treatment ◽  
Nile Red ◽  
Behenic Acid ◽  
Lipid Nanoparticles ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Solid Lipid ◽  
Potential Tool

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most prevalent and aggressive brain tumors for which there is currently no cure. A novel composite nanosystem (CN), consisting of chitosan-coated Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (c-SLN) embedded in O-carboxymethyl chitosan (O-CMCS)-containing nanofibers (NFs), was proposed as a potential tool for the local delivery of lipophilic anti-proliferative drugs. Coacervation was selected as a solvent-free method for the preparation of stearic acid (SA) and behenic acid (BA)-based SLN (SA-SLN and BA-SLN respectively). BA-SLN, containing 0.75% w/w BA sodium salt and 3% w/w poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), were selected for the prosecution of the work since they are characterized by the lowest size functional to their subsequent coating and incorporation in nanofibers. BA-SLN were coated with chitosan (CS) by means of a two-step coating method based on the physical absorption of positively charged CS chains on the SLN negative surface. Nile Red (NR), chosen as the hydrophobic model dye, was dissolved in a micellar solution of BA sodium salt and then added with a coacervating solution until pH ≅ 2.5 was reached. Immunocytochemistry analyses highlighted that CS-coated BA-SLN (c-BA-SLN) exhibited a higher accumulation in human glioblastoma cells (U-373) after 6 h than CS-free BA-SLN. Finally, the c-BA-SLN dispersion was blended with a solution consisting of freely soluble polymers (O-CMCS, poly(ethylene oxide) and poloxamer) and then electrospun to obtain NFs with a mean diameter equal to 850 nm. After the NFs dissolution in an aqueous media, c-BA-SLN maintained their physicochemical properties and zeta potential.

scholarly journals In Vitro Studies on Nasal Formulations of Nanostructured Lipid Carriers (NLC) and Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (SLN)

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 711
Author(s):  
Cláudia Pina Costa ◽  
Sandra Barreiro ◽  
João Nuno Moreira ◽  
Renata Silva ◽  
Hugo Almeida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nasal Cavity ◽  
Solid Lipid Nanoparticles ◽  
Local Treatment ◽  
Lipid Nanoparticles ◽  
Nanostructured Lipid Carriers ◽  
In Vitro Studies ◽  
Brain Diseases ◽  
In Vivo Studies ◽  
Solid Lipid

The nasal route has been used for many years for the local treatment of nasal diseases. More recently, this route has been gaining momentum, due to the possibility of targeting the central nervous system (CNS) from the nasal cavity, avoiding the blood−brain barrier (BBB). In this area, the use of lipid nanoparticles, such as nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) and solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN), in nasal formulations has shown promising outcomes on a wide array of indications such as brain diseases, including epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and gliomas. Herein, the state of the art of the most recent literature available on in vitro studies with nasal formulations of lipid nanoparticles is discussed. Specific in vitro cell culture models are needed to assess the cytotoxicity of nasal formulations and to explore the underlying mechanism(s) of drug transport and absorption across the nasal mucosa. In addition, different studies with 3D nasal casts are reported, showing their ability to predict the drug deposition in the nasal cavity and evaluating the factors that interfere in this process, such as nasal cavity area, type of administration device and angle of application, inspiratory flow, presence of mucoadhesive agents, among others. Notwithstanding, they do not preclude the use of confirmatory in vivo studies, a significant impact on the 3R (replacement, reduction and refinement) principle within the scope of animal experiments is expected. The use of 3D nasal casts to test nasal formulations of lipid nanoparticles is still totally unexplored, to the authors best knowledge, thus constituting a wide open field of research.

Histological assessment of follicular delivery of flutamide by solid lipid nanoparticles: potential tool for the treatment of androgenic alopecia

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 846-853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamed Hamishehkar ◽  
Saeed Ghanbarzadeh ◽  
Sasan Sepehran ◽  
Yousef Javadzadeh ◽  
Zahra Mardhiah Adib ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Lipid Nanoparticles ◽  
Lipid Nanoparticles ◽  
Androgenic Alopecia ◽  
Histological Assessment ◽  
Solid Lipid ◽  
Potential Tool

scholarly journals Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Loaded with Glucocorticoids Protect Auditory Cells from Cisplatin-Induced Ototoxicity

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blanca Cervantes ◽  
Lide Arana ◽  
Silvia Murillo-Cuesta ◽  
Marina Bruno ◽  
Itziar Alkorta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Stearic Acid ◽  
Solid Lipid Nanoparticles ◽  
Dose Range ◽  
Aqueous Media ◽  
Lipid Nanoparticles ◽  
Sensory Cells ◽  
Vitro Assay ◽  
Solid Lipid

Cisplatin is a chemotherapeutic agent that causes the irreversible death of auditory sensory cells, leading to hearing loss. Local administration of cytoprotective drugs is a potentially better option co-therapy for cisplatin, but there are strong limitations due to the difficulty of accessing the inner ear. The use of nanocarriers for the efficient delivery of drugs to auditory cells is a novel approach for this problem. Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) are biodegradable and biocompatible nanocarriers with low solubility in aqueous media. We show here that stearic acid-based SLNs have the adequate particle size, polydispersity index and ζ-potential, to be considered optimal nanocarriers for drug delivery. Stearic acid-based SLNs were loaded with the fluorescent probe rhodamine to show that they are efficiently incorporated by auditory HEI-OC1 (House Ear Institute-Organ of Corti 1) cells. SLNs were not ototoxic over a wide dose range. Glucocorticoids are used to decrease cisplatin-induced ototoxicity. Therefore, to test SLNs’ drug delivery efficiency, dexamethasone and hydrocortisone were tested either alone or loaded into SLNs and tested in a cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in vitro assay. Our results indicate that the encapsulation in SLNs increases the protective effect of low doses of hydrocortisone and lengthens the survival of HEI-OC1 cells treated with cisplatin.

scholarly journals Endocytic Uptake of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles by the Nasal Mucosa

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 761
Author(s):  
Ammar S. Al Khafaji ◽  
Maureen D. Donovan
Keyword(s):  
Nasal Mucosa ◽  
Solid Lipid Nanoparticles ◽  
Nile Red ◽  
Lipid Nanoparticles ◽  
Metabolic Inhibitors ◽  
Nasal Administration ◽  
Nanoparticle Uptake ◽  
Solid Lipid ◽  
Endocytic Activity ◽  
Endocytic Pathways

Nanoparticles may provide unique therapeutic opportunities when administered via the nasal cavity, yet the primary uptake and transfer pathways for these particles within the nasal mucosa are not well understood. The endocytic pathways involved in the uptake of fluorescently labeled, (Nile Red) solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) of different sizes (~30, 60, and 150 nm) were studied using excised bovine olfactory and nasal respiratory tissues. Endocytic activity contributing to nanoparticle uptake was investigated using a variety of pharmacological inhibitors, but none of the inhibitors were able to completely eliminate the uptake of the SLNs. The continued uptake of nanoparticles following exposure to individual inhibitors suggests that a number of endocytic pathways work in combination to transfer nanoparticles into the nasal mucosa. Following exposure to the general metabolic inhibitors, 2,4-DNP and sodium azide, additional, non-energy-dependent pathways for nanoparticle uptake were also observed. While the smallest nanoparticles (30 nm) were the most resistant to the effects of pharmacologic inhibitors, the largest (150 nm) were still able to transfer significant amounts of the particles into the tissues. The rapid nanoparticle uptake observed demonstrates that these lipid particles are promising vehicles to accomplish both local and systemic drug delivery following nasal administration.

Enhancement of oral bioavailability of pentoxifylline by solid lipid nanoparticles

2009 ◽  
Vol 00 (00) ◽  
pp. 090820062440031-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaleh Varshosaz ◽  
Mohsen Minayian ◽  
Elaheh Moazen
Keyword(s):  
Solid Lipid Nanoparticles ◽  
Oral Bioavailability ◽  
Lipid Nanoparticles ◽  
Solid Lipid

Development and optimization of solid lipid nanoparticles of amikacin by central composite design

2009 ◽  
Vol 00 (00) ◽  
pp. 090721051030036-8
Author(s):  
Jaleh Varshosaz ◽  
Solmaz Ghaffari ◽  
Mohammad Reza Khoshayand ◽  
Fatemeh Atyabi ◽  
Shirzad Azarmi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Composite Design ◽  
Solid Lipid Nanoparticles ◽  
Lipid Nanoparticles ◽  
Solid Lipid ◽  
Central Composite

Solid lipid nanoparticles for oral delivery of curcumin

Planta Medica ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 79 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Righeschi ◽  
M Bergonzi ◽  
B Isacchi ◽  
A Bilia
Keyword(s):  
Solid Lipid Nanoparticles ◽  
Oral Delivery ◽  
Lipid Nanoparticles ◽  
Solid Lipid
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