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ArticleDrug delivery2017

Insulin-loaded PLGA microspheres for glucose-responsive release.

Jun-Zi Wu, Gareth R Williams, He-Yu Li, Dong-Xiu Wang, Shu-De Li, Li-Min Zhu

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Article in Drug delivery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Jun-Zi Wua College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology , Donghua University , Shanghai , P.R. China.
Gareth R Williamsb UCL School of Pharmacy , University College London , London , UK.
He-Yu Lia College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology , Donghua University , Shanghai , P.R. China.
Dong-Xiu Wangc Central Laboratory , Environmental Monitoring Center of Kunming , Kunming , P.R. China.
Shu-De Lid School of Basic Medical Sciences , Kunming Medical University , Kunming , P.R. China.
Li-Min Zhua College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology , Donghua University , Shanghai , P.R. China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Porous poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microspheres were prepared, loaded with insulin, and then coated in poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and a novel boronic acid-containing copolymer [poly(acrylamide phenyl boronic acid-co-N-vinylcaprolactam); p(AAPBA-co-NVCL)]. Multilayer microspheres were generated using a layer-by-layer approach depositing alternating coats of PVA and p(AAPBA-co-NVCL) on the PLGA surface, with the optimal system found to be that with eight alternating layers of each coating. The resultant material comprised spherical particles with a porous PLGA core and the pores covered in the coating layers. Insulin could successfully be loaded into the particles, with loading capacity and encapsulation efficiencies reaching 2.83 ± 0.15 and 82.6 ± 5.1% respectively, and was found to be present in the amorphous form. The insulin-loaded microspheres could regulate drug release in response to a changing concentration of glucose. In vitro and in vivo toxicology tests demonstrated that they are safe and have high biocompatibility. Using the multilayer microspheres to treat diabetic mice, we found they can effectively control blood sugar levels over at least 18 days, retaining their glucose-sensitive properties during this time. Therefore, the novel multilayer microspheres developed in this work have significant potential as smart drug-delivery systems for the treatment of diabetes.

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MicrospheresAnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalGlucoseInsulinLactic AcidMiceParticle SizePolyglycolic AcidPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerPolymersGlucoseInsulinLactic AcidPolyglycolic AcidPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerPolymersglucose sensitivelayer-by-layerPorous microspheressmart drug delivery systemsustained release

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PMID28975813
PMCPMC8241149

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