Evidence map›Paper›PMID 31409991›Full record

ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine2019

Construction and in vivo

Hongfei Liu, Jie Zhu, Pengyue Bao, Yueping Ding, Yan Shen, Thomas J Webster, Ying Xu

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Article in International journal of nanomedicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
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  4. Influence of Lacidophilin Vaginal Capsules plus rh-IFN-Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022
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  5. The emergence of nanoporous materials in lung cancer therapy.Science and technology of advanced materials · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Hongfei LiuCollege of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China.
Jie ZhuCollege of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China.
Pengyue BaoChia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China.
Yueping DingJiangsu Sihuan Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Wuxi 214000, People's Republic of China.
Yan ShenState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, People's Republic of China.
Thomas J WebsterDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Ying XuCollege of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China.
Jiangsu University · CNChina Pharmaceutical University · CNNortheastern University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLike most protein macromolecular drugs, the half-life of rhIFNɑ-2b is short, with a low drug utilization rate, and the preparation and release conditions significantly affect its stability.

methodsA nanoporous ion-responsive targeted drug delivery system (PIRTDDS) was designed to improve drug availability of rhIFNα-2b and target it to the lung passively with sustained release. Chitosan rhIFNα-2b carboxymethyl nanoporous microspheres (CS-rhIFNα-2b-CCPM) were prepared by the column method. Here, an electrostatic self-assembly technique was undertaken to improve and sustain rhIFNα-2b release rate.

resultsThe size distribution of the microspheres was 5~15 μm, and the microspheres contained nanopores 300~400 nm in diameter. The in vitro release results showed that rhIFNα-2b and CCPM were mainly bound by ionic bonds. After self-assembling, the release mechanism was transformed into being membrane diffusion. The accumulative release amount for 24 hrs was 83.89%. Results from circular dichrogram and SDS-PAGE electrophoresis showed that there was no significant change in the secondary structure and purity of rhIFNα-2b. Results from inhibition rate experiments for A549 cell proliferation showed that the antitumor activity of CS-rhIFNα-2b-CCPM for 24 hrs retained 91.98% of the stock solution, which proved that the drug-loaded nanoporous microspheres maintained good drug activity. In vivo pharmacokinetic experimental results showed that the drugs in CS-rhIFNα-2b-CCPM can still be detected in vivo after 24 hrs, equivalent to the stock solution at 6 hrs, which indicated that CS-rhIFNα-2b-CCPM had a certain sustained-release effect in vivo. The results of in vivo tissue distribution showed that CS-rhIFNα-2b-CCPM was mainly concentrated in the lungs of mice (1.85 times the stock solution). The pharmacodynamics results showed that CS-rhIFNα-2b-CCPM had an obvious antitumor effect, and the tumor inhibition efficiency was 29.2%.

conclusionThe results suggested a novel sustained-release formulation with higher drug availability and better lung targeting from CS-rhIFNα-2b-CCPM compared to the reference (the stock solution of rhIFNα-2b), and, thus, should be further studied.

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NanoporesA549 CellsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsChitosanDelayed-Action PreparationsDrug Delivery SystemsDrug LiberationHumansInterferon alpha-2Ion ExchangeKineticsMaleMice, Inbred ICRMicrospheresParticle SizeAntineoplastic Agentscarboxymethyl-chitosanChitosanDelayed-Action PreparationsInterferon alpha-2ion exchange techniqueion-responsivelung targetingnanoporousrecombinant human interferon α-2bsustained release

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PMID31409991
PMCPMC6645601
OpenAlexW2961235797

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