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ArticlePharmaceutics2020

Investigation of Cytotoxicity and Cell Uptake of Cationic Beta-Cyclodextrins as Valid Tools in Nasal Delivery.

Giovanna Rassu, Silvia Fancello, Marta Roldo, Milo Malanga, Lajos Szente, Rossana Migheli, Elisabetta Gavini, Paolo Giunchedi

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Giovanna RassuDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, via Muroni 23/a, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6268-8179
Silvia FancelloDepartment of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, viale San Pietro 43/b, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
Marta RoldoSchool of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, St Michael's Building, White Swan Road, Portsmouth PO1 2DT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2242-7761
Milo MalangaCycloLab Ltd., Illatos út 7, H-1097 Budapest, Hungary.
Lajos SzenteCycloLab Ltd., Illatos út 7, H-1097 Budapest, Hungary.
Rossana MigheliDepartment of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, viale San Pietro 43/b, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
Elisabetta GaviniDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, via Muroni 23/a, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0499-9419
Paolo GiunchediDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, via Muroni 23/a, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2471-1355
University of Sassari · ITCycloLab (Hungary) · HUUniversity of Portsmouth · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cyclodextrin polymers have high applicability in pharmaceutical formulations due to better biocompatibility, solubility enhancement, loading capacity and controlled drug release than their parent, cyclodextrins. The cytotoxicity and cell uptake of new cationic beta-cyclodextrin monomers and polymers were evaluated as suitable materials for nasal formulations and their protective effects on cells exposed to hydrogen peroxide were studied. PC12 and CACO-2 cells were selected as the neuronal- and epithelial-type cells, respectively, to mimic the structure of respiratory and olfactory epithelia of the nasal cavity. All cationic beta-cyclodextrin polymers tested showed dose- and time-dependent toxicity; nevertheless, at 5 µM concentration and 60 min of exposure, the quaternary-ammonium-beta-cyclodextrin soluble polymer could be recognized as nontoxic. Based on these results, a fluorescently labelled quaternary-ammonium-beta-cyclodextrin monomer and polymer were selected for uptake studies in CACO-2 cells. The monomeric and polymeric beta-cyclodextrins were internalized in the cytoplasm of CACO-2 cells; the cationic monomer showed higher permeability than the hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin, employed as comparison. Therefore, these cationic beta-cyclodextrins showed potential as excipients able to improve the nasal absorption of drugs. Furthermore, amino-beta-cyclodextrin and beta-cyclodextrin soluble polymers were able to reduce oxidative damage in PC12 and CACO-2 cells and thus could be studied as bioactive carriers or potential drugs for cell protection against oxidative stress.

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cationic cyclodextrincell uptakecyclodextrin polymercytotoxicityepichlorohydrin cross-linkernasal delivery

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PMID32664676
PMCPMC7407921
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