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ArticlePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Enhanced Antidepressant Activity of Nanostructured Lipid Carriers Containing Levosulpiride in Behavioral Despair Tests in Mice.

Sadia Tabassam Arif, Muhammad Ayub Khan, Shahiq Uz Zaman, Hafiz Shoaib Sarwar, Abida Raza, Muhammad Sarfraz, Yousef A Bin Jardan, Muhammad Umair Amin, Muhammad Farhan Sohail

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Article in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Sadia Tabassam ArifRiphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-9987-0775
Muhammad Ayub KhanRiphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-0577-3104
Shahiq Uz ZamanRiphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-9842-3711
Hafiz Shoaib SarwarFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Central Punjab, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Abida RazaNanomedicine Research Laboratory, National Institute of Lasers and Optronics (NILOP), PIEAS, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-4414-1070
Muhammad SarfrazCollege of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Al Ain 64141, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-0516-4966
Yousef A Bin JardanDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-3302-4036
Muhammad Umair AminDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, University of Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany.
Muhammad Farhan SohailRiphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University Lahore Campus, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-3970-5003
Riphah International University · PKAl Ain University · AEKing Saud University · SAPakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences · PKPhilipps University of Marburg · DEUniversity of Central Punjab · PK

Funding

King Saudi University RSP2023R457
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The potential of levosulpiride-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers (LSP-NLCs) for enhanced antidepressant and anxiolytic effects was evaluated in the current study. A forced swim test (FST) and tail suspension test (TST) were carried out to determine the antidepressant effect whereas anxiolytic activity was investigated using light-dark box and open field tests. Behavioral changes were evaluated in lipopolysaccharide-induced depressed animals. The access of LSP to the brain to produce therapeutic effects was estimated qualitatively by using fluorescently labeled LSP-NLCs. The distribution of LSP-NLCs was analyzed using ex vivo imaging of major organs after oral and intraperitoneal administration. Acute toxicity studies were carried out to assess the safety of LSP-NLCs in vivo. An improved antidepressant effect of LSP-NLCs on LPS-induced depression showed an increase in swimming time (237 ± 51 s) and struggling time (226 ± 15 s) with a reduction in floating (123 ± 51 s) and immobility time (134 ± 15 s) in FST and TST. The anxiolytic activity in the light-dark box and open field tests exhibited superiority over LSP dispersion. Near-infrared images of fluorescently labeled LSP-NLCs demonstrated the presence of coumarin dye in the brain after 1 h of administration. An acute toxicity study revealed no significant changes in organ-to-body weight ratio, serum biochemistry or tissue histology of major organs. It can be concluded that nanostructured lipid carriers can efficiently deliver LSP to the brain for improved therapeutic efficacy.

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acute toxicityantidepressantin vivo imaginglevosulpiridenanostructured lipid carriers

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PMID37765028
PMCPMC10535960
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