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ArticleDrug delivery and translational research2025

Imatinib@glycymicelles entrapped in hydrogel: preparation, characterization, and therapeutic effect on corneal alkali burn in mice.

Yanan Wang, Shaohua Shi, Ling Zhang, Songtao Wang, Hongqing Qin, Yanjun Wei, Xianggen Wu, Mengmeng Zhang

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Article in Drug delivery and translational research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yanan WangCollege of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China.
Shaohua ShiCollege of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China.
Ling ZhangQingdao Women and Children's Hospital, Qingdao, China.
Songtao WangCollege of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China.
Hongqing QinCollege of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China.
Yanjun WeiCollege of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China.
Xianggen WuCollege of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China. wuxianggen@126.com.ORCID 0000-0003-0301-8305
Mengmeng ZhangDeparment of Pathology, Qingdao Hospital, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Qingdao Municipal Hospital), Qingdao, China. mengmengzhang2005@163.com.
Qingdao University · CNQingdao University of Science and Technology · CN

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Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2023MH343
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Imatinib (IMB) is a type of tyrosine kinase inhibitor with great application potential for inhibiting corneal neovascularization (CNV), but its poor water solubility limits its application in eye disease treatment. In this study, novel IMB@glycymicelles entrapped in hydrogel (called IMB@glycymicelle-hydrogel) were prepared, characterized, and evaluated for their therapeutic effects on corneal alkali burn in mice. Imatinib could be successfully loaded in glycymicelles using glycyrrhizin as a nanocarrier with an optimized weight ratio of IMB:nanocarrier. The apparent solubility of IMB was significantly improved from 61.69 ± 5.55 μg/mL to bare IMB to 359,967.62 ± 20,059.42 μg/mL to IMB@glycymicelles. Then, the IMB@glycymicelles were entrapped in hydrogel fabricated with hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and sodium hyaluronate (HA) to prolong retention time on the ocular surface. Rabbit eye tolerance tests showed that IMB@glycymicelle-hydrogel possessed good ocular safety profiles. In a mouse model of corneal alkali burns, the topical administration of IMB@glycymicelle-hydrogel showed strong efficacy by prompting corneal wound healing, recovering corneal sensitivity, relieving corneal opacities, and inhibiting CNV, and these efficacy evaluation parameters were better than those of the positive drug HA. Overall, these results demonstrated that IMB@glycymicelle-hydrogel may be a promising candidate for the effective treatment of alkali ocular damage.

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Burns, ChemicalEye BurnsImatinib MesylateAlkaliesAnimalsCorneaDisease Models, AnimalDrug CarriersDrug LiberationGlycyrrhizic AcidHydrogelsMaleMiceMicellesRabbitsSolubilityAlkaliesDrug CarriersGlycyrrhizic AcidHydrogelsImatinib MesylateMicellesCorneal alkali burnsGlycyrrhizinHyaluronic acidHydrogelImatinib

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