ArticleScientific reports2024
Hyaluronic acid dissolving microneedle patch-assisted acupoint transdermal delivery of triptolide for effective rheumatoid arthritis treatment.
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- Pharmacological Exploration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Tujia Ethnomedicine in Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy: From Historical Clinical Wisdom to Contemporary Scientific Inquiry.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Traditional Chinese medicine ingredients integrated microneedles: A promising strategy for transdermal treatment.Asian journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 2026Review
- Development and Characterization of Ginsenoside-Aconitum Lipidic Cubic Nanoparticle-Loaded Dissolving Microneedles for Enhanced Transdermal Anti-inflammatory Therapy.AAPS PharmSciTech · 2026Article
- Multi-Technology Empowers Dissolving Microneedles: A Novel Strategy in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Drug design, development and therapy · 2026Review
- Evolution of 3D-Printed Microneedles toward Closed-Loop Theranostic Platforms.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Review
- Comparison of the Safety and Efficacy of Biodegradable Microneedle Acupuncture and Sterile Acupuncture: study protocol for a prospective, confirmatory, superiority, multicenter, parallel, single-blinded randomized controlled trial.Journal of pharmacopuncture · 2025Article
- Nanometer preparation of natural bioactive compounds for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.Journal of pharmaceutical analysis · 2025Review
- Bioengineered microneedles and nanomedicine as therapeutic platform for tissue regeneration.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2025Review
- Effect of Biodegradable Microneedle Acupuncture in Mild to Moderate Atopic Dermatitis: a single-blinded randomized controlled pilot trial.Journal of pharmacopuncture · 2025Article
- Research progress of dissolving microneedles in the field of component administration of traditional Chinese medicine.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Fabrication and Preclinical Evaluation of Hyaluronic Acid/Aminoclay Nanocomposite Microneedles for Noninvasive Delivery of Semaglutide in Anti-Obesity Therapy.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Triptolide (TP), a major active component of the herb Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F, has been shown excellent pharmacological effects on rheumatoid arthritis. However, TP is prone to causing severe organ toxicity, which limits its clinical application. In recent years, microneedle technology has provided a new option for the treatment of arthritis due to its advantages of efficient local transdermal drug delivery. In this study, we constructed a microneedle platform to deliver TP locally to the joints, thereby enhancing TP penetration and reducing systemic toxicity. Additionally, we investigated whether acupoint drug delivery can produce a synergistic effect of needles and drugs. First, TP was loaded into microneedles using polyvinylpyrrolidone and hyaluronic acid as matrix materials. Next, we established a rat adjuvant-induced arthritis (AIA) model to evaluate the therapeutic effect of TP-loaded microneedles. The experiments showed that TP-loaded microneedles alleviated the AIA rats' inflammatory response, joint swelling, and bone erosion. However, there was no significant difference in the therapeutic effect observed in the acupoint and non-acupoint administration groups. In conclusion, TP-loaded microneedles have the advantages of safety, convenience, and high efficacy over conventional administration routes, laying a foundation for the transdermal drug delivery system-based treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
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