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ArticlePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Locally Injectable Chitosan/β-Glycerophosphate Hydrogel Doped with Triptolide-Human Serum Albumin Nanoparticles for Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Pu Yao, Zirui Tan, Bangbi Weng, Xiaowen Wang, Hongping Wang, Ge Yang, Fengjun Sun, Ying Zhao

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Pu YaoSchool of Pharmacy & Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 401320, China.
Zirui TanSchool of Pharmacy & Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 401320, China.
Bangbi WengDepartment of Pharmacy, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China.
Xiaowen WangDepartment of Pharmacy, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China.
Hongping WangSchool of Pharmacy & Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 401320, China.
Ge YangDepartment of Pharmacy, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5007-4425
Fengjun SunDepartment of Pharmacy, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China.
Ying ZhaoSchool of Pharmacy & Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 401320, China.ORCID 0009-0003-2836-1932

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Chongqing Pharmaceutical Research Institute Pharmaceutical 2022Q221
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRheumatoid arthritis (RA) tends to occur in symmetrical joints and is always accompanied by synovial hyperplasia and cartilage damage. Triptolide (TP), an extract from

methodTP@HSA nanoparticles (TP@HSA NPs) were fabricated with a self-assembly method; a thermosensitive hydrogel loaded with the TP@HSA NPs (TP@HSA NP hydrogel) was prepared by using chitosan and beta- glycerophosphate (β-GP) and was then intra-articularly injected into CIA mice. The changes in joint swelling were measured with a digital caliper, and inflammation and cartilage damage were evaluated by using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and safranin O-fast green (SO&FG) staining, respectively.

resultsTP@HSA NPs with an average diameter of 112 ± 2 nm were successfully assembled, and their encapsulation efficiency and drug loading efficiency were 47.6 ± 1.5% and 10.6 ± 3.3%, respectively. The TP@HSA NP hydrogel had a gelation temperature of 30.5 ± 0.2 °C, which allows for its injection at low temperatures and its sol-gel transformation under physiological conditions within 2 min, making it a suitable drug depot. The TP@HSA NP hydrogel was intra-articularly injected into CIA mice; it released TP locally and exerted anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects, alleviating synovial inflammation and cartilage damage effectively.

conclusionsWe successfully fabricated a TP@HSA NP-loaded thermosensitive hydrogel with good biosafety, which can release TP slowly for the treatment of RA. Our study provides a basis for the development of TP-based innovative preparations and has good application prospects.

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intra-articular local treatmentrheumatoid arthritisthermosensitive hydrogeltriptolide

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PMCPMC11510276

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