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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Transnasal PLGA Nanoparticles with Terpene Permeation Enhancers: Membrane Remodeling and Tight Junction Modulation for Enhanced Brain Drug Delivery.

Yi Zhang, Zishuo Guo, Haitong Zhang, Hongmei Wei, Tieshan Wang, Shouying Du, Pengyue Li

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. 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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7 authors.

Yi ZhangSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Zishuo GuoSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Haitong ZhangSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Hongmei WeiSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Tieshan WangSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Shouying DuSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Pengyue LiSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82274111 \81803738
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nasal nanodrug delivery has gained prominence as a non-invasive method for administering therapeutic agents to the brain. However, the limited nasal cavity volume and the low drug loading capacity of nanoparticles contribute to a reduced accumulation of the drug within the brain tissue. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the role of the drug delivery combination "transnasal route + nanoparticle drug delivery system + chemical osmosis technology" in promoting drug accumulation in the brain. We constructed an in vitro olfactory sheath cell model based on the direct nose-brain pathway and a vascular endothelial cell model based on the indirect pathway, and investigated the transport behaviors and mechanisms of Poly(lactic-co-glycolicacid)-Nanoparticles (PLGA-NPs) in combination with two terpene aroma constituents (menthol and curcumol). Menthol and curcumol significantly improved the intracellular accumulation of PLGA-NPs, which may be related to changes in the endocytosis pathway and intercellular tight junction proteins. Meanwhile, the results of laser scanning confocal microscopy and atomic force microscopy showed that menthol and curcumol disrupted different tight junction proteins of vascular endothelial cells, and the biomechanical properties (e.g., rigidity and roughness) of the olfactory sheath cells and vascular endothelial cell cytomembranes were also greatly changed. The delivery system of "transnasal route + nanoparticle drug delivery system + chemical osmosis technology" has great potential for intranasal delivery of drugs for the treatment of brain diseases.

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BrainDrug Delivery SystemsNanoparticlesPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerTerpenesTight JunctionsAdministration, IntranasalAnimalsDrug CarriersEndothelial CellsHumansMentholSesquiterpenesDrug CarriersMentholPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerSesquiterpenesTerpenesblood–brain barriercurcumolintranasal administrationmentholPLGA nanoparticles

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PMCPMC12027855

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