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ArticlePharmaceutical research2026

Sustained Intra-Articular Delivery of Triple Therapeutics Using a Phase-Transition Phospholipid-Based Gel for Effective Treatment of Gouty Arthritis.

Sirui Ma, Jing Yang, Ao Li, Qing Lin, Tao Gong

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Sirui MaKey Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P.R. China.
Jing YangKey Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P.R. China.
Ao LiKey Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P.R. China.
Qing LinKey Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P.R. China. qinglin@scu.edu.cn.
Tao GongKey Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P.R. China. gongtaoy@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9866-9911

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Key Technologies Research and Development Program 2024YFA1210100
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purposeThis study developed a coordinated-delivery phospholipid-based gel for therapeutics with distinct physicochemical properties to overcome the limitations of current monotherapies for gouty arthritis (GA), achieving synergistic therapeutic effects.

methodsA phospholipid phase-transition gel (RMU-Gel) was prepared via a stirring method to co-encapsulate three agents with distinct physicochemical properties-resveratrol (Res), meloxicam (Melx), and uricase (URE). The study evaluated its in vitro release behavior, in vivo pharmacokinetics, the synergistic effects of Res and Melx, pharmacodynamics in a rat model of gouty arthritis, as well as the preliminary safety and biodegradability of the drug-loaded phospholipid gel.

resultsIn vitro release results showed that RMU-Gel enabled a slow and prolonged release of the drugs in the release medium. The combination of resveratrol and meloxicam significantly enhanced anti-inflammatory and antioxidant responses. In the rat model, a single dose of RMU-Gel provided therapeutic effects lasting over 7 days, outperforming repeated injections of drug suspensions, with excellent safety and biodegradability.

conclusionRMU-Gel offers a simple yet powerful platform for the coordinated co-delivery of physicochemically diverse agents. Specifically, the major breakthrough of this study is the successful co-encapsulation and sustained co-release of three therapeutics with markedly different physicochemical properties within a single phospholipid gel system, thereby preserving their multi-pathway therapeutic synergy. This provides a promising multifunctional strategy for efficient management of gouty arthritis.

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Arthritis, GoutyPhospholipidsAnimalsAntioxidantsDelayed-Action PreparationsDrug LiberationGelsInjections, Intra-ArticularMaleMeloxicamPhase TransitionRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyResveratrolStilbenesThiazolesAntioxidantsDelayed-Action PreparationsGelsMeloxicamPhospholipidsResveratrolStilbenesThiazolesco-delivery sustained releasegouty arthritis therapyintra-articular injectionphospholipid phase-transition geltriple-drug co-delivery

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