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Self Assembled Hyaluronic Acid Nanoparticles As a Potential Carrier for Targeting the Inflamed Intestinal Mucosa Publisher Pubmed



Vafaei SY1 ; Esmaeili M2 ; Amini M3 ; Atyabi F1, 2 ; Ostad SN4 ; Dinarvand R1, 2
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  1. 1. Nanomedicine and Biomaterial Lab., Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 16 Azar St, Enqelab Sq, Tehran, 1417614411, Iran
  2. 2. Nanotechnology Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 16 AzarSt, Enqelab Sq, Tehran, 1417614411, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 16 Azar St, Enqelab Sq, Tehran, 1417614411, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 16 AzarSt, Enqelab Sq, Tehran, 1417614411, Iran

Source: Carbohydrate Polymers Published:2016


Abstract

To develop a nanoparticulate drug carrier for targeting of the inflamed intestinal mucosa, amphiphilic hyaluronic acid (HA) conjugates were synthesized, which could form self-assembled nanoparticles (NPs) in aqueous solution and budesonide (BDS) was loaded into the HANPs. Their particle sizes were in the range of 177 to 293 nm with negative surface charge. The model of inflammatory CACO-2 cells was utilized to investigate the therapeutic potential of budesonide loaded HA nanocarriers. The highest expression of CD44 receptors was found on inflamed Caco-2 cells, as determined by flow cytometry. FITC-labeled HANPs revealed greater uptake in inflamed CACO-2 cells compared to untreated CACO-2 and CD44-negative cell lines, NIH3T3. BDS loaded HANPs displayed almost no toxicity indicating HANPs are excellent biocompatible nano-carriers. BDS loaded HANPs demonstrated higher anti-inflammatory effect on IL-8 and TNF-α secretion in inflamed cell model compared to the same dose of free drug. These results revealed the promising potential of HA nanoparticles as a targeted drug delivery system for IBD treatment. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.