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Nose to Brain Delivery of Ibudilast Micelles for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis in an Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Animal Model Publisher Pubmed



Sharifian A1 ; Varshosaz J1 ; Aliomrani M2 ; Kazemi M3
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  1. 1. Department of Pharmaceutics, Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: International Journal of Pharmaceutics Published:2023


Abstract

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system ultimate to neurodegeneration and demyelination. Ibudilast is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, effective on the function of glial cells and lymphocytes, and inhibits the release of TNF-α by inflammatory cells. Dysregulation of glia is one of the most important pathological causes of MS. Therefore, ibudilast as a glial attenuator can be a useful treatment. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of nasal spray of polydopamine coated micelles of surfactin, a biosurfactant, loaded with ibudilast on its brain targeted delivery and effectiveness in remylination and neuroprotection in animal model of MS. In animal studies the micelles were administrated intranasally in different doses of 10, 25 and 50 mg/kg/day in C57/BL6 mice immunized by experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model. The results of Luxol fast blue staining indicated increment in myelin fiber percent more significantly (p < 0.05) in the groups treated with the polydopamine coated micelles (PDAM) compared to nasal spray of free drug or oral administration. These formulations also increased expression of Mbp, Olig2 and Mog genes in the corpus callosum. These results suggest a positive outcome of polydopamine coated micelles loaded with ibudilast in active MS as an anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective agent. © 2023
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