聚酰胺-胺树枝状聚合物作为眼部应用是否安全?眼部细胞和组织的毒理学评价。
Are Poly(amidoamine) Dendrimers Safe for Ocular Applications? Toxicological Evaluation in Ocular Cells and Tissues.
机构信息
School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
出版信息
J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2020 Dec;36(10):715-724. doi: 10.1089/jop.2020.0078. Epub 2020 Oct 29.
The human eye is a sophisticated and sensitive sensory organ. Because of the existence of the blood-ocular barrier and corneal-scleral barrier, safe and efficient ocular drug delivery system is highly desired; yet, it remains an unsolved issue. Due to the unique structure and drug loading property, Poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) has received much attention in the ocular drug delivery investigation. Herein, we evaluated the ocular cytotoxicity and biosafety of PAMAM dendrimers. The ocular cytotoxicity and biosafety of PAMAM dendrimers were evaluated by conducting and experiments on ocular systems. The effect of PAMAM dendrimer of different generations (G4.0, G5.0, and G6.0) and concentrations on ocular cell metabolism, apoptosis, and oxidative damage were quantitatively assessed. biosafety of PAMAM dendrimers were further investigated on intraocular tissue by ocular irritation and intravitreal injection approaches. It is found that that the cytotoxicity of PAMAM was time and generation dependent. PAMAM at a concentration below 50 μg/mL had minimal impact on the ocular tissue, whereas it caused apparent damage when above 50 μg/mL in the investigated situation. Further, our results showed that higher concentration of dendrimer (100 μg/mL) was associated with functional impairment demonstrated via optical coherence tomography and electroretinogram, although macroscopic structural changes were absent in fundus and histopathological studies. Overall, a higher concentration of PAMAM, such as above 50 μg/mL, may cause ocular functional damage. The PAMAM at the concentrations lower than 50 μg/mL showed good biocompatibility and biosafety in human ocular cells and tissues.
人眼是一种复杂而敏感的感觉器官。由于血眼屏障和角膜巩膜屏障的存在,人们非常希望有一种安全有效的眼部药物传递系统,但这仍然是一个未解决的问题。由于具有独特的结构和载药性能,聚酰胺-胺(PAMAM)树枝状大分子在眼部药物传递研究中受到了广泛关注。在此,我们评估了 PAMAM 树枝状大分子的眼部细胞毒性和生物安全性。通过在眼部系统中进行和实验,评估了 PAMAM 树枝状大分子的眼部细胞毒性和生物安全性。定量评估了不同代数(G4.0、G5.0 和 G6.0)和浓度的 PAMAM 树枝状大分子对眼部细胞代谢、细胞凋亡和氧化损伤的影响。通过眼刺激性和玻璃体内注射方法进一步研究了 PAMAM 树枝状大分子在眼内组织中的生物安全性。结果发现,PAMAM 的细胞毒性与时间和代数有关。浓度低于 50μg/mL 的 PAMAM 对眼部组织的影响很小,而在研究情况下浓度高于 50μg/mL 时则会造成明显的损伤。此外,我们的结果表明,较高浓度的树枝状大分子(100μg/mL)与通过光相干断层扫描和视网膜电图显示的功能障碍有关,尽管眼底和组织病理学研究未发现宏观结构变化。总的来说,浓度高于 50μg/mL 的 PAMAM 可能会导致眼部功能损伤。浓度低于 50μg/mL 的 PAMAM 在人眼部细胞和组织中表现出良好的生物相容性和生物安全性。