Yang Beibei, Dong Yating, Shen Yifeng, Hou Ailin, Quan Guilan, Pan Xin, Wu Chuanbin
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Bioact Mater. 2021 Jan 27;6(8):2400-2411. doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.01.014. eCollection 2021 Aug.
Hypertrophic scar (HS) is an undesirable skin abnormality following deep burns or operations. Although intralesional multi-injection with the suspension of triamcinolone acetonide (TA) and 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) has exhibited great promise to HS treatment in clinical, the difference of metabolic behavior between TA and 5-Fu remarkably compromised the treatment efficacy. Besides, the traditional injection with great pain is highly dependent on the skill of the experts, which results in poor compliance. Herein, a bilayer dissolving microneedle (BMN) containing TA and 5-Fu (TA-5-Fu-BMN) with biphasic release profile was designed for HS therapy. Equipped with several micro-scale needle tips, the BMN could be self-pressed into the HS with uniform drug distribution and less pain. Both permeation and HS retention tests revealed that TA and 5-Fu could coexist in the scar tissue for a sufficient time period due to the well-designed biphasic release property. Subsequently, the rabbit ear HS model was established to assess therapeutic efficacy. The histological analysis showed that TA-5-Fu-BMN could significantly reduce abnormal fibroblast proliferation and collagen fiber deposition. It was also found that the value of scar elevation index was ameliorated to a basal level, together with the downregulation of mRNA and protein expression of Collagen I (Col I) and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) after application of TA-5-Fu-BMN. In conclusion, the BMN with biphasic release profiles could serve as a potential strategy for HS treatment providing both convenient administrations as well as controlled drug release behavior.
增生性瘢痕(HS)是深度烧伤或手术后出现的不良皮肤异常。尽管皮损内多次注射曲安奈德(TA)和5-氟尿嘧啶(5-Fu)混悬液在临床上对HS治疗显示出巨大前景,但TA和5-Fu代谢行为的差异显著损害了治疗效果。此外,传统注射疼痛剧烈,高度依赖专家技术,导致依从性差。在此,设计了一种具有双相释放特性的含TA和5-Fu的双层溶解微针(TA-5-Fu-BMN)用于HS治疗。BMN配备有多个微尺度针尖,可自行压入HS,药物分布均匀且疼痛较轻。渗透和HS保留试验均表明,由于精心设计的双相释放特性,TA和5-Fu可在瘢痕组织中共存足够长的时间。随后,建立兔耳HS模型以评估治疗效果。组织学分析表明,TA-5-Fu-BMN可显著减少异常成纤维细胞增殖和胶原纤维沉积。还发现,应用TA-5-Fu-BMN后,瘢痕隆起指数值改善至基础水平,同时I型胶原(Col I)和转化生长因子-β1(TGF-β1)的mRNA和蛋白表达下调。总之,具有双相释放特性的BMN可作为一种潜在的HS治疗策略,既提供了便捷的给药方式,又具有可控的药物释放行为。