Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Enugu, Nigeria.
Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Enugu, Nigeria.
Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Mar 11;22(6):2852. doi: 10.3390/ijms22062852.
The potential enhancement of metformin hydrochloride (MH) loaded in lipid vesicles targeting therapeutic efficacy on alloxan-induced diabetic rats was investigated. This involved lipid vesicles formulated with homogenously distributed nano-sized particles by a novel integrated process of multiple emulsification by membrane and solvent evaporation. The average diameter of the water-in-oil (W/O), W/O/W emulsion droplets, and lipid vesicles was 192 nm, 52 µm, and 173 nm, respectively. The entrapment yield of metformin hydrochloride (MH) in the prepared lipid vesicles was 40.12%. The metformin hydrochloride-loaded lipid vesicles (MH-LLVs) sustained the release of the entrapped drug over a 12-h period and reduced the plasma glucose level of diabetic rats by 77.4% compared with free MH solution (2-h period and 58.2%, respectively) after one week post-diabetic treatment through oral administration of MH-LLV and the free drug. The remarkable improvement in the biochemical parameters recorded in the MH-LLV-treated animals compared with those that received free MH solutions depicted an enhanced kidney function, liver function, as well as oxidative stress status. Pancreatic histology depicted a pancreas with intralobular ducts (ID) and exocrine secretory acini that characterize an intact pancreas, which suggests the ability of the MH-LLVs to restore pancreatic cells to normal, on a continued treatment. Overall, MH-LLV appears an encouraging extended-release formulation with enhanced bioavailability, sustained release, and improved antihyperglycemic potentials.
研究了盐酸二甲双胍(MH)负载在脂质体中靶向治疗所有糖尿病大鼠的疗效增强作用。这涉及通过膜和溶剂蒸发的多重乳化的新型集成工艺来制备均匀分布的纳米级颗粒的脂质体。水包油(W/O)、W/O/W 乳液滴和脂质体的平均直径分别为 192nm、52μm 和 173nm。盐酸二甲双胍(MH)在制备的脂质体中的包封产率为 40.12%。盐酸二甲双胍负载的脂质体(MH-LLV)通过口服 MH-LLV 和游离药物在糖尿病治疗后一周内持续释放包封药物,并将糖尿病大鼠的血浆葡萄糖水平降低 77.4%(2 小时周期和 58.2%),与游离 MH 溶液相比。与接受游离 MH 溶液的动物相比,MH-LLV 治疗动物记录的生化参数的显著改善表明肾功能、肝功能和氧化应激状态得到增强。胰腺组织学描述了具有小叶内导管(ID)和外分泌分泌腺泡的胰腺,这表明 MH-LLV 能够将胰腺细胞恢复正常,持续治疗。总的来说,MH-LLV 似乎是一种有前途的延长释放制剂,具有增强的生物利用度、持续释放和改善的抗高血糖潜力。