Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Department of Pathology, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Comb Chem High Throughput Screen. 2022;25(10):1695-1706. doi: 10.2174/1386207325666220617113744.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of solid lipid nanoparticles of berberine against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity.
Berberine (Ber) is cardioprotective, but its oral bioavailability is low, and its effect on chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity has not been studied.
Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) of berberine chloride were prepared, characterized and evaluated in vitro against doxorubicin-induced cardiomyocyte injury.
Berberine-loaded SLNs (Ber-SLNs) were synthesized using the water-in-oil microemulsion technique with tripalmitin, Tween 80 and poloxamer 407. Ber-SLNs were evaluated for preventive effect against toxicity of doxorubicin in H9c2 cells. The culture was pre-treated (24 h) with Ber (10 μM) and Ber-SLNs (1 and 10 μM), and 1 μM of doxorubicin (Dox) was added for 3 h. The cell viability assay (MTT (3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) and LDH (Lactate dehydrogenase)), levels of Creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB), Nitrite, MDA (Malondialdehyde), ROS (Reactive oxygen species) generation, and apoptotic DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) content were assessed.
Ber-SLNs had a mean particle size of 13.12±1.188 nm, the zeta potential of -1.05 ± 0.08 mV, poly-dispersity index (PDI) of 0.317 ± 0.05 and entrapment efficiency of 50 ± 4.8%. Cell viability was 81 ± 0.17% for Ber-SLNs (10 μM) and 73.22 ± 0.83% for Ber (10 μM) treated cells in the MTT assay. Percentage cytotoxicity calculated from LDH release was 58.91 ± 0.54% after Dox, 40.3 ± 1.3% with Ber (10 μM) and 40.7 ± 1.3% with Ber-SLNs (1 μM) (p<0.001). Inflammation and oxidative stress markers were lower with Ber and Ber-SLNs. Attenuation of ROS generation and apoptosis of cardiomyocytes were noted on fluorescence microscopy.
Ber SLNs effectively prevented doxorubicin-induced inflammation and oxidative stress in rat cardiomyocytes. The results demonstrate that microemulsion is a simple and costeffective technique to prepare Ber-SLNs, and may be considered as a drug delivery vehicle for berberine.
本研究旨在评估盐酸小檗碱固体脂质纳米粒(Ber-SLNs)对阿霉素诱导的心脏毒性的疗效。
小檗碱(Ber)具有心脏保护作用,但口服生物利用度低,其对化疗诱导的心脏毒性的影响尚未得到研究。
采用水包油微乳液技术,以三棕榈酸甘油酯、吐温 80 和泊洛沙姆 407 制备盐酸小檗碱固体脂质纳米粒(Ber-SLNs),并在体外评价其对阿霉素诱导的心肌细胞损伤的防治作用。
Ber-SLNs 采用水包油微乳液技术制备,以三棕榈酸甘油酯、吐温 80 和泊洛沙姆 407 为载体。采用 MTT(3-(4,5-二甲基噻唑-2-基)-2,5-二苯基四氮唑溴盐)和 LDH(乳酸脱氢酶)测定法评价 Ber 和 Ber-SLNs(1 和 10 μM)对阿霉素(Dox)毒性的预防作用。将细胞预先处理(24 h),加入 1 μM 的 Dox 3 小时。评估细胞活力测定(MTT(3-(4,5-二甲基噻唑-2-基)-2,5-二苯基四氮唑溴盐)和 LDH(乳酸脱氢酶))、肌酸激酶同工酶-MB(CK-MB)水平、硝酸盐、丙二醛(MDA)、活性氧(ROS)生成和凋亡 DNA(脱氧核糖核酸)含量。
Ber-SLNs 的平均粒径为 13.12±1.188 nm,zeta 电位为-1.05±0.08 mV,多分散指数(PDI)为 0.317±0.05,包封效率为 50±4.8%。MTT 测定法中,Ber-SLNs(10 μM)处理的细胞活力为 81±0.17%,Ber(10 μM)处理的细胞活力为 73.22±0.83%。LDH 释放计算的细胞毒性百分比为 Dox 后 58.91±0.54%,Ber(10 μM)为 40.3±1.3%,Ber-SLNs(1 μM)为 40.7±1.3%(p<0.001)。Ber 和 Ber-SLNs 降低了炎症和氧化应激标志物。荧光显微镜观察到 ROS 生成和心肌细胞凋亡减少。
Ber-SLNs 可有效预防阿霉素诱导的大鼠心肌细胞炎症和氧化应激。结果表明,微乳液是一种简单且具有成本效益的制备 Ber-SLNs 的技术,可考虑作为小檗碱的药物输送载体。