CCiTUB (Scientific and Technological Centers), University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
Scattering Group, ANSTO Australian Synchrotron, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia.
Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Sep 23;23(19):11184. doi: 10.3390/ijms231911184.
Drug-loaded nanocarriers (NCs) are new systems that can greatly improve the delivery and targeting of drugs to specific tissues and organs. In our work, a PPAR-γ agonist loaded into polymeric NCs was prepared, stabilized by spray-drying, and tested in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo (animal models) to provide a safe formulation for optical anti-inflammatory treatments. The NCs were shown to be well tolerated, and no signs of irritancy or alterations of the eye properties were detected by the in vitro HET-CAM test and in vivo Draize test. Furthermore, no signs of cytotoxicity were found in the NC formulations on retinoblastoma cells (Y-79) analyzed using the alamarBlue assay, and the transmittance experiments evidenced good corneal transparency with the formulations tested. The ocular anti-inflammatory study confirmed the significant prevention efficacy using the NCs, and these systems did not affect the corneal tissue structure. Moreover, the animal corneal structure treated with the NCs was analyzed using X-ray diffraction using synchrotron light. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) analysis did not show a significant difference in corneal collagen interfibrillar spacing after the treatment with freshly prepared NCs or NCs after the drying process compared to the corresponding negative control when inflammation was induced. Considering these results, the PPAR-γ agonist NCs could be a safe and effective alternative for the treatment of inflammatory ocular processes.
载药纳米载体(NCs)是一种新的系统,可以极大地提高药物对特定组织和器官的递送和靶向性。在我们的工作中,制备了负载有过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体-γ(PPAR-γ)激动剂的聚合物 NCs,通过喷雾干燥进行稳定,并在体外、离体和体内(动物模型)进行测试,以提供一种安全的制剂用于光学抗炎治疗。NCs 被证明具有良好的耐受性,体外 HET-CAM 试验和体内 Draize 试验均未检测到刺激性或眼部性质改变的迹象。此外,用 alamarBlue 法分析视网膜母细胞瘤细胞(Y-79)时,NC 制剂未显示出细胞毒性,透过率实验证明了所测试制剂具有良好的角膜透明度。眼部抗炎研究证实了 NCs 的显著预防效果,这些系统不会影响角膜组织结构。此外,还使用同步加速器光对用 NCs 处理的动物角膜结构进行了 X 射线衍射分析。小角 X 射线散射(SAXS)分析显示,与相应的阴性对照相比,在诱导炎症后,用新鲜制备的 NCs 或干燥后的 NCs 处理后的角膜胶原纤维间间距没有明显差异。考虑到这些结果,PPAR-γ 激动剂 NCs 可能是治疗炎症性眼部疾病的一种安全有效的替代方法。