Tang Yu, Zhang Lanfang, Sun Rui, Luo Baiyi, Zhou Yu, Zhang Yan, Liang Yuqi, Xiao Bo, Wang Chenhui
Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China.
State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
Asian J Pharm Sci. 2023 Jul;18(4):100833. doi: 10.1016/j.ajps.2023.100833. Epub 2023 Jul 28.
The mucosal barrier remains a major barrier in the pulmonary drug delivery system, as mucociliary clearance in the airway accelerates the removal of inhaled nanoparticles (NPs). Herein, we designed and developed the inhalable Pluronic F127-modified silk fibroin NPs loading with quercetin (marked as QR-SF (PF127) NPs), aiming to solve the airway mucus barrier and improve the cancer therapeutic effect of QR. The PF127 coating on the SF NPs could attenuate the interaction between NPs and mucin proteins, thus facilitating the diffusion of SF(PF127) NPs in the mucus layer. The QR-SF (PF127) NPs had particle sizes of approximately 200 nm with negatively charged surfaces and showed constant drug release properties. Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) assay and transepithelial transport test showed that QR-SF (PF127) NPs exhibited superior mucus-penetrating ability in artificial mucus and monolayer Calu-3 cell model. Notably, a large amount of QR-SF (PF127) NPs distributed uniformly in the mice airway section, indicating the good retention of NPs in the respiratory tract. The mice melanoma lung metastasis model was established, and the therapeutic effect of QR-SF (PF127) NPs was significantly improved . PF127-modified SF NPs may be a promising strategy to attenuate the interaction with mucin proteins and enhance mucus penetration efficiency in the pulmonary drug delivery system.
粘膜屏障仍然是肺部药物递送系统中的主要屏障,因为气道中的粘液纤毛清除作用会加速吸入纳米颗粒(NPs)的清除。在此,我们设计并开发了负载槲皮素的可吸入普朗尼克F127修饰丝素蛋白纳米颗粒(标记为QR-SF(PF127) NPs),旨在解决气道粘液屏障问题并提高槲皮素的癌症治疗效果。SF NPs上的PF127涂层可减弱NPs与粘蛋白之间的相互作用,从而促进SF(PF127) NPs在粘液层中的扩散。QR-SF(PF127) NPs的粒径约为200 nm,表面带负电荷,并具有恒定的药物释放特性。光漂白后荧光恢复(FRAP)测定和跨上皮转运试验表明,QR-SF(PF127) NPs在人工粘液和单层Calu-3细胞模型中表现出优异的粘液穿透能力。值得注意的是,大量QR-SF(PF127) NPs均匀分布在小鼠气道切片中,表明NPs在呼吸道中具有良好的滞留性。建立了小鼠黑色素瘤肺转移模型,QR-SF(PF127) NPs的治疗效果得到显著改善。PF127修饰的SF NPs可能是一种有前途的策略,可减弱与粘蛋白的相互作用并提高肺部药物递送系统中的粘液渗透效率。