Institute of Agro-Products Processing Science and Technology, Institute of Food Nutrition and Health, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610066, China.
Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Molecules. 2024 Jan 26;29(3):607. doi: 10.3390/molecules29030607.
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) are mainly induced by oxidative stress which produces excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS). Quercetin (QU) is a potent antioxidant with some effects on NDDs. This study prepared and characterized a novel glucose-modified QU liposome (QU-Glu-Lip), aiming not only to overcome QU's poor water solubility and bioavailability but also to deliver more QU to brain tissue to enhance its neuroprotective effect. QU-Glu-Lip possessed encapsulation efficiency (EE) of 89.9%, homogenous particle sizes (116-124 nm), small PDI value (<0.3), zeta value -1.363 ± 0.437 mV, proper pH and salt stability, and proper cytotoxicity. The glucose-modified liposome penetrated the blood-brain barrier (BBB) mediated via the glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) and was taken by neuronal cells more efficiently than liposome without glucose, according to bEnd.3 and PC12 cell tests. QU-Glu-Lip attenuated HO-induced oxidative damage to PC12 with higher cell viability (88.42%) and lower intracellular ROS compared to that of QU. QU-Glu-Lip had higher brain target ability and delivered more QU to neuronal cells, effectively exerting the antioxidative neuroprotection effect. There is potential for the QU-Glu-Lip application for more effective treatment of NDDs.
神经退行性疾病(NDDs)主要由氧化应激引起,氧化应激会产生过多的活性氧(ROS)。槲皮素(QU)是一种有效的抗氧化剂,对 NDDs 有一定的作用。本研究制备并表征了一种新型葡萄糖修饰的 QU 脂质体(QU-Glu-Lip),旨在克服 QU 较差的水溶性和生物利用度,并将更多的 QU 递送到脑组织,以增强其神经保护作用。QU-Glu-Lip 的包封效率(EE)为 89.9%,粒径均匀(116-124nm),PDI 值小(<0.3),zeta 值为-1.363±0.437mV,pH 值和盐度合适,细胞毒性合适。与没有葡萄糖的脂质体相比,葡萄糖修饰的脂质体通过葡萄糖转运蛋白 1(GLUT1)介导穿透血脑屏障(BBB),并更有效地被神经元细胞摄取。根据 bEnd.3 和 PC12 细胞试验,QU-Glu-Lip 减轻了 HO 诱导的 PC12 氧化损伤,细胞活力(88.42%)更高,细胞内 ROS 更低。QU-Glu-Lip 具有更高的脑靶向能力,并向神经元细胞输送更多的 QU,有效地发挥抗氧化神经保护作用。QU-Glu-Lip 有望更有效地治疗 NDDs。