考虑黏液流动和纤毛相互作用的气道表面液体中药物转运模拟。

Simulation of drug transport in airway surface liquid considering mucus flow and ciliary interaction.

作者信息

Sedaghat MohammadHadi, Stylianou Fotos, Abouali Omid, Anagnostopoulou Pinelopi, Kassinos Stavros

机构信息

Computational Sciences Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.

出版信息

Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 30;15(1):31951. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-16822-8.

Abstract

The effective delivery of pharmaceuticals to the respiratory tract is significantly influenced by the three-dimensional covalent network structure of mucus and the motility of cilia within the airway surface liquid (ASL). This study investigates the dissolution and absorption of three distinct drugs-Salbutamol sulfate (SAL), Tiotropium bromide (TIO), and Rifampicin (RIF)-in the ASL, focusing on individual particles of each drug with an initial diameter of 5 µm. A three-dimensional numerical model that characterizes mucus as a nonlinear viscoelastic fluid was employed for this analysis. To discretize and solve the time-dependent governing equations of fluid flow, along with the diffusion-convection equation for mass transfer, a hybrid immersed boundary-finite difference projection method was utilized within the segment of the tracheal ASL on a staggered grid. The results elucidate the effects of drug solubility and the Ciliary Attachment Ratio (CAR) on the distribution of drug concentration within the ASL. Enhanced drug solubility significantly improves both dissolution and concentration within the ASL, particularly at lower solubility levels. Furthermore, it was determined that the CAR has a substantial effect on drug deposition, with higher solubility leading to increased attachment to cilia rather than direct deposition on the epithelial surface. Analysis of deposition time reveals that the rapid transport of drugs to the epithelium is primarily influenced by the drug's diffusion coefficient. However, the total drug deposition time is significantly affected by both drug solubility and its diffusion coefficient. These findings underscore the necessity of understanding these interactions to optimize drug delivery in respiratory therapies.

摘要

药物向呼吸道的有效递送受到黏液的三维共价网络结构以及气道表面液体(ASL)中纤毛运动的显著影响。本研究调查了三种不同药物——硫酸沙丁胺醇(SAL)、噻托溴铵(TIO)和利福平(RIF)——在ASL中的溶解和吸收情况,重点关注每种初始直径为5 µm的药物的单个颗粒。本分析采用了一个将黏液表征为非线性粘弹性流体的三维数值模型。为了离散化并求解流体流动的时间相关控制方程以及传质的扩散 - 对流方程,在交错网格上的气管ASL段内使用了混合浸入边界 - 有限差分投影法。结果阐明了药物溶解度和纤毛附着率(CAR)对ASL内药物浓度分布的影响。提高药物溶解度显著改善了ASL内的溶解和浓度,特别是在较低溶解度水平时。此外,已确定CAR对药物沉积有重大影响,溶解度越高导致与纤毛的附着增加,而不是直接沉积在上皮表面。沉积时间分析表明,药物向上皮的快速运输主要受药物扩散系数的影响。然而,药物的总沉积时间受到药物溶解度及其扩散系数两者的显著影响。这些发现强调了理解这些相互作用对于优化呼吸治疗中药物递送的必要性。

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