Oral Formulation of 5-Aminosalicylic Acid-Hemoglobin Bio-Adhesive Nanoparticles Enhance Therapeutic Efficiency in Ulcerative Colitis Mice: A Preclinical Evaluation
•In vivo-evaluated 5-ASA-HbNPs as a colon-specific prodrug for treatment of experimental colitis.•HbNPs conjugation is an efficient way to increase the therapeutic effect and to reduce the adverse effects of 5-ASA.•HbNPs acted as not only a pro-moiety but also a therapeutically active agent.•Mucoadh...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of pharmaceutical sciences 2024-08, Vol.113 (8), p.2331-2341 |
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Zusammenfassung: | •In vivo-evaluated 5-ASA-HbNPs as a colon-specific prodrug for treatment of experimental colitis.•HbNPs conjugation is an efficient way to increase the therapeutic effect and to reduce the adverse effects of 5-ASA.•HbNPs acted as not only a pro-moiety but also a therapeutically active agent.•Mucoadhesive property of this colonic nano-delivery system contributed to the treatment of IBD.
The oral formulation design for colon-specific drug delivery brings some therapeutic benefits in the ulcerative colitis treatment. We recently reported the specific delivery of hemoglobin nanoparticles-conjugating 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA-HbNPs) to the inflamed site. In the current study, the therapeutic effect of the 5-ASA-HbNPs formulation was confirmed in vivo. This evaluation of 5-ASA-HbNPs not only shows longer colonic retention time due to adhesive properties, also provides full support for it as compared with free 5-ASA. It was considered as a suitable bio-adhesive nanoparticle with mucoadhesive property to pass through the mucus layer and accumulate into the mucosa. In UC model mice, a two-fold decrease in the disease activity indexes and colon weight/length ratios was significantly observed in the group treated with 5-ASA-HbNPs. This group received one percent of the standard dosage of 5-ASA (50 μg/kg), while, a similar result was observed for a significant amount of free 5-ASA (5 mg/kg). Furthermore, microscopic images of histological sections of the extracted colons demonstrated that the 5-ASA-HbNPs and 5-ASA groups displayed instances of inflammatory damage within the colon. However, in comparison to the colitis group, the extent of this damage was relatively moderate, suggesting 5-ASA-HbNPs improved therapeutic efficacy with the lower dosage form.
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ISSN: | 0022-3549 1520-6017 1520-6017 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.xphs.2024.03.028 |