Phospholipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticle-mediated transfollicular delivery of quercetin : prospective implement for the treatment of androgenic alopecia

Objectives: The aim of the study was to deliver effective doses of quercetin (Que) to the lower region of hair follicles (HFs) using the transfollicular route through dipalmotylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC)-reinforced poly lactide-co- glycolide nanoparticles (DPPC-PLGA hybrid NPs) for the treatment of alopecia. Method: PLGA and DPPC-PLGA hybrid NPs were prepared by double-emulsification solvent evaporation method. NPs were characterized for size, shape, zeta potential entrapment and drug release. Drug-polymer interactions were determined by infrared spectroscopy (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, FTIR) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Follicular uptake of fluorescent marker tagged NPs was assessed on isolated rat skin by fluorescent microscopy. Potential of hybrid NPs to induce hair regrowth was tested on testosterone-induced alopecia in rat models by visual inspection, hair follicular density measurement (no./mm), and histological skin tissue section studies. Key findings: Hybrid NPs had mean vesicles size 339 ± 1.6, zeta potential -32.6 ± 0.51, and entrapment efficiency 78 ± 5.5. Cumulative drug release after 12 h was found to be 47.27 ± 0.79%. FTIR and DSC confirmed that drug was independently dispersed in the amorphous form in the polymer. Data from fluorescence microscopy suggested that NPs were actively taken up by HFs. In-vivo studies on alopecia-induced rat models showed that hybrid NPs improved hair regrowth potential of Que and accumulation of NPs at HFs end region inhibit HFs cells apoptosis. Conclusion: This study concludes that phospholipid-polymer hybrid NPs could be the promising transfollicular delivery system for Que in the treatment of androgenic alopecia management.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

Drug development and industrial pharmacy - 45(2019), 10 vom: 06. Okt., Seite 1654-1663

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Das, Lenin [VerfasserIn]
Kaurav, Monika [VerfasserIn]
Pandey, Ravi Shankar [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1SIA8062RS
9IKM0I5T1E
Alopecia
Journal Article
Phospholipid–polymer hybrid nanoparticles
Phospholipids
Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer
Polymers
Quercetin
Transfollicular delivery

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.01.2020

Date Revised 28.01.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/03639045.2019.1652635

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM299936732