Chitosan self-assembled polymeric nanoparticles for percutaneous delivery of betamethasone in contact dermatitis

OBJECTIVE: The study was performed with an aim to investigate the efficiency of two treatment options in experimental nickel-induced contact dermatitis (CT), with either betamethasone or chitosan cross-linked nano-encapsulated betamethasone lanoline solutions (nano-betamethasone).

METHODS: Male Wistar rats were used. The differences were compared based on lesion visual appearance, skinfold thickness, white blood cell count (WBC), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), blood serum prooxidant-antioxidant balance (thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, TBARS; supersoxide dismutase, SOD; catalase, KAT), blood cytokine profile (TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-10, and IL-4), and histological examination of affected skin.

RESULTS: All animals treated with nickel sulfate developed CT and systemic inflammatory response on day 12, which only slightly lessened, if left untreated, on day 20. The therapeutic effectiveness of nano-betamethasone was significantly far superior (p < 0.01) compared to betamethasone. Specifically, the visual appearance of lesion severity of betamethasone vs. nano-betamethasone ± SD was 1.82 ± 0.18 vs. 1.17 ± 0.24 points, skinfold thickness-2.68 ± 0.12 vs. 2.12 ± 0.10 mm, ESR-6.38 ± 0.27 vs. 5.12 ± 0.20 mm/h, WBC-8.47 ± 0.28 vs. 7.17 ± 0.24 109/L, TBARS-1.09 ± 0.04 vs. 0.94 ± 0.02 µmol/L, SOD-3.38 ± 0.26 vs. 4.12 ± 0.18 r.u./L, KAT-11.54 ± 0.14 vs. 10.02 ± 0.19 mkatal/L, respectively. The nano-betamethasone formulation was also more effective (p < 0.01) in increasing anti-inflammatory cytokines level, IL-10 (8.96 ± 0.32 vs. 7.54 ± 0.52 pg/mL) and IL-4 (13.16 ± 0.45 vs. 11.43 ± 0.58 pg/mL); and decreasing in pro-inflammatory TNF-α (20.94 ± 2.30 vs. 26.98 ± 1.16 pg/mL) and IL-1β (19.35 ± 1.28 vs. 24.77 ± 1.75 pg/mL), respectively. These findings were also supported with histological examination.

CONCLUSIONS: Nano-betamethasone may be considered as a more successful transcutaneous therapy for managing contact dermatitis compared to ointments consisting of betamethasone in traditional form.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:47

Enthalten in:

Drug development and industrial pharmacy - 47(2021), 8 vom: 04. Aug., Seite 1310-1317

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hudan-Tsilo, Ivanna [VerfasserIn]
Tokarskyy, Oleksandr [VerfasserIn]
Shevchuk, Oksana [VerfasserIn]
Korda, Mykhaylo [VerfasserIn]

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130068-27-8
207137-56-2
9012-76-4
9842X06Q6M
Betamethasone
Chitosan
Chitosan nanoparticles
Contact dermatitis
Cytokines
EC 1.15.1.1
Interleukin-10
Interleukin-4
Journal Article
Prooxidant-antioxidant balance
Skin histology
Superoxide Dismutase
Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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Date Completed 26.04.2022

Date Revised 27.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/03639045.2021.1989457

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM331533286