Nose-to-brain delivery of simvastatin mediated by chitosan-coated lipid-core nanocapsules allows for the treatment of glioblastoma in vivo

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Glioblastoma is the most common and lethal malignant brain tumor. Despite simvastatin (SVT) showing potential anticancer properties, its antitumoral effect against glioblastoma appears limited when the conventional oral administration route is selected. As a consequence, nose-to-brain delivery has been proposed as an alternative route to deliver SVT into the brain. This study aimed to prepare chitosan-coated simvastatin-loaded lipid-core nanocapsules (LNCSVT-chit) suitable for nose-to-brain delivery and capable of fostering antitumor effects against glioblastoma both in vitro and in vivo. Results showed that the nanocapsules present adequate particle size (mean diameter below 200 nm), narrow particle size distribution (PDI < 0.2), positive zeta potential and high encapsulation efficiency (nearly 100%). In vitro cytotoxicity of LNCSVT-chit was comparable to non-encapsulated SVT in C6 rat glioma cells, whereas LNCSVT-chit were more cytotoxic than non-encapsulated SVT after 72 h of incubation against U-138 MG human glioblastoma cell line. In studies carried out in rats, LNCSVT-chit significantly enhanced the amount of drug in rat brain tissue after intranasal administration (2.4-fold) when compared with free SVT. Moreover, LNCSVT-chit promoted a significant decrease in tumor growth and malignancy in glioma-bearing rats in comparison to control and free SVT groups. Additionally, LNCSVT-chit did not cause any toxicity in treated rats. Considered overall, the results demonstrated that the nose-to-brain administration of LNCSVT-chit represents a novel potential strategy for glioblastoma treatment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:616

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International journal of pharmaceutics - 616(2022) vom: 25. März, Seite 121563

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bruinsmann, Franciele Aline [VerfasserIn]
de Cristo Soares Alves, Aline [VerfasserIn]
de Fraga Dias, Amanda [VerfasserIn]
Lopes Silva, Luiz Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Visioli, Fernanda [VerfasserIn]
Raffin Pohlmann, Adriana [VerfasserIn]
Figueiró, Fabrício [VerfasserIn]
Sonvico, Fabio [VerfasserIn]
Stanisçuaski Guterres, Silvia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9012-76-4
AGG2FN16EV
Chitosan
Glioblastoma
Intranasal administration
Journal Article
Lipids
Nanocapsules
Nose-to-brain delivery
Simvastatin

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Date Completed 14.03.2022

Date Revised 14.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121563

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM33683943X