Dissolving microneedles loaded with nimodipine for prevention of sleep disorders at a high altitude

Sleep disorders are one of the most common acute reactions on the plateau, which can cause serious complications. However, there is no effective and safe treatment currently available. Nimodipine (NMD) is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker with neuroprotective and vasodilating activity, mainly used for the treatment of ischemic brain injury. Commercial oral or injectable NMD formulations are not a good option for central neuron diseases due to their poor brain delivery. In this study, nimodipine dissolving microneedles (NDMNs) were prepared for the prevention of sleep disorders caused by hypoxia. NDMNs were composed of NMD and polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) K90 with a conical morphology and high rigidity. After administration of NDMNs on the back neck of mice, the concentration of NMD in the brain was significantly higher than that of oral medication as was confirmed by the fluorescent imaging on mouse models. NDMNs enhanced cognitive function, alleviated oxidative stress, and improved the sleep quality of mice with high-altitude sleep disorders. The blockage of calcium ion overloading may be an important modulation mechanism. NDMNs are a promising and user-friendly formulation for the prevention of high-altitude sleep disorders.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

Pharmaceutical development and technology - (2024) vom: 16. Apr., Seite 1-42

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Chunqing [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Ziyan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yizhi [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Meng [VerfasserIn]
Du, Shumin [VerfasserIn]
Song, Xingshuang [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Yanping [VerfasserIn]
Chi, Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Zhuang, Xiaomei [VerfasserIn]
Lina, Du [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Yiguan [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

High altitude
Journal Article
Microneedle
Nimodipine
Sleep disorder

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1080/10837450.2024.2342965

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM371154251