Lipid Nanoparticles Improve the Uptake of α-Asarone Into the Brain Parenchyma: Formulation, Characterization, In Vivo Pharmacokinetics, and Brain Delivery

Abstract Treatment of brain-related diseases is one of the most strenuous challenges in drug delivery research due to numerous hurdles, including poor blood-brain barrier penetration, lack of specificity, and severe systemic toxicities. Our research primarily focuses on the delivery of natural therapeutic compound, α-asarone, for the treatment of brain-related diseases. However, α-asarone has poor aqueous solubility, bioavailability, and stability, all of which are critical issues that need to be addressed. This study aims at formulating a lipid nanoparticulate system of α-asarone (A-LNPs) that could be used as a brain drug delivery system. The physicochemical, solid-state properties, stability, and in vitro and in vivo studies of the A-LNPs were characterized. The release of α-asarone from the A-LNPs was prolonged and sustained. After intravenous administration of A-LNPs or free α-asarone, significantly higher levels of α-asarone from the A-LNPs were detected in murine plasma and brain parenchyma fractions, confirming the ability of A-LNPs to not only maintain a therapeutic concentration of α-asarone in the plasma, but also transport α-asarone across the blood-brain barrier. These findings confirm that lipid nanoparticulate systems enable penetration of natural therapeutic compound α-asarone through the blood-brain barrier and may be a candidate for the treatment of brain-related diseases..

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2020

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2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

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AAPS PharmSciTech - 21(2020), 8 vom: 02. Nov.

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Englisch

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Ramalingam, Prakash [VerfasserIn]
Ganesan, Palanivel [VerfasserIn]
Prabakaran, D. S. [VerfasserIn]
Gupta, Pardeep K. [VerfasserIn]
Jonnalagadda, Sriramakamal [VerfasserIn]
Govindarajan, Karthivashan [VerfasserIn]
Vishnu, Revuri [VerfasserIn]
Sivalingam, Kalaiselvi [VerfasserIn]
Sodha, Srushti [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Dong-Kug [VerfasserIn]
Ko, Young Tag [VerfasserIn]

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© American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists 2020

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10.1208/s12249-020-01832-8

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OLC2120763704