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A Novel Delivery Method of Cyclovirobuxine D for Brain-Targeting: Chitosan Coated Nanoparticles Loading
Hanmei Wei1, Sisi Lai1, Jiabao Wei1
1School of Chinese Materia Medical, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Abstract:
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) restricts the delivery of most drugs to the brain. In our previous study, the feasibility of cyclovirobuxine D delivery to the brain by a non-invasive nasal route was evaluated. In this study, a suitable drug delivery system by way of intranasal administration was developed, which could improve brain targeting. First, a formulation of cyclovirobuxine D (CVB-D) based on chitosan nanoparticles (CS-CVB-D-NPs) was prepared by the modified ionotropic gelation method through single-factor screening experiment. The CS-CVB-D-NPs with a entrapment efficiency (EE) of (62.82±2.59)% were found to be of a narrow polydispersity index (PI) (0.19±0.01) and (235.37± 12.71) nm in size, with a zeta potential of (33.9 ± 1.7) mV. The NPs possessed a sustained release characterization with in vitro release of 88.03 ± 2.30% at 24 h. In vivo, the higher AUC0-t(brain) of CS-CVB-D-NPs by intranasal administration revealed the development of a novel brain-targeting delivery method of CVB-D.
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