Pulmonary delivery of mucus-traversing PF127-modified silk fibroin nanoparticles loading with quercetin for lung cancer therapy

The mucosal barrier remains a major barrier in the pulmonary drug delivery system, as mucociliary clearance in the airway accelerates the removal of inhaled nanoparticles (NPs). Herein, we designed and developed the inhalable Pluronic F127-modified silk fibroin NPs loading with quercetin (marked as...

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Main Authors: Yu Tang, Lanfang Zhang, Rui Sun, Baiyi Luo, Yu Zhou, Yan Zhang, Yuqi Liang, Bo Xiao, Chenhui Wang
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-07-01
Series:Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1818087623000600
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author Yu Tang
Lanfang Zhang
Rui Sun
Baiyi Luo
Yu Zhou
Yan Zhang
Yuqi Liang
Bo Xiao
Chenhui Wang
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Lanfang Zhang
Rui Sun
Baiyi Luo
Yu Zhou
Yan Zhang
Yuqi Liang
Bo Xiao
Chenhui Wang
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description The mucosal barrier remains a major barrier in the pulmonary drug delivery system, as mucociliary clearance in the airway accelerates the removal of inhaled nanoparticles (NPs). Herein, we designed and developed the inhalable Pluronic F127-modified silk fibroin NPs loading with quercetin (marked as QR-SF (PF127) NPs), aiming to solve the airway mucus barrier and improve the cancer therapeutic effect of QR. The PF127 coating on the SF NPs could attenuate the interaction between NPs and mucin proteins, thus facilitating the diffusion of SF(PF127) NPs in the mucus layer. The QR-SF (PF127) NPs had particle sizes of approximately 200 nm with negatively charged surfaces and showed constant drug release properties. Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) assay and transepithelial transport test showed that QR-SF (PF127) NPs exhibited superior mucus-penetrating ability in artificial mucus and monolayer Calu-3 cell model. Notably, a large amount of QR-SF (PF127) NPs distributed uniformly in the mice airway section, indicating the good retention of NPs in the respiratory tract. The mice melanoma lung metastasis model was established, and the therapeutic effect of QR-SF (PF127) NPs was significantly improved in vivo. PF127-modified SF NPs may be a promising strategy to attenuate the interaction with mucin proteins and enhance mucus penetration efficiency in the pulmonary drug delivery system.
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spelling doaj.art-139512c55d39459aa0d7a810619323512023-09-09T04:54:54ZengElsevierAsian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences1818-08762023-07-01184100833Pulmonary delivery of mucus-traversing PF127-modified silk fibroin nanoparticles loading with quercetin for lung cancer therapyYu Tang0Lanfang Zhang1Rui Sun2Baiyi Luo3Yu Zhou4Yan Zhang5Yuqi Liang6Bo Xiao7Chenhui Wang8Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China; Corresponding author.The mucosal barrier remains a major barrier in the pulmonary drug delivery system, as mucociliary clearance in the airway accelerates the removal of inhaled nanoparticles (NPs). Herein, we designed and developed the inhalable Pluronic F127-modified silk fibroin NPs loading with quercetin (marked as QR-SF (PF127) NPs), aiming to solve the airway mucus barrier and improve the cancer therapeutic effect of QR. The PF127 coating on the SF NPs could attenuate the interaction between NPs and mucin proteins, thus facilitating the diffusion of SF(PF127) NPs in the mucus layer. The QR-SF (PF127) NPs had particle sizes of approximately 200 nm with negatively charged surfaces and showed constant drug release properties. Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) assay and transepithelial transport test showed that QR-SF (PF127) NPs exhibited superior mucus-penetrating ability in artificial mucus and monolayer Calu-3 cell model. Notably, a large amount of QR-SF (PF127) NPs distributed uniformly in the mice airway section, indicating the good retention of NPs in the respiratory tract. The mice melanoma lung metastasis model was established, and the therapeutic effect of QR-SF (PF127) NPs was significantly improved in vivo. PF127-modified SF NPs may be a promising strategy to attenuate the interaction with mucin proteins and enhance mucus penetration efficiency in the pulmonary drug delivery system.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1818087623000600Pulmonary drug deliveryMucus penetrationQuercetinPluronic F127
spellingShingle Yu Tang
Lanfang Zhang
Rui Sun
Baiyi Luo
Yu Zhou
Yan Zhang
Yuqi Liang
Bo Xiao
Chenhui Wang
Pulmonary delivery of mucus-traversing PF127-modified silk fibroin nanoparticles loading with quercetin for lung cancer therapy
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pulmonary drug delivery
Mucus penetration
Quercetin
Pluronic F127
title Pulmonary delivery of mucus-traversing PF127-modified silk fibroin nanoparticles loading with quercetin for lung cancer therapy
title_full Pulmonary delivery of mucus-traversing PF127-modified silk fibroin nanoparticles loading with quercetin for lung cancer therapy
title_fullStr Pulmonary delivery of mucus-traversing PF127-modified silk fibroin nanoparticles loading with quercetin for lung cancer therapy
title_full_unstemmed Pulmonary delivery of mucus-traversing PF127-modified silk fibroin nanoparticles loading with quercetin for lung cancer therapy
title_short Pulmonary delivery of mucus-traversing PF127-modified silk fibroin nanoparticles loading with quercetin for lung cancer therapy
title_sort pulmonary delivery of mucus traversing pf127 modified silk fibroin nanoparticles loading with quercetin for lung cancer therapy
topic Pulmonary drug delivery
Mucus penetration
Quercetin
Pluronic F127
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1818087623000600
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