Physicochemical Characterization and Antioxidant Activity Evaluation of Idebenone/Hydroxypropyl-<i>β</i>-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex <xref rid="fn1-biomolecules-570665" ref-type="fn">†</xref>

Idebenone (IDE) is an antioxidant drug active at the level of the central nervous system (CNS), whose poor water solubility limits its clinical application. An IDE/2-hydroxypropyl-<i>&#946;</i>-cyclodextrin (IDE/HP-<i>&#946;</i>-CD) inclusion complex was investigated...

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Main Authors: Valentina Venuti, Vincenza Crupi, Barbara Fazio, Domenico Majolino, Giuseppe Acri, Barbara Testagrossa, Rosanna Stancanelli, Federica De Gaetano, Agnese Gagliardi, Donatella Paolino, Giuseppe Floresta, Venerando Pistarà, Antonio Rescifina, Cinzia A. Ventura
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Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/9/10/531
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author Valentina Venuti
Vincenza Crupi
Barbara Fazio
Domenico Majolino
Giuseppe Acri
Barbara Testagrossa
Rosanna Stancanelli
Federica De Gaetano
Agnese Gagliardi
Donatella Paolino
Giuseppe Floresta
Venerando Pistarà
Antonio Rescifina
Cinzia A. Ventura
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Vincenza Crupi
Barbara Fazio
Domenico Majolino
Giuseppe Acri
Barbara Testagrossa
Rosanna Stancanelli
Federica De Gaetano
Agnese Gagliardi
Donatella Paolino
Giuseppe Floresta
Venerando Pistarà
Antonio Rescifina
Cinzia A. Ventura
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description Idebenone (IDE) is an antioxidant drug active at the level of the central nervous system (CNS), whose poor water solubility limits its clinical application. An IDE/2-hydroxypropyl-<i>&#946;</i>-cyclodextrin (IDE/HP-<i>&#946;</i>-CD) inclusion complex was investigated by combining experimental methods and theoretical approaches. Furthermore, biological in vitro/ex vivo assays were performed. Phase solubility studies showed an A<sub>L</sub> type diagram, suggesting the presence of a 1:1 complex with high solubility. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) allowed us to detect the morphological changes upon complexation. The intermolecular interactions stabilizing the inclusion complex were experimentally characterized by exploring the complementarity of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy in attenuated total reflectance geometry (FTIR-ATR) with mid-infrared light, Fourier-transform near-infrared (FT-NIR) spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. From the temperature evolution of the O&#8722;H stretching band of the complex, the average enthalpy &#916;<i>H</i><sub>HB</sub> of the hydrogen bond scheme upon inclusion was obtained. Two-dimensional (2D) rotating frame Overhauser effect spectroscopy (ROESY) analysis and computational studies involving molecular modeling and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation demonstrated the inclusion of the quinone ring of IDE inside the CD ring. In vitro/ex vivo studies evidenced that complexation produces a protective effect of IDE against the H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-induced damage on human glioblastoma astrocytoma (U373) cells and increases IDE permeation through the excised bovine nasal mucosa.
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spelling doaj.art-25bc35aa612a41b6a5c628bc7a6178e32022-12-22T03:52:43ZengMDPI AGBiomolecules2218-273X2019-09-0191053110.3390/biom9100531biom9100531Physicochemical Characterization and Antioxidant Activity Evaluation of Idebenone/Hydroxypropyl-<i>β</i>-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex <xref rid="fn1-biomolecules-570665" ref-type="fn">†</xref>Valentina Venuti0Vincenza Crupi1Barbara Fazio2Domenico Majolino3Giuseppe Acri4Barbara Testagrossa5Rosanna Stancanelli6Federica De Gaetano7Agnese Gagliardi8Donatella Paolino9Giuseppe Floresta10Venerando Pistarà11Antonio Rescifina12Cinzia A. Ventura13Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche e Informatiche, Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Messina, V.le F. Stagno D’Alcontres, 31-98166 Messina, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche e Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Messina, V.le F. Stagno D’Alcontrés, 31-98166 Messina, ItalyCNR-IPCF Istituto per i Processi Chimico Fisici, V.le F. Stagno d’Alcontres, 37-98158 Faro Superiore, Messina, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Matematiche e Informatiche, Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Messina, V.le F. Stagno D’Alcontres, 31-98166 Messina, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Odontoiatriche, e delle Immagini Morfologiche e Funzionali, Università degli Studi di Messina, c/o A.O.U. Policlinico “G. Martino” Via Consolare Valeria, 1-98125 Messina, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Odontoiatriche, e delle Immagini Morfologiche e Funzionali, Università degli Studi di Messina, c/o A.O.U. Policlinico “G. Martino” Via Consolare Valeria, 1-98125 Messina, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche e Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Messina, V.le F. Stagno D’Alcontrés, 31-98166 Messina, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche e Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Messina, V.le F. Stagno D’Alcontrés, 31-98166 Messina, ItalyDipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università degli Studi di Catanzaro “Magna Græcia”, Campus Universitario “S. Venuta”, Viale S. Venuta-88100 Germaneto, Catanzaro, ItalyDipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università degli Studi di Catanzaro “Magna Græcia”, Campus Universitario “S. Venuta”, Viale S. Venuta-88100 Germaneto, Catanzaro, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Catania, V.le A. Doria, 6-95125 Catania, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Catania, V.le A. Doria, 6-95125 Catania, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Catania, V.le A. Doria, 6-95125 Catania, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche e Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Messina, V.le F. Stagno D’Alcontrés, 31-98166 Messina, ItalyIdebenone (IDE) is an antioxidant drug active at the level of the central nervous system (CNS), whose poor water solubility limits its clinical application. An IDE/2-hydroxypropyl-<i>&#946;</i>-cyclodextrin (IDE/HP-<i>&#946;</i>-CD) inclusion complex was investigated by combining experimental methods and theoretical approaches. Furthermore, biological in vitro/ex vivo assays were performed. Phase solubility studies showed an A<sub>L</sub> type diagram, suggesting the presence of a 1:1 complex with high solubility. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) allowed us to detect the morphological changes upon complexation. The intermolecular interactions stabilizing the inclusion complex were experimentally characterized by exploring the complementarity of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy in attenuated total reflectance geometry (FTIR-ATR) with mid-infrared light, Fourier-transform near-infrared (FT-NIR) spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. From the temperature evolution of the O&#8722;H stretching band of the complex, the average enthalpy &#916;<i>H</i><sub>HB</sub> of the hydrogen bond scheme upon inclusion was obtained. Two-dimensional (2D) rotating frame Overhauser effect spectroscopy (ROESY) analysis and computational studies involving molecular modeling and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation demonstrated the inclusion of the quinone ring of IDE inside the CD ring. In vitro/ex vivo studies evidenced that complexation produces a protective effect of IDE against the H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-induced damage on human glioblastoma astrocytoma (U373) cells and increases IDE permeation through the excised bovine nasal mucosa.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/9/10/531idebenone(2-hydroxypropyl)-<i>β</i>-cyclodextrininclusion complexphysicochemical characterizationantioxidant activityu373 cellsexcised bovine nasal mucosa
spellingShingle Valentina Venuti
Vincenza Crupi
Barbara Fazio
Domenico Majolino
Giuseppe Acri
Barbara Testagrossa
Rosanna Stancanelli
Federica De Gaetano
Agnese Gagliardi
Donatella Paolino
Giuseppe Floresta
Venerando Pistarà
Antonio Rescifina
Cinzia A. Ventura
Physicochemical Characterization and Antioxidant Activity Evaluation of Idebenone/Hydroxypropyl-<i>β</i>-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex <xref rid="fn1-biomolecules-570665" ref-type="fn">†</xref>
Biomolecules
idebenone
(2-hydroxypropyl)-<i>β</i>-cyclodextrin
inclusion complex
physicochemical characterization
antioxidant activity
u373 cells
excised bovine nasal mucosa
title Physicochemical Characterization and Antioxidant Activity Evaluation of Idebenone/Hydroxypropyl-<i>β</i>-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex <xref rid="fn1-biomolecules-570665" ref-type="fn">†</xref>
title_full Physicochemical Characterization and Antioxidant Activity Evaluation of Idebenone/Hydroxypropyl-<i>β</i>-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex <xref rid="fn1-biomolecules-570665" ref-type="fn">†</xref>
title_fullStr Physicochemical Characterization and Antioxidant Activity Evaluation of Idebenone/Hydroxypropyl-<i>β</i>-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex <xref rid="fn1-biomolecules-570665" ref-type="fn">†</xref>
title_full_unstemmed Physicochemical Characterization and Antioxidant Activity Evaluation of Idebenone/Hydroxypropyl-<i>β</i>-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex <xref rid="fn1-biomolecules-570665" ref-type="fn">†</xref>
title_short Physicochemical Characterization and Antioxidant Activity Evaluation of Idebenone/Hydroxypropyl-<i>β</i>-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex <xref rid="fn1-biomolecules-570665" ref-type="fn">†</xref>
title_sort physicochemical characterization and antioxidant activity evaluation of idebenone hydroxypropyl i β i cyclodextrin inclusion complex xref rid fn1 biomolecules 570665 ref type fn † xref
topic idebenone
(2-hydroxypropyl)-<i>β</i>-cyclodextrin
inclusion complex
physicochemical characterization
antioxidant activity
u373 cells
excised bovine nasal mucosa
url https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/9/10/531
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