Targeted brain delivery of RVG29‐modified rifampicin‐loaded nanoparticles for Alzheimer's disease treatment and diagnosis

Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an aging‐related neurodegenerative disease. The main pathological features of AD are β‐amyloid protein (Aβ) deposition and tau protein hyperphosphorylation. Currently, there are no effective drugs for the etiological treatment of AD. Rifampicin (RIF) is a se...

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Main Authors: Ruiyi Zhou, Lihong Zhu, Zhaohao Zeng, Rixin Luo, Jiawei Zhang, Rui Guo, Lei Zhang, Qunying Zhang, Wei Bi
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-09-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/btm2.10395
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author Ruiyi Zhou
Lihong Zhu
Zhaohao Zeng
Rixin Luo
Jiawei Zhang
Rui Guo
Lei Zhang
Qunying Zhang
Wei Bi
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Lihong Zhu
Zhaohao Zeng
Rixin Luo
Jiawei Zhang
Rui Guo
Lei Zhang
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Wei Bi
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description Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an aging‐related neurodegenerative disease. The main pathological features of AD are β‐amyloid protein (Aβ) deposition and tau protein hyperphosphorylation. Currently, there are no effective drugs for the etiological treatment of AD. Rifampicin (RIF) is a semi‐synthetic broad‐spectrum antibiotic with anti‐β‐amyloid deposition, anti‐inflammatory, anti‐apoptosis, and neuroprotective effects, but its application in AD treatment has been limited for its strong hydrophobicity, high toxicity, short half‐life, low bioavailability, and blood–brain barrier hindrance. We designed a novel brain‐targeted and MRI‐characteristic nanomedicine via loading rabies virus protein 29 (RVG29), rifampicin, and Gd on poly (l‐lactide) nanoparticles (RIF@PLA‐PEG‐Gd/Mal‐RVG29). The cytotoxicity assay demonstrated that RIF@PLA‐PEG‐Gd/Mal‐RVG29 had favorable biocompatibility and security. Fluorescence imaging in vivo showed that PLA‐PEG‐Gd/Mal‐RVG29 could deliver rifampicin into the brain by enhancing cellular uptake and brain targeting performance, leading to improvement of the bioavailability of rifampicin. In in vivo study, RIF@PLA‐PEG‐Gd/Mal‐RVG29 improved the spatial learning and memory capability of APP/PS1 mice in the Morris water maze, as compared to rifampicin. Immunofluorescence, TEM, immunoblotting, and H&E staining revealed that RIF@PLA‐PEG‐Gd/Mal‐RVG29 reduced Aβ deposition in hippocampal and cortex of APP/PS1 mice, improved the damage of synaptic ultrastructure, increased the expression level of PSD95 and SYP, as well as reduced the necrosis of neurons. These findings suggest that RIF@PLA‐PEG‐Gd/Mal‐RVG29 may be an effective strategy for the treatment of AD.
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spelling doaj.art-c25f557b965c41c2be4c96704f0e318c2022-12-22T01:51:39ZengWileyBioengineering & Translational Medicine2380-67612022-09-0173n/an/a10.1002/btm2.10395Targeted brain delivery of RVG29‐modified rifampicin‐loaded nanoparticles for Alzheimer's disease treatment and diagnosisRuiyi Zhou0Lihong Zhu1Zhaohao Zeng2Rixin Luo3Jiawei Zhang4Rui Guo5Lei Zhang6Qunying Zhang7Wei Bi8Department of Neurology The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University Guangzhou People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Pathophysiology Key Laboratory of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China, School of Medicine, Jinan University Guangzhou People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Neurology The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University Guangzhou People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Neurology The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University Guangzhou People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Pathophysiology Key Laboratory of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China, School of Medicine, Jinan University Guangzhou People's Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory of Biomaterials of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes Guangdong Provincial Engineering and Technological Research Center for Drug Carrier Development, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Jinan University Guangzhou People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Cerebrovascular Disease The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat‐sen University Zhuhai People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat‐sen University Zhuhai People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Neurology The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University Guangzhou People's Republic of ChinaAbstract Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an aging‐related neurodegenerative disease. The main pathological features of AD are β‐amyloid protein (Aβ) deposition and tau protein hyperphosphorylation. Currently, there are no effective drugs for the etiological treatment of AD. Rifampicin (RIF) is a semi‐synthetic broad‐spectrum antibiotic with anti‐β‐amyloid deposition, anti‐inflammatory, anti‐apoptosis, and neuroprotective effects, but its application in AD treatment has been limited for its strong hydrophobicity, high toxicity, short half‐life, low bioavailability, and blood–brain barrier hindrance. We designed a novel brain‐targeted and MRI‐characteristic nanomedicine via loading rabies virus protein 29 (RVG29), rifampicin, and Gd on poly (l‐lactide) nanoparticles (RIF@PLA‐PEG‐Gd/Mal‐RVG29). The cytotoxicity assay demonstrated that RIF@PLA‐PEG‐Gd/Mal‐RVG29 had favorable biocompatibility and security. Fluorescence imaging in vivo showed that PLA‐PEG‐Gd/Mal‐RVG29 could deliver rifampicin into the brain by enhancing cellular uptake and brain targeting performance, leading to improvement of the bioavailability of rifampicin. In in vivo study, RIF@PLA‐PEG‐Gd/Mal‐RVG29 improved the spatial learning and memory capability of APP/PS1 mice in the Morris water maze, as compared to rifampicin. Immunofluorescence, TEM, immunoblotting, and H&E staining revealed that RIF@PLA‐PEG‐Gd/Mal‐RVG29 reduced Aβ deposition in hippocampal and cortex of APP/PS1 mice, improved the damage of synaptic ultrastructure, increased the expression level of PSD95 and SYP, as well as reduced the necrosis of neurons. These findings suggest that RIF@PLA‐PEG‐Gd/Mal‐RVG29 may be an effective strategy for the treatment of AD.https://doi.org/10.1002/btm2.10395Alzheimer's diseaseblood–brain barrierbrain targetingMRIrifampicinβ‐amyloid plaques
spellingShingle Ruiyi Zhou
Lihong Zhu
Zhaohao Zeng
Rixin Luo
Jiawei Zhang
Rui Guo
Lei Zhang
Qunying Zhang
Wei Bi
Targeted brain delivery of RVG29‐modified rifampicin‐loaded nanoparticles for Alzheimer's disease treatment and diagnosis
Bioengineering & Translational Medicine
Alzheimer's disease
blood–brain barrier
brain targeting
MRI
rifampicin
β‐amyloid plaques
title Targeted brain delivery of RVG29‐modified rifampicin‐loaded nanoparticles for Alzheimer's disease treatment and diagnosis
title_full Targeted brain delivery of RVG29‐modified rifampicin‐loaded nanoparticles for Alzheimer's disease treatment and diagnosis
title_fullStr Targeted brain delivery of RVG29‐modified rifampicin‐loaded nanoparticles for Alzheimer's disease treatment and diagnosis
title_full_unstemmed Targeted brain delivery of RVG29‐modified rifampicin‐loaded nanoparticles for Alzheimer's disease treatment and diagnosis
title_short Targeted brain delivery of RVG29‐modified rifampicin‐loaded nanoparticles for Alzheimer's disease treatment and diagnosis
title_sort targeted brain delivery of rvg29 modified rifampicin loaded nanoparticles for alzheimer s disease treatment and diagnosis
topic Alzheimer's disease
blood–brain barrier
brain targeting
MRI
rifampicin
β‐amyloid plaques
url https://doi.org/10.1002/btm2.10395
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