Targeting of temozolomide using magnetic nanobeads: an in vitro study

Temozolomide, a chemotherapeutic drug that is often administered for the treatment of brain cancer has severe side effects and a poor aqueous solubility. In order to decrease the detrimental effect of the drug over healthy cells, a novel drug delivery vehicle was developed where the therapeutic drug was encapsulated within the hydrophobic cavities of b-CD modified magnetite nanoparticles, which are embedded in chitosan nanobeads prepared by salt addition. In-vitro studies have shown that the magnetic properties of the novel delivery vehicle are adequate for targeted drug delivery applications under an external magnetic field. Additionally, an increase in the amount of chitosan was shown to exhibit a strong shielding effect over the magnetic properties of the delivery vehicle, which lead to deterioration of the amount of captured drug at the targeted area, suggesting a delicate balance between the amounts of constituents composing the drug delivery vehicle.

Análisis comparativo de la regeneración ósea obtenida con quitosano y plasma rico en fibrina / Comparative analysis of the obtained bone regeneration with chitosan and plasma rich in fibrin

La regeneración ósea guiada (ROG) es un procedimiento que consiste en el incremento de la cantidad del hueso empleando materiales poliméricos biocompatibles como por ejemplo, el quitosano y el plasma rico en fibrina (PRF); los cuales se han valorado de manera individual con excelentes resultados. En este estudio, se propone analizar radiográficamente la regeneración ósea de ambos polímeros sobre alvéolos dentales postextracción. Se seleccionaron 5 pacientes con indicación de extracción de cordales inferiores bilaterales y a un alvéolo se aplicó quitosano y al otro PRF; se realizaron radiografías periapicales a los 15, 30, 60 y 120 días. Posteriormente, se analizaron las radiografías para observar el nivel de regeneración ósea y los resultados mostraron que ambos biomateriales regeneraron los tejidos, pero con la siguiente diferencia: la ROG con PRF ocurrió en menor tiempo mientras que la ROG con quitosano tuvo una mejor organización estructural. Se concluye que ambos biomateriales se pueden tomar como opciones de tratamientos en la regeneración ósea guiada de tejidos.

The bone regeneration it a procedure that consists in the formation of new bony tissues using biocompatible polymeric materials, among them the chitosan (natural biopolymer) and the rich fibrin plasma (PRF) this biomaterials have been studied and used to achieve the bony regeneration obtaining excellent results. The aim of this research was to design an experiment that allowing us to compare the regenerator effect of both polymers, after the extraction of dental pieces in human beings, using periapical radiography's. Five patients, with indication of extraction of the lower bilateral wisdom dental pieces were selected. Chitosan and PRF were applied on different dental sockets after surgery. To register the information, periapical Rx were taken and analyzed, the procedure were done monthly, for 120 days. The results for Rx showed that both biomaterials regenerated bony tissue. The PRF generated major quantity of tissue in minor time whereas the chitosan did it with better structural organization, so, it was possible to conclude that chitosan and PRF represents interesting options for the treatments where guided bony regeneration is required.