Targeted-lung delivery of dexamethasone using gated mesoporous silica nanoparticles. A new therapeutic approach for acute lung injury treatment.
J Control Release
; 337: 14-26, 2021 09 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1306406
ABSTRACT
Acute lung injury (ALI) is a critical inflammatory syndrome, characterized by increased diffuse inflammation and severe lung damage, which represents a clinical concern due to the high morbidity and mortality in critical patients. In last years, there has been a need to develop more effective treatments for ALI, and targeted drug delivery to inflamed lungs has become an attractive research field. Here, we present a nanodevice based on mesoporous silica nanoparticles loaded with dexamethasone (a glucocorticoid extensively used for ALI treatment) and capped with a peptide that targets the TNFR1 receptor expressed in pro-inflammatory macrophages (TNFR-Dex-MSNs) and avoids cargo leakage. TNFR-Dex-MSNs nanoparticles are preferentially internalized by pro-inflammatory macrophages, which overexpressed the TNFR1 receptor, with the subsequent cargo release upon the enzymatic hydrolysis of the capping peptide in lysosomes. Moreover, TNFR-Dex-MSNs are able to reduce the levels of TNF-α and IL-1ß cytokines in activated pro-inflammatory M1 macrophages. The anti-inflammatory effect of TNFR-Dex-MSNs is also tested in an in vivo ALI mice model. The administered nanodevice (intravenously by tail vein injection) accumulated in the injured lungs and the controlled dexamethasone release reduces markedly the inflammatory response (TNF-α IL-6 and IL-1ß levels). The attenuation in lung damage, after treatment with TNFR-Dex-MSNs, is also confirmed by histopathological studies. Besides, the targeted-lung dexamethasone delivery results in a decrease of dexamethasone derived side-effects, suggesting that targeted nanoparticles can be used for therapy in ALI and could help to overcome the clinical limitations of current treatments.
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Main subject:
Nanoparticles
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Acute Lung Injury
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Control Release
Journal subject:
Pharmacology
Year:
2021
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Article
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