TY - JOUR
T1 - Aerosolized hyaluronic acid decorated, ferulic acid loaded chitosan nanoparticle
T2 - A promising asthma control strategy
AU - Dhayanandamoorthy, Yamini
AU - Antoniraj, M. Gover
AU - Kandregula, Chaya A.Babu
AU - Kandasamy, Ruckmani
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank and appreciate the instrumentation and consumables support rendered by DST-Govt. of India funded project, National Facility for Drug Development, for Academia, Pharmaceutical and Allied Industries, Anna University, University College of Engineering, BIT Campus Tiruchirappalli - 620024, TN, India, for successful completion of the study.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2020/12/15
Y1 - 2020/12/15
N2 - Vibrating mesh nebulizers are recognized as the most efficient actuation technique over conventional inhalers for drug deposition. This study explored hyaluronic acid (HA) decorated, ferulic acid (FA) loaded chitosan (CS) nanoparticle (FACHA) aerosolized using vibrating mesh nebulizer as strategic combination of drug, nanocarrier and delivery device for effective asthma control. FACHA exhibited spherical morphology with suitable size (164.2 ± 9.7 nm), zeta potential (24.0 ± 0.5 mV), entrapment efficiency (EE%) (65.0 ± 1.5), loading capacity (LC%) (18.5 ± 0.4) and mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) of 1.81 ± 0.15 µm, ascertaining efficient drug deposition. In vivo inhalation toxicity assessment confirmed safety, while, FACHA prophylaxis mitigated inflammation, airway hypersensitivity and remodelling in ovalbumin (OVA) induced mice models. The results thus accentuated the role of pro-pulmonary surface chemistry conferred by HA functionalization that improved 1) thermal stability (thermogravimetric analysis - TGA) and 2) therapeutic efficacy of FA, by facilitating better interaction and transportation across mucus barrier, which otherwise suffers poor bioavailability and rapid metabolism.
AB - Vibrating mesh nebulizers are recognized as the most efficient actuation technique over conventional inhalers for drug deposition. This study explored hyaluronic acid (HA) decorated, ferulic acid (FA) loaded chitosan (CS) nanoparticle (FACHA) aerosolized using vibrating mesh nebulizer as strategic combination of drug, nanocarrier and delivery device for effective asthma control. FACHA exhibited spherical morphology with suitable size (164.2 ± 9.7 nm), zeta potential (24.0 ± 0.5 mV), entrapment efficiency (EE%) (65.0 ± 1.5), loading capacity (LC%) (18.5 ± 0.4) and mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) of 1.81 ± 0.15 µm, ascertaining efficient drug deposition. In vivo inhalation toxicity assessment confirmed safety, while, FACHA prophylaxis mitigated inflammation, airway hypersensitivity and remodelling in ovalbumin (OVA) induced mice models. The results thus accentuated the role of pro-pulmonary surface chemistry conferred by HA functionalization that improved 1) thermal stability (thermogravimetric analysis - TGA) and 2) therapeutic efficacy of FA, by facilitating better interaction and transportation across mucus barrier, which otherwise suffers poor bioavailability and rapid metabolism.
KW - Aerosol
KW - Asthma control therapy
KW - Chitosan
KW - Chitosan nanoparticles
KW - Ferulic acid
KW - Hyaluronic acid
KW - Hyaluronic acid functionalization
KW - Inhalation toxicity
KW - Methacholine
KW - Ovalbumin
KW - Pulmonary drug delivery
KW - Sodium tripolyphosphate
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119958
DO - 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119958
M3 - Article
C2 - 33148522
AN - SCOPUS:85094843693
VL - 591
JO - International Journal of Pharmaceutics
JF - International Journal of Pharmaceutics
SN - 0378-5173
M1 - 119958
ER -