Journal
JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION
Volume 20, Issue 10, Pages 1369-1380Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1163/092050609X12457418779185
Keywords
AmB/PLA-b-PEG; nanoparticles; polysorbate 80; cryptococcal meningitis; blood-brain barrier
Funding
- Key Basic Research Foundation for development of Science and Technology of Shanghai, China [05DJ14006]
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Amphotericin B (AmB)/poly(lactic acid)-b-poly(ethylene glycol) (PLA-b-PEG) nanoparticles coated with polysorbate 80 (Tween-80) were prepared by nanoprecipitation for transport across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). The effects of Tween-80 on the size and distribution, entrapment efficiency and release behavior of AmB/PLA-b-PEG nanoparticles were investigated. Furthermore, the brain targeting and curative effect of coated nanoparticles were also investigated. The entrapment efficiency was significantly enhanced when nanoparticles were coated with Tween-80. The prepared nanoparticles were spherical with homogeneous distribution. Drug concentration in mice brain was greatly enhanced, which indicated that the coated nanoparticles could get across the BBB. Meanwhile, the AmB/PLA-b-PEG nanoparticles are able to reduce the toxicity of AmB to liver, kidney and blood system with improved therapeutic effect. (C) Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2009
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