Journal
JOURNAL OF NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 17, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12951-019-0447-5
Keywords
Liposomes; Osteoporosis; Icariin; Hydroxyapatite; Pyrophosphate
Funding
- Southwest Medical University [2016LZXNYD-J06, 2017LZXNYD-T07, 2017-LH004]
- General Program of Science and Technology Agency of Sichuan Province [2017JY0160, 2018RZ0120]
- Science and Technology Project of the Health Planning Committee of Sichuan [18PJ547, RZ20170048]
- Transformation Project of Science and Technology Achievements of Southwest Medical University [2018-ZRZD-018, 2017-ZRQN-073, 2018002]
- Key Science and Technology Project of Luzhou Government [2018-SYF-19]
- Base Project of Luzhou TCM Hospital
- Luzhou Government
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BackgroundOsteoporosis is a bone-incapacitating malady and it is characterized by obvious bone mass loss and bone microarchitecture deterioration. Current treatments for osteoporosis have many limitations, including the non-obvious therapeutic effect and long-term safety issues. Icariin is a pharmacologically active flavonoid glycoside, which shows potential application in treatment of osteoporosis. But its clinical application is limited by the inherent disadvantages such as poor water solubility, first pass effect after oral administration, and low bioavailability. Moreover, due to lack of targeting ability, icariin cannot accumulate at the local diseased region to provide early protection from fractures. To solve the application problems of icariin and enhance its therapeutic effects on osteoporosis, this work aimed to design a targeting drug delivery system of biomineral-binding liposomes (BBL) mediated by pyrophosphate ions.ResultsBiomineral-binding liposomes enhanced the binding ability of liposomes with hydroxyapatite particles. It increased the serum level of alkaline phosphatase and reduced that of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b. Meanwhile, BBL increased the mechanical strength of femoral midshaft, preserving the trabecular bone microarchitecture. Moreover, BBL could initiate bone turnover/remodeling of rats with osteoporosis.ConclusionsThis drug targeting delivery system of BBL loading with icariin showed more therapeutic advantages than the free icariin for the treatment of osteoporosis, which may be a kind of valid candidate in future osteoporosis therapy.
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