Journal
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS AND BIOPHARMACEUTICS
Volume 146, Issue -, Pages 101-110Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2019.12.005
Keywords
Curcumin nanosuspensions; Sonodynamic therapy; Atherosclerosis; Macrophage apoptosis; Polarization
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Funding
- Scientific Research Fund of Harbin Medical University-Daqing [DQXN201702, DQXN201703, DQXN201704, 2018XN-22, 2018XN-24]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81671814]
- Heilongjiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation [ZD2016013]
- University Nursing Program for Young Scholars with Creative Talents in Heilongjiang Province [UNPYSCT-2015036]
- Weihan Yu Outstanding Youth Training Foundation of Harbin Medical University
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Previous studies have shown that curcumin (Cur) induced by ultrasound has protective effects on atherosclerosis even if low bioavailability of the Cur. The enhancement of bioavailability of the Cur further improved the curative effect of sonodynamic therapy (SDT) on atherosclerosis through nanotechnology. Nanosuspensions as a good drug delivery system had obvious advantages in increasing the solubility and improving the effectiveness of insoluble drugs. The aim of this study was to develop curcumin nanosuspensions (Cur-ns) which used polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVPK30) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as stabilizers to improve poor water solubility and bioavailability of the Cur. And then the therapeutic effects of Cur-ns-SDT on atherosclerotic plaques and its possible mechanisms would be investigated and elucidated. Cur-ns with a small particle size has been successfully prepared and the data have confirmed that Cur-ns could be more easily engulfed into RAW264.7 cells than free Cur and accumulated more under the stimulation of the ultrasound. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) inside RAW264.7 cells after SDT led to the decrease of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and the higher expression of cleaved caspase-9/3. The results of in vivo experiments showed that Cur-ns-SDT reduced the level of total cholesterol (TC) and low density lipoprotein (LDL) and promoted the transformation from M1 to M2 macrophages, relieved atherosclerosis syndrome. Therefore, Cur-ns-SDT was a potential treatment of anti-atherosclerosis by enhancing macrophages apoptosis through mitochondrial pathway and inhibiting the progression of plaques by interfering with macrophages polarization.
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