Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
Volume 606, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.120874
Keywords
Chitosan nanoparticles; Mucoadhesion; Mucopenetration; Vancomycin; Antibacterial activity
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- Italian Ministry for University and Scientific Research
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The study designed chitosan nanoparticles and evaluated their use as mucoadhesive and/or mucopenetrating systems for vancomycin delivery. The nanoparticles showed sizes ranging from 150 nm to 350 nm with good polydispersity index and positive zeta-potential, allowing for fast and complete release of vancomycin while maintaining antibacterial activity.
The use of nanoparticles (NPs) represents a useful strategy for peptide antibiotic delivery to mucosal membranes by either prolonging drug residence time at the target site (mucoadhesive NPs) or by enhancing diffusion across mucus layer to reach the underlying epithelium (mucopenetrating NPs). The purpose of this study was to design chitosan (CH) NPs and to evaluate their employment as mucoadhesive and/or mucopenetrating systems for vancomycin (VM) delivery. NPs were prepared by ionic gelation of CH with sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), sodium alginate (ALG), sodium tripolyphosphate (TPP) or phytic acid (PA) and characterized in terms of size, zeta-potential, morphology, drug encapsulation efficiency, mucoadhesion and mucopenetrating ability. Moreover, in vitro tests were conducted to evaluate VM release and the antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis. NPs showed sizes ranged from 150 nm to 350 nm with good polydispersity index and positive zeta-potential. The selection of the suitable crosslinker allowed to modulate the mucoadhesive/mucopenetrating properties: CH/TPP NPs showed the best mucoadhesive ability, while CH/PA and CH/ CMC NPs were characterized by an improved diffusion across the mucus layer. Further, NPs allowed a fast and complete release of VM, maintaining the antibacterial activity against the tested bacteria species.
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