Journal
BIOMATERIALS
Volume 25, Issue 15, Pages 3065-3071Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2003.09.087
Keywords
polylactic acid (PLA); nanoparticles; polysorbate 80 (Tween 80,T-80); brain targeting; brain micro-vessel endothelial cells (BMECs); fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran (FITC-dextran)
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It was reported that nanoparticles with polysorbate 80 (Tween 80, T-80) coating represented tools used for delivering drugs to brain. Nevertheless, disputations were once aroused for some complications. Aimed to have a better understanding of the specific role of T-80 coating on nanoparticles and simplify the problem, the direct observation of brain targeting combined with in vivo experiments was carried out in this work using the model nanoparticles (MNPs). The presence of a complex composed by the model loading, T-80 and nanoparticles was found in the preparation of MNPs. The result was further supported by some surface properties of MNPs. Being bound to nanoparticles that were overcoated by T-80 later, was necessary for the loading to be delivered to brain. Partial coverage was enough for T-80 coating to play a specific role in brain targeting. It seemed that brain targeting of nanoparticles was concerned with the interaction between T-80 coating and brain micro-vessel endothelial cells. Therefore, the specific role of T-80 coating on nanoparticles in brain targeting was confirmed. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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