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JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
卷 48, 期 1, 页码 1-12出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.10.011
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Depression; Venlafaxine; Alginate nanoparticles; Forced swim test; Pharmacokinetic study
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- All India Council for Technical Education (AICIE) Government of India
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the potential of Venlafaxine loaded alginate nanoparticles (VLF AG-NPs) for treatment of depression via intranasal (i.n.) nose to brain delivery route. The VLF AG-NPs were prepared and optimized on the basis of various physio-chemical characteristics. Pharmacodynamic studies of the VLF AG-NPs for antidepressant activity were carried in-vivo by forced swimming test and locomotor activity test on albino Wistar rats. VLF AG-NPs(i.n.) treatment significantly improved the behavioural analysis parameters i.e. swimming, climbing, and immobility in comparison to the VLF solution(i.n.) and VLF tablet(oral). The intranasal VLF AG-NPs also improved locomotor activity when compared with VLF solution(i.n.) and VLF tablet(oral). Confocal laser scanning fluorescence microscopy studies were performed on isolated organs of rats after intravenous and intranasal administrations of Rodamine-123 loaded alginate nanoparticles to determine its efficacy for nose to brain delivery and also for its qualitative distribution to other organs. Brain uptake and pharmacokinetic studies were performed by determination of VLF concentration in blood and brain respectively for VLF AG-NPs(i.n.), VLF solution(i.n.) and VLF solution(i.v.). The greater brain/blood ratios for VLF AG-NPs(i.n.) in comparison to VLF solution(i.n.) and VLF solution(i.n.) respectively at 30 min are indicative of superiority of alginate nanoparticles for direct nose to brain transport of VLF. Thus, VLF AG-NPs(i.n.) delivered greater VLF to the brain in comparison to VLF solution which indicates that VLF AG-NPs could be a promising approach for the treatment of depression. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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