ArticleAAPS PharmSciTech2024
Paroxetine Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers Based In-situ Gel for Brain Delivery via Nasal Route for Enhanced Anti-Depressant Effect: In Vitro Prospect and In Vivo Efficacy.
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- Optimization and characterization of lipid-based nanocarriers for intranasal delivery in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Article
- A Study on the Effects of Intranasally Administered Liquid Crystalline Nanoparticles Loaded with Salvianolic Acid B in Vascular Dementia.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Article
- Chitosan-Based Nanoparticles for Nose-to-Brain Drug Delivery: A Real Path toward Effective CNS Therapy?ACS biomaterials science & engineering · 2026Review
- Harnessing Nanocarriers to Improve Psychiatric Treatment: Progress, Limitations, and Future Directions.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Review
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Abstract
This study focused on developing a thermosensitive gel with nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) loaded with paroxetine (PAR) to enhance the treatment and management of depression via nasal administration. Micro emulsion technique was utilized for the PAR-NLCs preparation. The acetyl alcohol and oleic acid were used in the ratio of 76:24. In the NLCs Tween 40, Span40 and Myrj 52 were used as a surfactant. The NLCs were then added into Poloxamer mixture to get thermosensitive NLCs based gel. Characterization, in vitro and in vivo studies were performed to check the efficiency of formulation in drug delivery. The entrapment efficiency of optimized PAR-NLCs was about 90%. The particle size, zeta potential and PDI were 155 ± 1.4 nm, -25.9 ± 0.5 mV, and 0.12 ± 0.01 respectively. The optimized gel showed a gelling temperature of 31.50 ± 0.50°C and a gelling time of 1 ± 0.12 s with a pH of 6, suitable for nasal administration. The in vitro release assay of PAR-NLC-gel showed a cumulative release of about 59% in the first 6 h after comparison with PAR-NLCs which showed almost 100%release. In vivo studies included forced swim test and tail suspension tests showed significant potential for treating depression when compared to PAR-NLCs. PAR-NLCs and NLCs based gel enhanced the tissue architecture and suppressed the expression of TNF-α in brain cortex from histological and immunohistochemical analysis. PAR- NLCs gel-based delivery system can prove to be an effective delivery system for brain targeting through nose for the better management of depression.
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