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ArticlePharmaceutics2024

Intratracheal Administration of Itraconazole-Loaded Hyaluronated Glycerosomes as a Promising Nanoplatform for the Treatment of Lung Cancer: Formulation, Physiochemical, and In Vivo Distribution.

Sultan Aati, Hanan O Farouk, Marwa H Elkarmalawy, Hanan Y Aati, Nahla Sameh Tolba, Hossam M Hassan, Mostafa E Rateb, Doaa S Hamad

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Sultan AatiDental Health Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia.
Hanan O FaroukDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nahda University, Beni-Suef 62521, Egypt.
Marwa H ElkarmalawyDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Drug Manufacturing, Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern University for Technology and Information, Cairo 11571, Egypt.
Hanan Y AatiDepartment of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1598-2273
Nahla Sameh TolbaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sadat City University, Sadat City 32897, Egypt.
Hossam M HassanDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62521, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-0174-4434
Mostafa E RatebSchool of Computing, Engineering & Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4043-2687
Doaa S HamadDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nile Valley University, Fayoum 63518, Egypt.

Funding

King Saud University RSP2024R504
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundItraconazole (ITZ) is an antiangiogenic agent recognized as a potent suppressor of endothelial cell growth that suppresses angiogenesis. Nevertheless, its exploitation is significantly restricted by its low bioavailability and systematic side effects. The objective of this study was to utilize glycerosomes (GLY), glycerol-developed vesicles, as innovative nanovesicles for successful ITZ pulmonary drug delivery.

methodsThe glycerosomes were functionalized with hyaluronic acid (HA-GLY) to potentiate the anticancer efficacy of ITZ and extend its local bio-fate. ITZ-HA-GLY were fabricated using soybean phosphatidylcholine, tween 80, HA, and sonication time via a thin-film hydration approach according to a 24 full factorial design. The impact of formulation parameters on ITZ-HA-GLY physicochemical properties, as well as the optimal formulation option, was evaluated using Design-Expert

resultsThe optimized ITZ-HA-GLY unveiled vesicles of size 210.23 ± 6.43 nm, zeta potential of 41.06 ± 2.62 mV, and entrapment efficiency of 73.65 ± 1.76%. Additionally, ITZ-HA-GLY manifested a far lower IC50 of 13.03 ± 0.2 µg/mL on the A549 cell line than that of ITZ suspension (28.14 ± 1.6 µg/mL). Additionally, the biodistribution analysis revealed a higher concentration of ITZ-HA-GLY within the lung tissues by 3.64-fold as compared to ITZ suspension. Furthermore, the mean resistance time of ITZ-HA-GLY declined more slowly with 14 h as compared to ITZ suspension, confirming the accumulation of ITZ inside the lungs and their promising usage as a target for the treatment of lung disease.

conclusionsThese data indicate that the improved ITZ-HA-GLY demonstrates significant promise and represents an exciting prospect in intratracheal delivery systems for lung cancer treatment, meriting further investigation.

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A549 cell linehyaluronated glycerosomesintratrachealin vivo biodistributionitraconazoletumor targeting

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PMID39598555
PMCPMC11597389

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