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ArticleAdvanced composites and hybrid materials2025

Intranasal delivery of metformin using metal-organic framework (MOF)-74-Mg nanocarriers.

Muzhaozi Yuan, Zongsu Han, Yogish Somayaji, Nguyen Nguyen, Hanwen Hu, Leelavathi N Madhu, Sahithi Attaluri, Maheedhar Kodali, Yihao Yang, Yu-Chuan Hsu and 6 more

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Article in Advanced composites and hybrid materials, 2025. 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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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Muzhaozi YuanJ. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA.
Zongsu HanDepartment of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA.
Yogish SomayajiInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA.
Nguyen NguyenJ. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA.
Hanwen HuJ. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA.
Leelavathi N MadhuInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA.
Sahithi AttaluriInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA.
Maheedhar KodaliInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA.
Yihao YangDepartment of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA.
Yu-Chuan HsuDepartment of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA.
Avik AhujaJ. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA.
Rahul SrinivasanDepartment of Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, 8447 Riverside Pkwy, Bryan, TX 77807 USA.
Jean-Philippe PelloisDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA.
Hong-Cai ZhouDepartment of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA.
Ashok K ShettyInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA.
Ya WangJ. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA.

Funding

Intranasal Treatment of Stem Cell-derived Extracellular Vesicles for Alzheimer's DiseaseRF1AG074256 · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · 2025 to 2025
$1.4M
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Extracellular Vesicles for Traumatic Brain InjuryR01NS106907 · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · 2025 to 2025
$585k
Neural Stem Cell-derived EVs for Improving Aged Brain FunctionR01AG075440 · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · 2025 to 2025
$564k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG075440NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG074256NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS106907
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dosage tolerance is one of the translational challenges of using metformin (Met) in brain therapeutics. This paper presents metal-organic framework (MOF)-74-Mg nanocarriers (NCs) for intranasal (IN) delivery of brain-specific agents with a prolonged release time. We confirmed their excellent biocompatibility (5 mg/mL) and intrinsic fluorescence properties (370/500 nm excitation/emission peak) in Neuro-2A cells. This NC exhibited a high Met loading rate (10% wt/wt) and a sustained and prolonged release pattern of Met (90% release in 16 h) in Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium. We observed an optimal brain accumulation of Met-MOF (9% of the injected dosage) 8 h after IN injection. This percentage is at least 82 times higher than oral administration. Confocal imaging demonstrated significantly higher uptake of Met-MOF, 45 min after IN injection, by 79-85% neurons and 93-97% microglia than astrocytes and oligodendrocytes across 5xFAD mouse brain regions, including hippocampus and striatum. These results suggest MOF-74-Mg is a potential NC for high brain Met accumulation, real-time imaging, and prolonged and sustained release of Met and other neurotherapeutic agents that are challenging to deliver using traditional carriers and administration routes.

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Intranasal administrationMetal–organic frameworkMetforminMicrogliaNeuronSustained drug release

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PMID39834534
PMCPMC11742004

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