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Drug release from Nanoparticles
Farmaco convenzionale
Oral intake
When a pharmaceutical agent is encapsulated within, or attached to, a polymer or lipid, drug safety and efficacy can be greatly improved and new therapies are possible.
• Drug targeting is concerned with modulation and control of the biodistribution of a drug based on a suitable delivery system.
• The biodistribution of the drug is not governed by the drug itself but by the delivery system.
• The biomedical design of the delivery system depends on the properties of the target in combination with those of the drug and the needs of the patient.
(Source: ISI Web of Knowledge ©)
2000-2009
Temporal evolution in the number of scientific papers publishedinvolving drug delivery using nanoparticles.
Search terms: ‘drug delivery’
Search terms: ‘drug delivery’ and ‘nanoparticles’
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2000 64 1090 5.87 %2001 84 1302 6.45 %2002 124 1444 8.59 %2003 153 1716 8.92 %2004 209 1978 10.57 %2005 364 2459 14.80 %2006 525 2710 19.37 %2007 686 3173 21.62 %2008 1175 4520 26.00 %2009 154 446 34.53 %
2000 64 1090 5.87 %2001 84 1302 6.45 %2002 124 1444 8.59 %2003 153 1716 8.92 %2004 209 1978 10.57 %2005 364 2459 14.80 %2006 525 2710 19.37 %2007 686 3173 21.62 %2008 1175 4520 26.00 %2009 154 446 34.53 %
2010 = 1941
Nanoparticles as drug delivery systems
Potential advantages of improved drug delivery:
Ability to target specific locations in the body• Reduction of the quantity of drug needed to attain a particular concentration in thevicinity of the target;• Decreased number of dosages and possibly less invasive dosing• Reduction of harmful side effects due to targeted delivery (reduced concentration of the drug at non-target sites); Facilitation of drug administration for pharmaceuticals with short in vivo half-lives (for example peptides and proteins).
Advantages must be weighed against the following concerns in the developmentof each particular drug-delivery system: 1. toxicity of the materials (or their degradation products) from which the drug is
released, or other safety issues such as unwanted rapid release of the drug (dose dumping);
2. discomfort caused by the system itself or the means of insertion;3. expense of the system due to the drug encapsulation materials or the manufacturing
process.
METHODS OF DRUG DELIVERY
•epicutaneous (application onto the skin). the active substance diffuses through skin in a transdermal route.•intradermal, (into the skin itself) is used for skin testing some allergens, and also for mantoux•subcutaneous (under the skin), e.g. insulin•nasal administration (through the nose)•intravenous (into a vein), e.g. many drugs, total parenteral nutrition•intraarterial (into an artery), •intramuscular (into a muscle), e.g. many vaccines, antibiotics, and long-term psychoactive agents. •intracardiac (into the heart), e.g. adrenaline during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (no longer commonly performed)•intraosseous infusion (into the bone marrow) is, in effect, an indirect intravenous access because the bone marrow drains directly into the venous system•intrathecal (into the spinal canal) is most commonly used for spinal anesthesia and chemotherapy•intraperitoneal, (infusion or injection into the peritoneum) e.g. peritoneal dialysis•Intravesical infusion is into the urinary bladder.•intravitreal, through the eye
NP drug delivery systems
Possible mechanisms by which drugs are released:
1. Diffusion of the drug species from or through the system.
2. A chemical or enzymatic reaction leading to degradation of the system, or cleavage of the drug from the system.
3. Water activation, either through osmosis or swelling of the system.
Rosen & Abribad, Nature Reviews 2005
DIFFUSION
Ways of controlling drug release locally:
Smart Stimuli-responsive NPs
Stimuli-responsive NPs show a sharp change in properties upon a small or modest variations of the environmental conditions such as temperature, light, salt concentration or pH. Different organs, tissues and cellular compartments may have large differences in pH, which is considered the most suitable stimulus.
This behavior can be used for the preparation of so-called ‘smart’ drug delivery systems, which mimic biological response behavior to a certain extent.
Schmalijohann D., Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev, 58 2006
Ways of controlling drug release locally
• pH• Light• Thermally • Ultrasound • Magnetically• Enzyme-induced
pH in living systems[Compartment pH
Gastric acid1Lysosomes4.5Granules of chromaffin cells5.5Human skin5.5Urine6.0
Cytosol7.2Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)7.5Blood7.34–7.45Mitochondrial matrix7.5Pancreas secretions8.1Solid tumours 6.5
HYDROGELSPolymers or co-polymers (e.g. acrylamide and acrylic acid) create water-impregnated nanoparticles with pores of well-defined size. Water flows freely into these particles, carrying proteins and other small molecules into the polymer matrix. By controlling the pore size, huge proteins such as albumin and immunoglobulin are excluded while smaller peptides and other molecules are allowed. The polymeric component acts as a negatively charged "bait" that attracts positively charged proteins, improving the particles' performance.
Polymer-based hydrogels
Biodegradable and Biocompatible Polymers
• PolyLactic Acid (PLA)
• Co-Polymer Lactic-Glycolic (PLGA)
• PolyCaproLactone (PCL)
• PolyAlkylCyanoAcrylate (PACA)
• Chitosan
PLGA
Hydrogels are three dimensional networks of polymers
pH-responsive POLYMERIC NP in drug delivery
Schmalijohann D., Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev, 58 2006, Oh K.T. et al., J. Mater Chem, 17, 2007
Ionizable polymers with a pKa value between 3 and 10 are candidates for pH-responsive systems.
Classical monomers are acrylic acid and derivate Chitosan has received attention recently because it maintained its biocompatibility
Lactic acid
Poly(ethylene imine) (PEI) linear or branched
Poly(L-lysine) (PLL)
The change of pH triggers the passage from ionized to un-ionized form or vice versa
pH Sensitive HydrogelsR
R
NH3+
NH3+
N Hydrophobic side chain
O
R
R
NH2
NH2
N Hydrophobic side chain
O
pH<6.5 buffer pH>6.5 bufferR= polymer backbone
Crosslinking is based on hydrogen bonding, and secondary hydrophobic interactions.Crosslinking is reversibleControl over the pore sizes
Release characteristics are dependent on the chemical nature of the hydrogel
Hydrogel Requirements:Controlled or delayed diffusion of molecules
Pore size compatibility with the biological moleculeSolubility of the biological molecule
pH-sensitive liposomes
liposomes can either remain bound at the cell surface, disassociate from the receptor, or accumulate in coated or non-coated invaginations. Following endocytosis (a), can be delivered to lysosomes (c) where may be degraded by lysosomal peptidases and hydrolases. Following acidification of the endosomal lumen, pH-sensitive liposomes are designed to either fuse with the endosomal membrane (e), releasing their contents directly into the cytoplasm, or become destabilized and subsequently destabilize the endosomal membrane (d) resulting in leakage of the endosomal contents into the cytosol.
pH-sensitive liposomes for intracellular drug delivery
Liposomes containing cationic lipidsescape the lysosomal pathway
DOPE (phosphatidylethanolamine)
-NH2 -NH3+
Inserito in bilayer di liposomi
Dipalmitoyl (C16) phosphatidylcholine 41 °C
Thermally sensitive phospholipids
37°C 41°C
Thermo-responsive POLYMERS in drug delivery
Temperature-responsive polymers and hydrogels exhibit a volume phase transition at a certain temperature, which causes a sudden change in the solvation state.
Lower critical solution temperature (LCST)
Upper critical solution temperature (UCST)
PNIPAM in drug delivery
Poly-N-IsoPropylAcrilAmide (PNIPAM) is the most prominent candidate as thermo-responsive polymer.
PNIPAM copolymers have been mainly studied for the oral delivery of calcitonin and insulin.
Schmalijohann D., Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev, 58 2006
Microwaves
39°C
41°C43°C
39°C
39°C
Ultrasound-triggered drug delivery systems
Non-invasively transmitted energy through the skin can be focused on a specific location and employed for enhanced drug release.
Elastin-like polypeptide
PluronicTriggering mechanism: Enhanced cavitation activity
O/W Emulsions
The o/w submicron LEs has many appealing properties as drug carriers. They are biocompatible, biodegradable, physically stable and relatively easy to produce on a large scale using proven technology.
Tamilvanan S., Prog Lipid Res, 43, 2004
Date A.A., Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev, 59 2007