Oral insulin delivery, the challenge to increase insulin bioavailability: Influence of surface charge in nanoparticle system.

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Date publication

mai 2018

Journal

International journal of pharmaceutics

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr MARCHIONI Eric, Dr CZUBA Elodie


Tous les auteurs :
Czuba E, Diop M, Mura C, Schaschkow A, Langlois A, Bietiger W, Neidl R, Virciglio A, Auberval N, Julien-David D, Maillard E, Frere Y, Marchioni E, Pinget M, Sigrist S

Résumé

Oral administration of insulin increases patient comfort and could improve glycemic control thanks to the hepatic first passage. However, challenges remain. The current approach uses poly (d, lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) nanoparticles (NPs), an effective drug carrier system with a long acting profile. However, this system presents a bioavailability of less than 20% for insulin encapsulation. In this context, physico-chemical parameters like surface charge could play a critical role in NP uptake by the intestinal barrier. Therefore, we developed a simple method to modulate NP surface charge to test its impact on uptake in vitro and finally on NP efficiency in vivo. Various NPs were prepared in the presence (+) or absence (-) of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and/or coated with chitosan chloride. In vitro internalization was tested using epithelial culture of Caco-2 or using a co-culture (Caco-2/RevHT29MTX) by flow cytometry. NPs were then administered by oral route using a pharmaceutical complex vector (100 or 250 UI/kg) in a diabetic rat model. SDS-NPs (-42 ± 2 mV) were more negatively charged than -PVA-NPs (-22 ± 1 mV) and chitosan-coated NPs were highly positively charged (56 ± 2 mV) compared to +PVA particles (-2 ± 1 mV), which were uncharged. In the Caco-2 model, NP internalization was significantly improved by using negatively charged NPs (SDS NPs) compared to using classical NPs (+PVA NPs) and chitosan-coated NPs. Finally, the efficacy of insulin SDS-NPs was demonstrated in vivo (100 or 250 UI insulin/kg) with a reduction of blood glucose levels in diabetic rats. Formulation of negatively charged NPs represents a promising approach to improve NP uptake and insulin bioavailability for oral delivery.

Mots clés

Bioavailability, Charge, Diabetes, Insulin, Nanoparticle, Oral administration

Référence

Int J Pharm. 2018 05 5;542(1-2):47-55