4th WCSET-2015 at Japan
Applied Sciences and Engineering:
Title:
Biodegradable nanomaterials to treat retinal diseases
Authors:
Bharath Raja Guru, Madiha Ahmad, Anusha Prabhu
Abstract: One
of the leading cause of aggravation of retinal diseases
is neuroinflammation. Carticosteroids and Non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the mainstay
therapy for treating these diseases. However, delivering
effective doses of drug to the targeted tissue i.e.
retina is the challenge. Since retina has blood- retina
barrier, it is difficult to deliver drug through oral or
intravenous route. The side effect of these drugs are
also tremendous therefore it is almost impossible to
deliver effective doses of drug for long time through
traditional method. One promising approach is through
intravitreal injections - Formulating drug encapsulated
or conjugated nanoparticles using biodegradable and
biocompatible polymers, injected into vitreous chamber
of the eye. Nanoparticles will be preferentially taken
up by retinal cells present in the posterior part of the
eye and releases drug for very long time. The objective
of this study is to formulate nanoparticles of
Fluocinolone Acetonide (FA), a corticosteroid and
Ibuprofen an NSAID, using Poly lactic co-glycolic acid
(PLGA) and Poly ethylene Glycol (PEG) polymers as
carriers for sustained release of the drugs administered
through intravitreal injection to release effective
doses of drug to retina. FA encapsulated optimized PLGA
nanoparticles were obtained. Nano-conjugates of FA and
PEG were successfully made and in vitro release of drug
from the conjugate is also conducted.
Cyclooxygenase-2[COX-2] suppression studies showed that
the effect produced by all the ibuprofen nanoparticles
formulations was much greater than that of free
ibuprofen drug. This result substantiates that
nanoparticles can be used to reduce neuro-inflammation
to treat retinal diseases.
Keywords: Biodegradable
Polymer, Nanoparticles, Neuroinflammation, Retinal Drug
Delivery, Intravitreal Route
Pages:
020-024