Red blood cell-hitchhiking mediated pulmonary delivery of ivermectin: Effects of nanoparticle properties
Zheng et al.,
Red blood cell-hitchhiking mediated pulmonary delivery of ivermectin: Effects of nanoparticle properties,
International Journal of Pharmaceutics, doi:10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121719
In Vitro and mouse study proposing a method for improving ivermectin pharmacokinetics and bioavailability using delivery via red blood cells.
Zheng et al., 31 May 2022, China, peer-reviewed, 13 authors.
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Abstract: International Journal of Pharmaceutics 619 (2022) 121719
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Red blood cell-hitchhiking mediated pulmonary delivery of ivermectin:
Effects of nanoparticle properties
Jinpeng Zheng a, Caihong Lu a, b, Yaning Ding a, c, Jinbang Zhang a, d, Fangyun Tan a, b,
Jingzhou Liu a, Guobao Yang a, Yuli Wang a, Zhiping Li a, Meiyan Yang a, Yang Yang a,
Wei Gong a, *, Chunsheng Gao a, *
a
State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, PR China
School of Pharmacy, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, PR China
School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Benxi 117004, PR China
d
College of Pharmacy, Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, PR China
b
c
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A B S T R A C T
Keywords:
Ivermectin
PLGA nanoparticle
chitosan
RBC-hitchhiking
acute lung injury
Recent studies have demonstrated that ivermectin (IVM) exhibits antiviral activity against severe acute respi
ratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative virus of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
However, the repurposing of IVM for the treatment of COVID-19 has presented challenges primarily due to the
low IVM plasma concentration after oral administration, which was well below IC50. Here, a red blood cell
(RBC)-hitchhiking strategy was used for the targeted delivery of IVM-loaded nanoparticles (NPs) to the lung.
IVM-loaded poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) NPs (IVM-PNPs) and chitosan-coating IVM-PNPs (IVM-CSPNPs)
were prepared and adsorbed onto RBCs. Both RBC-hitchhiked IVM-PNPs and IVM-CSPNPs could significantly
enhance IVM delivery to lungs, improve IVM accumulation in lung tissue, inhibit the inflammatory responses and
finally significantly alleviate the progression of acute lung injury. Specifically, the redistribution and circulation
effects were related to the properties of NPs. RBC-hitchhiked cationic IVM-CSPNPs showed a longer circulation
time, slower accumulation and elimination rates, and higher anti-inflammatory activities than RBC-hitchhiked
anionic IVM-PNPs. Therefore, RBC-hitchhiking provides an alternative strategy to improve IVM pharmacoki
netics and bioavailability for repurposing of IVM to treat COVID-19. Furthermore, according to different
redistribution effects of different NPs, RBC-hitchhiked NPs may achieve various accumulation rates and circu
lation times for different requirements of drug delivery.
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