PMID- 28145793 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180821 LR - 20181202 IS - 1097-9867 (Electronic) IS - 1083-7450 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 4 DP - 2018 Apr TI - Development and characterization of poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid nanoparticles loaded with copaiba oleoresin. PG - 343-350 LID - 10.1080/10837450.2017.1290107 [doi] AB - Copaiba oleoresin (CPO), obtained from Copaifera landgroffii, is described as active to a large number of diseases and more recently in the endometriosis treatment. In this work, poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanoparticles containing CPO were obtained using the design of experiments (DOE) as a tool to optimize the production process. The nanoparticles optimized by means of DOE presented an activity in relation to the cellular viability of endometrial cells. The DOE showed that higher amounts of CPO combined with higher surfactant concentrations resulted in better encapsulation efficiency and size distribution along with good stability after freeze drying. The encapsulation efficiency was over 80% for all produced nanoparticles, which also presented sizes below 300 nm and spherical shape. A decrease in viability of endometrial stromal cells from ectopic endometrium of patients with endometriosis and from eutopic endometriotic lesions was demonstrated after 48 h of incubation with the CPO nanoparticles. The nanoparticles without CPO were not able to alter the cell viability of the same cells, indicating that this material was not cytotoxic to the tested cells and suggesting that the effect was specific to CPO. The results indicate that the use of CPO nanoparticles may represent a promising alternative for the treatment of endometriosis. FAU - de Almeida Borges, Vinicius Raphael AU - de Almeida Borges VR AD - a Department of Pharmaceutics , Federal University of Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. FAU - Tavares, Marina R AU - Tavares MR AD - a Department of Pharmaceutics , Federal University of Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. FAU - da Silva, Julianna Henriques AU - da Silva JH AD - b Research Program in Cellular Biology and Development, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. FAU - Tajber, Lidia AU - Tajber L AD - c School of Pharmacy, Trinity College, University of Dublin , Dublin , Ireland. FAU - Boylan, Fabio AU - Boylan F AD - c School of Pharmacy, Trinity College, University of Dublin , Dublin , Ireland. FAU - Ribeiro, Ana Ferreira AU - Ribeiro AF AD - a Department of Pharmaceutics , Federal University of Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. FAU - Nasciutti, Luiz Eurico AU - Nasciutti LE AD - b Research Program in Cellular Biology and Development, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. FAU - Cabral, Lucio Mendes AU - Cabral LM AD - a Department of Pharmaceutics , Federal University of Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. FAU - de Sousa, Valeria Pereira AU - de Sousa VP AD - a Department of Pharmaceutics , Federal University of Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170220 PL - England TA - Pharm Dev Technol JT - Pharmaceutical development and technology JID - 9610932 RN - 0 (Drug Carriers) RN - 0 (Plant Preparations) RN - 0 (copaiba oleoresin) RN - 1SIA8062RS (Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer) RN - 26009-03-0 (Polyglycolic Acid) RN - 33X04XA5AT (Lactic Acid) SB - IM MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Drug Carriers/*chemistry MH - Endometriosis/drug therapy MH - Fabaceae/chemistry MH - Female MH - Freeze Drying MH - Humans MH - Lactic Acid/*chemistry MH - Nanoparticles/*chemistry MH - Particle Size MH - Plant Preparations/*administration & dosage/chemistry/pharmacology MH - Polyglycolic Acid/*chemistry MH - Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer OTO - NOTNLM OT - Copaiba oleoresin OT - Copaifera landgroffii OT - PLGA OT - design of experiments OT - endometriosis OT - nanoparticles EDAT- 2017/02/02 06:00 MHDA- 2018/08/22 06:00 CRDT- 2017/02/02 06:00 PHST- 2017/02/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/08/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/02/02 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/10837450.2017.1290107 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pharm Dev Technol. 2018 Apr;23(4):343-350. doi: 10.1080/10837450.2017.1290107. Epub 2017 Feb 20.