PMID- 28868971 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181108 LR - 20181202 IS - 1748-6963 (Electronic) IS - 1743-5889 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 19 DP - 2017 Oct TI - Mucoadhesive solid lipid microparticles for controlled release of a corticosteroid in the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treatment. PG - 2287-2302 LID - 10.2217/nnm-2017-0072 [doi] AB - AIM: Therapeutic efficacy of pulmonary diseases is often limited and drug delivery systems offer new solutions to clinical problems. Solid lipid microparticles (SLMs) are suggested as systems for the delivery of therapeutics to the lung as, because of their size, they are able to deposit into secondary bronchi. MATERIALS & METHODS: Here, we describe two novel different SLMs using chitosan and alginate such as mucoadhesive polymers and we also studied their biocompatibility and their effectiveness compared with the free drug in controlling senescence and inflammatory processes in cigarette smoke extracts. RESULTS: Data reported show that fluticasone propionate (FP)-loaded SLMs are more effective than FP alone in controlling oxidative stress. CONCLUSION: The therapeutic approach using FP-loaded microparticles could be a promising strategy for the treatment of the chronic inflammatory pulmonary diseases. FAU - Amore, Erika AU - Amore E AD - Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Universita degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi 32, 90123 Palermo, Italy. FAU - Ferraro, Maria AU - Ferraro M AD - Istituto di Biomedicina e Immunologia Molecolare (IBIM), CNR, Via Ugo La Malfa 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy. FAU - Manca, Maria Letizia AU - Manca ML AD - Dipartimento Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Sezione Scienze del Farmaco, Universita degli Studi di Cagliari, Via Ospedale 72, 09124 Cagliari, Italy. FAU - Gjomarkaj, Mark AU - Gjomarkaj M AD - Istituto di Biomedicina e Immunologia Molecolare (IBIM), CNR, Via Ugo La Malfa 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy. FAU - Giammona, Gaetano AU - Giammona G AD - Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Universita degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi 32, 90123 Palermo, Italy. FAU - Pace, Elisabetta AU - Pace E AD - Istituto di Biomedicina e Immunologia Molecolare (IBIM), CNR, Via Ugo La Malfa 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy. FAU - Bondi, Maria Luisa AU - Bondi ML AD - Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati (ISMN), U.O.S. Palermo, CNR, Via Ugo La Malfa 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170904 PL - England TA - Nanomedicine (Lond) JT - Nanomedicine (London, England) JID - 101278111 RN - 0 (Adrenal Cortex Hormones) RN - 0 (Alginates) RN - 0 (Biocompatible Materials) RN - 0 (Delayed-Action Preparations) RN - 0 (Drug Carriers) RN - 0 (Hexuronic Acids) RN - 0 (Lipids) RN - 8A5D83Q4RW (Glucuronic Acid) RN - 9012-76-4 (Chitosan) RN - CUT2W21N7U (Fluticasone) SB - IM MH - Administration, Inhalation MH - Adrenal Cortex Hormones/*administration & dosage MH - Alginates/chemistry MH - Biocompatible Materials/chemistry MH - Cell Survival MH - Chitosan/chemistry MH - Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/methods MH - Delayed-Action Preparations MH - Drug Carriers/*chemistry MH - Drug Liberation MH - Drug Stability MH - Epithelial Cells MH - Fluticasone/*administration & dosage MH - Glucuronic Acid/chemistry MH - Hexuronic Acids/chemistry MH - Humans MH - Lipids/*chemistry MH - Lung/drug effects/metabolism MH - Microscopy, Electron, Scanning/methods MH - Microspheres MH - Oxidative Stress/drug effects MH - Particle Size MH - Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/*drug therapy MH - Surface Properties OTO - NOTNLM OT - aerodynamic diameter OT - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) OT - mucoadhesive solid lipid microparticles (SLMs) EDAT- 2017/09/05 06:00 MHDA- 2018/11/09 06:00 CRDT- 2017/09/05 06:00 PHST- 2017/09/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/11/09 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/09/05 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.2217/nnm-2017-0072 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nanomedicine (Lond). 2017 Oct;12(19):2287-2302. doi: 10.2217/nnm-2017-0072. Epub 2017 Sep 4.