PMID- 30227240 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190114 LR - 20220409 IS - 1873-3476 (Electronic) IS - 0378-5173 (Linking) VI - 551 IP - 1-2 DP - 2018 Nov 15 TI - Inhalation treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with curcumin large porous microparticles. PG - 212-222 LID - S0378-5173(18)30682-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2018.09.031 [doi] AB - Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive interstitial lung disease with high mortality and poor prognosis. Curcumin shows anti-inflammatory effect by suppressing pro-inflammatory cytokines and inhibiting NF-kappaB mediated inflammation. Here, we developed inhalable curcumin-loaded poly(lactic-co-glycolic)acid (PLGA) large porous microparticles (LPMPs) for the treatment of IPF. Curcumin LPMPs were rough and loose particles with many pores on the surfaces and channels in the inner spaces. The mean geometric diameter of them was larger than 10 microm while the aerodynamic diameter was only 3.12 microm due to their porous structures. They showed a fine particle fraction (FPF) <4.46 mum of 13.41%, 71% cumulative release after 9 h, and more importantly, they avoided uptake by alveolar macrophages. Therefore, most of released curcumin had opportunities to enter lung tissues. Rat pulmonary fibrosis models were established via once intratracheal administration of bleomycin. Curcumin powders and curcumin LPMPs were administered on Days 2, 7, 14, and 21. Curcumin LPMPs remarkably attenuated lung injuries, decreased hydroxyproline contents, reduced the synthesis of collagen I, and inhibited the expressions of TNF-alpha, TGF-beta1, NF-kappaB p65 and MMP9. Moreover, curcumin LPMPs showed higher antifibrotic activity than curcumin powders. Curcumin LPMPs are a promising inhalable medication for the treatment of IPF. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Hu, Yuzhen AU - Hu Y AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, 27 Taiping Road, Beijing 100850, China; Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230001, China. FAU - Li, Miao AU - Li M AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, 27 Taiping Road, Beijing 100850, China. FAU - Zhang, Mengmeng AU - Zhang M AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, 27 Taiping Road, Beijing 100850, China; Pharmaceutical College of Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China. FAU - Jin, Yiguang AU - Jin Y AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, 27 Taiping Road, Beijing 100850, China; Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230001, China. Electronic address: jinyg@sina.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180915 PL - Netherlands TA - Int J Pharm JT - International journal of pharmaceutics JID - 7804127 RN - 0 (Collagen Type I) RN - 0 (Drug Carriers) RN - 0 (Transcription Factor RelA) RN - 0 (Transforming Growth Factor beta1) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 1SIA8062RS (Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer) RN - EC 3.4.24.35 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 9) RN - EC 3.4.24.35 (Mmp9 protein, rat) RN - IT942ZTH98 (Curcumin) RN - RMB44WO89X (Hydroxyproline) SB - IM MH - Administration, Inhalation MH - Animals MH - Collagen Type I/metabolism MH - Curcumin/*administration & dosage/chemistry MH - Drug Carriers/*administration & dosage MH - Hydroxyproline/metabolism MH - Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis/*drug therapy/metabolism MH - Lung/drug effects/metabolism MH - Macrophages, Alveolar/metabolism MH - Male MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/metabolism MH - Microspheres MH - Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer/administration & dosage/chemistry MH - Porosity MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Transcription Factor RelA/metabolism MH - Transforming Growth Factor beta1/metabolism MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Curcumin OT - Curcumin (PubChem ID: 969516) OT - Large porous microparticle OT - Poly(lactic-co-glycolic)acid OT - Pulmonary delivery OT - Pulmonary fibrosis EDAT- 2018/09/19 06:00 MHDA- 2019/01/15 06:00 CRDT- 2018/09/19 06:00 PHST- 2018/02/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/09/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/09/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/09/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/01/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/09/19 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0378-5173(18)30682-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2018.09.031 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Pharm. 2018 Nov 15;551(1-2):212-222. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2018.09.031. Epub 2018 Sep 15.