PMID- 35298121 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221111 LR - 20221222 IS - 1936-086X (Electronic) IS - 1936-0851 (Print) IS - 1936-0851 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 4 DP - 2022 Apr 26 TI - Pushing the Limits on the Intestinal Crossing of Metal-Organic Frameworks: An Ex Vivo and In Vivo Detailed Study. PG - 5830-5838 LID - 10.1021/acsnano.1c10942 [doi] AB - Biocompatible nanoscaled metal-organic frameworks (nanoMOFs) have been widely studied as drug delivery systems (DDSs), through different administration routes, with rare examples in the convenient and commonly used oral administration. So far, the main objective of nanoMOFs as oral DDSs was to increase the bioavailability of the cargo, without considering the MOF intestinal crossing with potential advantages (e.g., increasing drug availability, direct transport to systemic circulation). Thus, we propose to address the direct quantification and visualization of MOFs' intestinal bypass. For that purpose, we select the microporous Fe-based nanoMOF, MIL-127, exhibiting interesting properties as a nanocarrier (great biocompatibility, large porosity accessible to different drugs, green and multigram scale synthesis, outstanding stability along the gastrointestinal tract). Additionally, the outer surface of MIL-127 was engineered with the biopolymer chitosan (CS@MIL-127) to improve the nanoMOF intestinal permeation. The biocompatibility and intestinal crossing of nanoMOFs is confirmed using a simple and relevant in vivo model, Caenorhabditis elegans; these worms are able to ingest enormous amounts of nanoMOFs (up to 35 g per kg of body weight). Finally, an ex vivo intestinal model (rat) is used to further support the nanoMOFs' bypass across the intestinal barrier, demonstrating a fast crossing (only 2 h). To the best of our knowledge, this report on the intestinal crossing of intact nanoMOFs sheds light on the safe and efficient application of MOFs as oral DDSs. FAU - Rojas, Sara AU - Rojas S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7874-2122 AD - Advanced Porous Materials Unit (APMU), IMDEA Energy Institute, Av. Ramon de la Sagra 3, 28935 Mostoles-Madrid, Spain. FAU - Hidalgo, Tania AU - Hidalgo T AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3498-9967 AD - Advanced Porous Materials Unit (APMU), IMDEA Energy Institute, Av. Ramon de la Sagra 3, 28935 Mostoles-Madrid, Spain. FAU - Luo, Zhongrui AU - Luo Z AD - Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain. FAU - Avila, David AU - Avila D AD - Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Chemical Sciences Faculty, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain. FAU - Laromaine, Anna AU - Laromaine A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4764-0780 AD - Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain. FAU - Horcajada, Patricia AU - Horcajada P AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6544-5911 AD - Advanced Porous Materials Unit (APMU), IMDEA Energy Institute, Av. Ramon de la Sagra 3, 28935 Mostoles-Madrid, Spain. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20220317 PL - United States TA - ACS Nano JT - ACS nano JID - 101313589 RN - 0 (Metal-Organic Frameworks) RN - 9012-76-4 (Chitosan) SB - IM MH - Rats MH - Animals MH - *Metal-Organic Frameworks MH - Drug Delivery Systems MH - Porosity MH - *Chitosan MH - Administration, Oral PMC - PMC9047668 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Bioavailability OT - Caenorhabditis elegans OT - Chitosan OT - Intestinal Permeability OT - Metal-Organic Frameworks COIS- The authors declare no competing financial interest. EDAT- 2022/03/18 06:00 MHDA- 2022/11/15 06:00 PMCR- 2022/04/28 CRDT- 2022/03/17 17:16 PHST- 2022/03/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/11/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/03/17 17:16 [entrez] PHST- 2022/04/28 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1021/acsnano.1c10942 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - ACS Nano. 2022 Apr 26;16(4):5830-5838. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.1c10942. Epub 2022 Mar 17.