PMID- 36015244 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220830 IS - 1999-4923 (Print) IS - 1999-4923 (Electronic) IS - 1999-4923 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 8 DP - 2022 Aug 2 TI - Polyhydroxyalkanoate Decelerates the Release of Paclitaxel from Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) Nanoparticles. LID - 10.3390/pharmaceutics14081618 [doi] LID - 1618 AB - Biodegradable nanoparticles (NPs) are preferred as drug carriers because of their effectiveness in encapsulating drugs, ability to control drug release, and low cytotoxicity. Although poly(lactide co-glycolide) (PLGA)-based NPs have been used for controlled release strategies, they have some disadvantages. This study describes an approach using biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) to overcome these challenges. By varying the amount of PHA, NPs were successfully fabricated by a solvent evaporation method. The size range of the NPS ranged from 137.60 to 186.93 nm, and showed zero-order release kinetics of paclitaxel (PTX) for 7 h, and more sustained release profiles compared with NPs composed of PLGA alone. Increasing the amount of PHA improved the PTX loading efficiency of NPs. Overall, these findings suggest that PHA can be used for designing polymeric nanocarriers, which offer a potential strategy for the development of improved drug delivery systems for sustained and controlled release. FAU - Lee, Si Yeong AU - Lee SY AD - Department of Nanoscience and Engineering, Inje University, Gimhae 50834, Korea. FAU - Kim, So Yun AU - Kim SY AD - Department of Nanoscience and Engineering, Inje University, Gimhae 50834, Korea. FAU - Ku, Sook Hee AU - Ku SH AD - CJ CheilJedang, Suwon 16495, Korea. FAU - Park, Eun Ji AU - Park EJ AD - College of Pharmacy, Inje University, Gimhae 50834, Korea. FAU - Jang, Dong-Jin AU - Jang DJ AD - Department of Bio-Health Technology, College of Biomedical Science, Kangwon National University, Chunchoen 24341, Korea. FAU - Kim, Sung Tae AU - Kim ST AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8852-0198 AD - Department of Nanoscience and Engineering, Inje University, Gimhae 50834, Korea. AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Inje University, Gimhae 50834, Korea. FAU - Kim, Seong-Bo AU - Kim SB AD - Bio-Living Engineering Major, Global Leaders College, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea. LA - eng GR - 2021M3E5E6027201/Bio & Medical Technology Development Program of the National Research Foundation (NRF), and the Ministry of Science & ICT/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220802 PL - Switzerland TA - Pharmaceutics JT - Pharmaceutics JID - 101534003 PMC - PMC9416746 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Poly(lactide co-glycolide) OT - drug release OT - nanoparticle OT - paclitaxel OT - polyhydroxyalkanoate COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/08/27 06:00 MHDA- 2022/08/27 06:01 PMCR- 2022/08/02 CRDT- 2022/08/26 01:42 PHST- 2022/06/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/07/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/07/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/08/26 01:42 [entrez] PHST- 2022/08/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/08/27 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/08/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - pharmaceutics14081618 [pii] AID - pharmaceutics-14-01618 [pii] AID - 10.3390/pharmaceutics14081618 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Pharmaceutics. 2022 Aug 2;14(8):1618. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14081618.