PMID- 38290611 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240311 LR - 20240311 IS - 1879-0720 (Electronic) IS - 0928-0987 (Linking) VI - 195 DP - 2024 Apr 1 TI - Application of nanofiber-based drug delivery systems in improving anxiolytic effect of new 1,2,3-triazolo-1,4-benzodiazepine derivatives. PG - 106712 LID - S0928-0987(24)00023-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ejps.2024.106712 [doi] AB - Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent worldwide and can affect people of all ages, genders and backgrounds. Much efforts and resources have been directed at finding new anxiolytic agents and drug delivery systems (DDSs) especially for cancer patients to enhance targeted drug delivery, reduce drug adverse effects, and provide an analgesic effect. The aim of this study was (1) to design and develop novel nanofiber-based DDSs intended for the oral administration of new 1,2,3-triazolo-1,4-benzodiazepines derivatives, (2) to investigate the physical solid-state properties of such drug-loaded nanofibers, and (3) to gain knowledge of the anxiolytic activity of the present new benzodiazepines in rodents in vivo. The nanofibers loaded with 1,2,3-triazolo-1,4-benzodiazepine derivatives were prepared by means of electrospinning (ES). Field-emission scanning electron microscopy and attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy were used for the physicochemical characterization of nanofibers. The anxiolytic activity of new derivatives and drug-loaded nanofibers was studied with an elevated plus maze test and light-dark box test. New 1,2,3-triazolo-1,4-benzodiazepine derivatives showed a promising anxiolytic effect in mice with clear changes in behavioral reactions in both tests. The nanofiber-based DDS was found to be feasible in the oral delivery of the present benzodiazepine derivatives. The nanofibers generated by means of ES presented the diameter in a nanoscale, uniform fiber structure, capacity for drug loading, and the absence of defects. The present findings provide new insights in the drug treatment of anxiety disorders with new benzodiazepine derivatives. CI - Copyright (c) 2024. Published by Elsevier B.V. FAU - Botsula, Iryna AU - Botsula I AD - National University of Pharmacy, Kharkiv, Ukraine. FAU - Ssmall es, Cyrillichavikin, Johannes AU - Ssmall es, Cyrillichavikin J AD - Electronics Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. FAU - Heinamaki, Jyrki AU - Heinamaki J AD - Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia. Electronic address: jyrki.heinamaki@ut.ee. FAU - Laidmae, Ivo AU - Laidmae I AD - Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia. FAU - Mazur, Maryna AU - Mazur M AD - Division of Chemistry of Functional Materials, State Scientific Institution "Institute for Single Crystals" of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine. FAU - Raal, Ain AU - Raal A AD - Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia. FAU - Koshovyi, Oleh AU - Koshovyi O AD - National University of Pharmacy, Kharkiv, Ukraine; Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia. FAU - Kireyev, Igor AU - Kireyev I AD - National University of Pharmacy, Kharkiv, Ukraine. FAU - Chebanov, Valentyn AU - Chebanov V AD - Division of Chemistry of Functional Materials, State Scientific Institution "Institute for Single Crystals" of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine; Department of Chemistry, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240128 PL - Netherlands TA - Eur J Pharm Sci JT - European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences JID - 9317982 RN - 0 (Anti-Anxiety Agents) RN - M4Z88L5FCM (Bz-423) RN - 12794-10-4 (Benzodiazepines) RN - 0 (Hypnotics and Sedatives) RN - 0 (Anticonvulsants) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Female MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Animals MH - *Anti-Anxiety Agents MH - *Nanofibers/chemistry MH - Benzodiazepines MH - Hypnotics and Sedatives MH - Anticonvulsants MH - Drug Delivery Systems OTO - NOTNLM OT - Anxiolytic agent OT - Benzodiazepine derivative OT - Electrospinning OT - Nanofiber-based drug delivery OT - Oral administration COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflict of interest, financial or otherwise. EDAT- 2024/01/31 00:42 MHDA- 2024/03/11 06:42 CRDT- 2024/01/30 19:18 PHST- 2023/09/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/01/10 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2024/01/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/03/11 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2024/01/31 00:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/01/30 19:18 [entrez] AID - S0928-0987(24)00023-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ejps.2024.106712 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur J Pharm Sci. 2024 Apr 1;195:106712. doi: 10.1016/j.ejps.2024.106712. Epub 2024 Jan 28.