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The aim was to evaluate the potential of mucus-permeating nanoparticles for the oral admin-istration of insulin.These nanocarriers,based on the coating of zein nanoparticles with a polymer con-jugate containing PEG,displayed a size of 260 nm with a negati
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NANO-VAC Research Group,Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology,School of Pharmacy and
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The aim was to evaluate the potential of mucus-permeating nanoparticles for the oral admin-istration of insulin.These nanocarriers,based on the coating of zein nanoparticles with a polymer con-jugate containing PEG,displayed a size of 260 nm with a negative surface charge and an insulin payload of 77 μg/mg.In intestinal pig mucus,the diffusivity of these nanoparticles(PPA-NPs)was found to be 20-fold higher than bare nanoparticles(NPs).These results were in line with the biodistribution study in rats,in which NPs remained trapped in the mucus,whereas PPA-NPs were able to cross this layer and reach the epithelium surface.The therapeutic efficacy was evaluated in Caenorhabditis elegans grown under high glucose conditions.In this model,worms treated with insulin-loaded in PPA-NPs displayed a longer lifespan than those treated with insulin free or nanoencapsulated in NPs.This finding was associated with a significant reduction in the formation of reactive oxygen species(ROS)as well as an important decrease in the glucose and fat content in worms.These effects would be related with the mucus-permeating ability of PPA-NPs that would facilitate the passage through the intestinal peritrophic-like dense layer of worms(similar to mucus)and,thus,the absorption of insulin.
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