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Oral delivery of metformin by chitosan nanoparticles for polycystic kidney disease.

ABSTRACT: Nanoparticle drug delivery has many advantages over small molecule therapeutics, including reducing off-target side effects and increasing drug potency. However, many nanoparticles are administered parenterally, which is challenging for chronic diseases such as polycystic kidney disease (PKD), the most common hereditary disease worldwide in which patients need continuous treatment over decades. To address this clinical need, we present the development of nanoparticles synthesized from chitosan, a widely available polymer chosen for its ability to improve oral bioavailability. Specifically, we optimized the synthesis parameters of chitosan nanoparticles and demonstrate mucoadhesion and permeation across an intestinal barrier model in vitro. Furthermore, when administered orally to mice, ex vivo imaging of rhodamine-loaded chitosan nanoparticles showed significantly higher accumulation in the intestines compared to the free model drug, as well as 1.3 times higher serum area under the curve (AUC), demonstrating controlled release and improved serum delivery over 24 h. To test its utility for chronic diseases such as PKD, we loaded the candidate PKD drug, metformin, into chitosan nanoparticles, and upon oral administration to a PKD murine model (Pkd1^fl/fl;Pax8-rtTA;Tet-O cre), a lower cyst burden was observed compared to free metformin, and was well tolerated upon repeated dosages. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine levels were similar to untreated mice, demonstrating kidney and biocompatibility health. Our study builds upon previous chitosan-based drug delivery approaches, and demonstrates a novel, oral nanoformulation for PKD.

SUBMITTER: Wang J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7904655 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Project description:BACKGROUND:Metformin has shown promising results regarding cystogenesis inhibition in preclinical studies with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) models. We designed a prospective, preliminary, single-arm study to evaluate the tolerability, safety and the effect of Metformin on kidney function and body mass index (BMI) in Romanian patients with ADPKD. METHODS:We enrolled 34 adult patients with ADPKD, chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 1-5 not on dialysis and without diabetes mellitus. The primary endpoint was to assess the tolerability and safety of Metformin. The secondary endpoints evaluated changes in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), body mass index (BMI) and renal replacement therapy (RRT) necessity. Patients received an initial dose of Metformin of 500?mg/day within the first month that was increased to 1000?mg/day thereafter according to tolerability. Change in eGFR and BMI was expressed as mean difference with the corresponding 95% confidence intervals and as a percentage. For the primary endpoint, we included all 34 enrolled patients. To assess the secondary endpoint, intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) analysis was performed. RESULTS:Sixteen patients out of 34 completed the follow-up period at 24?months. Eighteen patients developed adverse events and 63.6% of these events were gastrointestinal related. Nausea was the most common adverse event (17.6%). Two patients (5.8%) permanently discontinued medication due to adverse events. We recorded no case of hypoglycemia, lactic acidosis or death. Mean eGFR changed by -?1.57?ml/min/1.73m2 (95%CI:-22.28 to 19.14, P =?0.87) in ITT and by -?4.57?ml/min/1.73m2 (95%CI:-28.03 to 18.89, P =?0.69) in PP population. Mean BMI change was -?1.10?kg/m2 (95%CI:-3.22 to 1.02, P =?0.30) in ITT population and?-?0.80?kg/m2 (95%CI:-3.27 to 1.67, P =?0.51) in PP analysis. Three patients (8.8%) needed RRT. CONCLUSIONS:Metformin was well tolerated, had a good safety profile even in ADPKD patients with advanced CKD and it was not associated with change in eGFR or BMI across the follow-up period. TRIAL REGISTRATION:The study was retrospectively registered on https://www.isrctn.com (number ISRCTN 93749377); date registered: 02/25/2019.

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