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Preformulation Studies of Bee Venom for the Preparation of Bee Venom-Loaded PLGA Particles.

ABSTRACT: It is known that allergic people was potentially vulnerable to bee venom (BV), which can induce an anaphylactic shock, eventually leading to death. Up until recently, this kind of allergy was treated only by venom immunotherapy (VIT) and its efficacy has been recognized worldwide. This treatment is practiced by subcutaneous injections that gradually increase the doses of the allergen. This is inconvenient for patients due to frequent injections. Poly (D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) has been broadly studied as a carrier for drug delivery systems (DDS) of proteins and peptides. PLGA particles usually induce a sustained release. In this study, the physicochemical properties of BV were examined prior to the preparation of BV-loaded PLGA nanoparticles NPs). The content of melittin, the main component of BV, was 53.3%. When protected from the light BV was stable at 4 °C in distilled water, during 8 weeks. BV-loaded PLGA particles were prepared using dichloromethane as the most suitable organic solvent and two min of ultrasonic emulsification time. This study has characterized the physicochemical properties of BV for the preparation BV-loaded PLGA NPs in order to design and optimize a suitable sustained release system in the future.

SUBMITTER: Park MH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6332154 | biostudies-other | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Preformulation Studies of Bee Venom for the Preparation of Bee Venom-Loaded PLGA Particles.

Park Min-Ho MH Kim Ju-Heon JH Jeon Jong-Woon JW Park Jin-Kyu JK Lee Bong-Joo BJ Suh Guk-Hyun GH Cho Cheong-Weon CW

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20150818 8

It is known that allergic people was potentially vulnerable to bee venom (BV), which can induce an anaphylactic shock, eventually leading to death. Up until recently, this kind of allergy was treated only by venom immunotherapy (VIT) and its efficacy has been recognized worldwide. This treatment is practiced by subcutaneous injections that gradually increase the doses of the allergen. This is inconvenient for patients due to frequent injections. Poly (D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) has been br ...[more]

PMID: 26295219

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