Bile acid bio-nanoencapsulation improved drug targeted-delivery and pharmacological effects via cellular flux: 6-months diabetes preclinical study

Sci Rep. 2020 Jan 9;10(1):106. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-53999-1.

Abstract

The antilipidemic drug, probucol (PB), has demonstrated potential applications in Type 2 diabetes (T2D) through its protective effects on pancreatic β-cells. PB has poor solubility and bioavailability, and despite attempts to improve its oral delivery, none has shown dramatic improvements in absorption or antidiabetic effects. Preliminary data has shown potential benefits from bile acid co-encapsulation with PB. One bile acid has shown best potential improvement of PB oral delivery (ursodeoxycholic acid, UDCA). This study aimed to examine PB and UDCA microcapsules (with UDCA microcapsules serving as control) in terms of the microcapsules' morphology, biological effects ex vivo, and their hypoglycemic and antilipidemic and anti-inflammatory effects in vivo. PBUDCA and UDCA microcapsules were examined in vitro (formulation studies), ex vivo and in vivo. PBUDCA microcapsules exerted positive effects on β-cells viability at hyperglycemic state, and brought about hypoglycemic and anti-inflammatory effects on the prediabetic mice. In conclusion, PBUDCA co-encapsulation have showed beneficial therapeutic impact of dual antioxidant-bile acid effects in diabetes treatment.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Bile Acids and Salts / administration & dosage
  • Bile Acids and Salts / pharmacology*
  • Capsules / chemistry*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Drug Compounding
  • Drug Delivery Systems*
  • Gastrointestinal Agents / pharmacology
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / pharmacology
  • Insulin-Secreting Cells / drug effects*
  • Insulin-Secreting Cells / metabolism
  • Lipids / analysis
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Nanoparticles / administration & dosage
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Probucol / administration & dosage
  • Probucol / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Antioxidants
  • Bile Acids and Salts
  • Capsules
  • Gastrointestinal Agents
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Lipids
  • Probucol