Liposome Loaded Ion/Temperature Dual Responsive Gellan Gum Hydrogel as Potential Nasal-To-Brain Delivery System

J Biomed Nanotechnol. 2022 Feb 1;18(2):571-580. doi: 10.1166/jbn.2022.3253.

Abstract

Intranasal administration, which can bypass the blood-brain barrier (BBB), is widely recognized as a promising strategy for high-efficiency drug delivery to the brain. Herein, for the purpose of effectively delivering drugs to the brain via intranasal administration, glutathione (GSH)-modified gellan gum (GSH-GG) with ion/temperature dual responsive properties was synthesized and encapsulated on galanthamine hydrobromide (GH)-loaded liposomes (GH-Lipo) for effective GH delivery to the brain (GH-Lipo@GSH-GG). Our results demonstrated that GSH-GG greatly decreased the gelation temperature of GG from 44.0 °C to 22.1 °C without compromising its ion responsiveness. Moreover, GSH-GG had a good protection ability for GH-loaded liposomes without affecting its drug release. Most importantly, the finally obtained GH-Lipo@GSHGG showed acceptable targeted delivery of GH to the brain upon in vivo administration. Therefore, this formulation can be employed as a potential delivery system in nasal-to-brain delivery.

MeSH terms

  • Brain
  • Glutathione
  • Hydrogels*
  • Liposomes*
  • Polysaccharides, Bacterial
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Hydrogels
  • Liposomes
  • Polysaccharides, Bacterial
  • gellan gum
  • Glutathione