PLGA-PEG-PLGA thermogel from PolySciTech investigated for macular degeneration treatment
PolySciTech
division of Akina, Inc. (www.polyscitech.com)
provides many polymers including thermogelling PLGA-PEG-PLGA triblock
copolymers such as PolyVivo AK024. Recently this polymer was used by
researchers at University of South Florida to deliver nanoparticles
incorporating loteprednol etabonate, a drug which is used to treat AMD, as an
ocular injection. They found that the system was non-cytotoxic and significantly
reduced VEGF expression. Read more: Hirani, Anjali, Yong W Lee, Yashwant
Pathak, and Vijaykumar Sutariya. "Efficacy of Loteprednol Etabonate Drug
Delivery System in Suppression of in vitro Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Activation." Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology 2, no. 4 (2014): 208-216. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ben/pnt/2014/00000002/00000004/art00006
“Abstract:
Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is the growth of abnormal blood vessels in
the choroid layer of the eye; it is a pathophysiological characteristic of wet
age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Current clinical treatment utilizes
frequent intravitreal injections, which can result in retinal detachment and
increased ocular pressure. The purpose of the current study is to develop a
novel drug delivery system of loteprednol etabonateencapsulated PEGylated PLGA
nanoparticles incorporated into the PLGA-PEG-PLGA thermoreversible gel for
treatment of AMD. The proposed drug delivery system was characterized for drug
release, cytotoxicity studies and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
suppression efficacy studies using ARPE-19 cells. The nanoparticles showed
uniform size distribution with mean size of 168.60±23.18 nm and exhibited
sustained drug release. Additionally, the proposed drug delivery system was
non-cytotoxic to ARPE-19 cells and significantly reduced VEGF expression as
compared to loteprednol etabonate solution. These results suggest the proposed
drug delivery system can be used for further work in an animal model of
experimental AMD with reduced intravitreal administration frequency. Keywords:
Choroidal neovascularization; PLGA nanoparticles; VEGF; loteprednol etabonate;
thermoreversible gel”
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