Functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles for oral delivery of budesonide

Yoncheva, Krassimira and Popova, Margarita and Szegedi, Ágnes and Mihály, Judith and Tzankov, Borislav and Lambov, Nicolai and Konstatantinov, S. and Tzankova, V. and Pessina, F. and Valoti, M. (2014) Functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles for oral delivery of budesonide. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 211. pp. 154-161. ISSN 0022-4596

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Abstract

Non-functionalized and amino-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticle were loaded with anti-inflammatory drug budesonide and additionally post-coated with bioadhesive polymer (carbopol). TEM images showed spherical shape of the nanoparticles and slightly higher polydispersity after coating with carbopol. Nitrogen physisorption and thermogravimetic analysis revealed that more efficient loading and incorporation into the pores of nanoparticles was achieved with the amino-functionalized silica carrier. Infrared spectra indicated that the post-coating of these nanoparticles with carbopol led to the formation of bond between amino groups of the functionalized carrier and carboxyl groups of carbopol. The combination of amino-functionalization of the carrier with the post-coating of the nanoparticles sustained budesonide release. Further, an in vitro model of inflammatory bowel disease showed that the cytoprotective effect of budesonide loaded in the post-coated silica nanoparticles on damaged HT-29 cells was more pronounced compared to the cytoprotection obtained with pure budesonide.

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