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- Title
Pioglitazone-Loaded Nanostructured Hybrid Material for Skin Ulcer Treatment.
- Authors
Rojewska, Agnieszka; Karewicz, Anna; Karnas, Karolina; Wolski, Karol; Zając, Mateusz; Kamiński, Kamil; Szczubiałka, Krzysztof; Zapotoczny, Szczepan; Nowakowska, Maria
- Abstract
Pioglitazone, a popular antidiabetic drug, which was recently shown to be effective in the treatment of skin ulcers, was successfully encapsulated in polysaccharide nanoparticles and used as a bioactive component of the wound-dressing material based on modified bacterial nanocellulose. Alginate and hydroxypropyl cellulose were used as a matrix for the nanoparticulate drug-delivery system. The matrix composition and particles' size, as well as drug encapsulation efficiency and loading, were optimized. Pioglitazone hydrochloride (PIO) loaded particles were coated with chitosan introduced into the crosslinking medium, and covalently attached to the surface of bacterial nanocellulose functionalized with carboxyl groups. PIO was released from the surface of the hybrid material in a controlled manner for 5 days. Preliminary cytotoxicity studies confirmed safety of the system at PIO concentrations as high as 20 mg/mL. The obtained hybrid system may have potential application in the treatment of skin ulcers e.g., in diabetic foot.
- Subjects
SKIN ulcers; NANOSTRUCTURED materials; DIABETIC foot; BACTERIAL cell surfaces; ALGINIC acid; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE synthase
- Publication
Materials (1996-1944), 2020, Vol 13, Issue 9, p2050
- ISSN
1996-1944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ma13092050