Molecular confinement of human amylin in lipidic nanoparticles

Journal of Liposome Research
Raquel Rennó BragaLuís M T R Lima

Abstract

Amylin is a pancreatic hormone involved in the regulation of glucose metabolism and homeostasis. Restoration of the post-prandial and basal levels of human amylin in diabetic individuals is a key in controlling glycemia, controlling glucagon, reducing the insulin dose and increasing satiety, among other physiologic functions. Human amylin has a high propensity to aggregate. We have addressed this issue by designing a liposomal human amylin formulation. Nanoparticles of multilamellar liposomes comprising human amylin were obtained with 53% encapsulation efficiency. The in vitro kinetic release assay shows a biphasic profile. The stabilization of the lipidic nanoparticle against freeze-drying was achieved by using mannitol as a cryoprotectant, as evidenced by morphological characterization. The effectiveness of the human amylin entrapped in lipidic nanoparticles was tested by the measurement of its pharmacological effect in vivo after subcutaneous administration in mice. Collectively these results demonstrate the compatibility of human amylin with the lipidic interface as an effective pharmaceutical delivery system.

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