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. 2010 Jun 30;393(1-2):212-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2010.04.006. Epub 2010 Apr 13.

Effective protection and controlled release of insulin by cationic beta-cyclodextrin polymers from alginate/chitosan nanoparticles

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Effective protection and controlled release of insulin by cationic beta-cyclodextrin polymers from alginate/chitosan nanoparticles

Nan Zhang et al. Int J Pharm. .

Abstract

In an alginate/chitosan nanoparticle system, insulin was protected by forming complexes with cationic beta-cyclodextrin polymers (CPbetaCDs), which were synthesized from beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD), epichlorohydrin (EP) and choline chloride (CC) through a one-step polycondensation. Due to the electrostatic attraction between insulin and CPbetaCDs, as well as the assistance of its polymeric chains, CPbetaCDs could effectively protect insulin under simulated gastrointestinal conditions. The nanoparticles have their mean size lower than 350 nm and can load insulin with the association efficiency (AE) up to 87%. It is notable that the cumulative insulin release in simulated intestinal fluid was significantly higher (40%) than that without CPbetaCDs (18%) because insulin was mainly retained in the core of the nanoparticles and well protected against degradation in simulated gastric fluid. Far-UV circular dichroism analysis also corroborated the preservation of insulin structure during the nanoparticle preparation and release process.

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