Abstract
Background: Currently, the treatment protocols for tuberculosis (TB) have several challenges, such as inconsistent oral bioavailability, dose-related adverse effects, and off-target drug toxicity.
Methods: This research reports the design and characterization of rifampicin (RIF) and isoniazid (INH) loaded hybrid lipid-polysaccharide nanoparticles using the solvent injection method, and demonstrated the influence of conjugated mannosyl residue on macrophage targeting and intracellular drug delivery capacity.
Results: The nanospheres, herein called mannose-decorated lipopolysaccharide nanoparticles, were spherical in shape, exhibiting average sizes less than 120 nm (PDI<0.20) and positive zeta potentials. Drug encapsulation was greater than 50% for rifampicin and 60% for isoniazid. The pH-responsive drug release was sustained over a 48-hour period and preferentially released more rifampicin/isoniazid in a simulated acidic phagolysosomal environment (pH 4.8) than in a simulated physiological medium. TGA and FTIR analysis confirmed successful mannose-grafting on nanoparticle surface and optimal degree of mannosylation was achieved within 48-hour mannose-lipopolysaccharide reaction time. The mannosylated nanoparticles were biocompatible and demonstrated a significant improvement towards uptake by RAW 264.7 cells, producing higher intracellular RIF/INH accumulation when compared to the unmannosylated nanocarriers.
Conclusion: Overall, the experimental results suggested that mannose-decorated lipopolysaccharide nanosystems hold promise towards safe and efficacious macrophage-targeted delivery of anti-TB therapeutics.
Keywords: Lipid-polysaccharide nanosystem, targeted-delivery, RAW 264.7 macrophage, cellular uptake, mycobacterium tuberculosis, pulmonary delivery.
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