Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disease. Long-term, high-dose glucocorticoid therapy can be used to treat the disease, but the fact that the drug distributes systemically can give rise to severe adverse effects. Here we develop a targeted system for treating RA in which the glucocorticoid prednisolone (PD) is encapsulated within solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) coated with hyaluronic acid (HA), giving rise to HA-SLNs/PD. HA binds to hyaluronic receptor CD44, which is over-expressed on the surface of synovial lymphocytes, macrophages and fibroblasts in inflamed joints in RA. As predicted, HA-SLNs/PD particles accumulated in affected joint tissue after intravenous injection into mice with collagen-induced arthritis (CIA), and HA-SLNs/PD persisted longer in circulation and preserved bone and cartilage better than free drug or drug encapsulated in SLNs without HA. HA-SLNs/PD reduced joint swelling, bone erosion and levels of inflammatory cytokines in serum. These results suggest that encapsulating glucocorticoids such as PD in HA-coated SLNs may render them safe and effective for treating inflammatory disorders. 相似文献
目的探讨采用参一胶囊联合洛铂和吉西他滨治疗复发性卵巢癌患者的有效性和安全性。方法选取安徽医科大学附属巢湖医院2013年1月—2014年1月收治的复发性卵巢癌患者150例,随机分成对照组和治疗组,每组各75例。对照组患者在第1、8天分别静脉滴注注射用盐酸吉西他滨,1 g/m~2加入生理盐水500 m L,第2天静脉滴注注射用洛铂,50 mg/m~2加入生理盐水250 m L。治疗组患者在对照组基础上饭前口服参一胶囊,2粒/次,2次/d。21 d为1个疗程,两组患者连续治疗2个疗程。评价两组患者近期和远期疗效,同时比较治疗前后两组患者生活质量(QOL)评分、CA125血清水平和不良反应情况。结果治疗后,对照组客观缓解率和疾病控制率分别为44.00%和69.33%,均分别显著低于治疗组的68.00%和89.33%,两组比较差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。治疗后,两组患者QOL评分显著升高(P0.05),CA125血清水平显著降低(P0.05);且治疗组患者的QOL评分和CA125血清水平改善更明显(P0.05)。治疗后2个月随访结果表明,治疗组患者疾病进展时间、总生存期和1年生存率均显著优于对照组患者(P0.05)。治疗期间,治疗组患者在白细胞下降,血小板下降及肝肾功能损伤等不良反应方面要显著低于对照组患者,两组比较差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论参一胶囊联合洛铂和吉西他滨治疗复发性卵巢癌效果明显,安全性高,具有一定的临床推广应用价值。 相似文献
Introduction: Conformational diseases are caused by structurally abnormal proteins that cannot fold properly and achieve their native conformation. Misfolded proteins frequently originate from genetic mutations that may lead to loss-of-function diseases involving a variety of structurally diverse proteins including enzymes, ion channels, and membrane receptors. Pharmacoperones are small molecules that cross the cell surface plasma membrane and reach their target proteins within the cell, serving as molecular scaffolds to stabilize the native conformation of misfolded or well-folded but destabilized proteins, to prevent their degradation and promote correct trafficking to their functional site of action. Because of their high specificity toward the target protein, pharmacoperones are currently the focus of intense investigation as therapy for several conformational diseases.
Areas covered: This review summarizes data on the mechanisms leading to protein misfolding and the use of pharmacoperone drugs as an experimental approach to rescue function of distinct misfolded/misrouted proteins associated with a variety of diseases, such as lysosomal storage diseases, channelopathies, and G protein-coupled receptor misfolding diseases.
Expert commentary: The fact that many misfolded proteins may retain function, offers a unique therapeutic opportunity to cure disease by directly correcting misrouting through administering pharmacoperone drugs thereby rescuing function of disease-causing, conformationally abnormal proteins. 相似文献