Potential of insulin nanoparticle formulations for oral delivery and diabetes treatment

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Nanoparticles have demonstrated significant advancements in potential oral delivery of insulin. In this publication, we review the current status of polymeric, inorganic and solid-lipid nanoparticles designed for oral administration of insulin. Firstly, the structure and physiol...

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Main Authors: Wong, C., Al-Salami, Hani, Dass, Crispin
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/57215
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Al-Salami, Hani
Dass, Crispin
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description © 2017 Elsevier B.V. Nanoparticles have demonstrated significant advancements in potential oral delivery of insulin. In this publication, we review the current status of polymeric, inorganic and solid-lipid nanoparticles designed for oral administration of insulin. Firstly, the structure and physiological function of insulin are examined. Then, the efficiency and shortcomings of insulin nanoparticle are discussed. These include the susceptibility to digestive enzyme degradation, instability in the acidic pH environment, poor mucus diffusion and inadequate permeation through the gastrointestinal epithelium. In order to optimise the nanocarriers, the following considerations, including polymer nature, surface charge, size, polydispersity index and morphology of nanoparticles, have to be taken into account. Some novel designs such as chitosan-based glucose-responsive nanoparticles, layer by layer technique-based nanoparticles and zwitterion nanoparticles are being adopted to overcome the physiological challenges. The review ends with some future directions and challenges to be addressed for the success of oral delivery of insulin-loaded nanoparticle formulation.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-572152017-10-30T08:35:19Z Potential of insulin nanoparticle formulations for oral delivery and diabetes treatment Wong, C. Al-Salami, Hani Dass, Crispin © 2017 Elsevier B.V. Nanoparticles have demonstrated significant advancements in potential oral delivery of insulin. In this publication, we review the current status of polymeric, inorganic and solid-lipid nanoparticles designed for oral administration of insulin. Firstly, the structure and physiological function of insulin are examined. Then, the efficiency and shortcomings of insulin nanoparticle are discussed. These include the susceptibility to digestive enzyme degradation, instability in the acidic pH environment, poor mucus diffusion and inadequate permeation through the gastrointestinal epithelium. In order to optimise the nanocarriers, the following considerations, including polymer nature, surface charge, size, polydispersity index and morphology of nanoparticles, have to be taken into account. Some novel designs such as chitosan-based glucose-responsive nanoparticles, layer by layer technique-based nanoparticles and zwitterion nanoparticles are being adopted to overcome the physiological challenges. The review ends with some future directions and challenges to be addressed for the success of oral delivery of insulin-loaded nanoparticle formulation. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/57215 10.1016/j.jconrel.2017.09.003 Elsevier restricted
spellingShingle Wong, C.
Al-Salami, Hani
Dass, Crispin
Potential of insulin nanoparticle formulations for oral delivery and diabetes treatment
title Potential of insulin nanoparticle formulations for oral delivery and diabetes treatment
title_full Potential of insulin nanoparticle formulations for oral delivery and diabetes treatment
title_fullStr Potential of insulin nanoparticle formulations for oral delivery and diabetes treatment
title_full_unstemmed Potential of insulin nanoparticle formulations for oral delivery and diabetes treatment
title_short Potential of insulin nanoparticle formulations for oral delivery and diabetes treatment
title_sort potential of insulin nanoparticle formulations for oral delivery and diabetes treatment
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/57215