Promising biomedical subcutaneous delivery system in opioid disaccustom process: In vitro/in vivo evaluation of naloxone microparticles on antagonist effect of morphine
Abstract
The addiction induced by the misuse of opioids, is not only a public health emergency but also a social and economic welfare. The main therapy is based on opioid antagonists. Oral and injectable naltrexone administration is the most widely used, presenting some inconveniences: poor patient adherence to the oral daily dosing schedule, cases of hepatitis and clinically significant liver dysfunction. This study proposes the in vitro e in vivo evaluation of anti-opioid properties of naloxone loaded-poly(lactic-coglycolic) acid microparticles (NX-MP). In previous studies, NX-MP showed in vitro sustained naloxone release for one week at least. Our results demonstrate the in vitro efficacy of the NX-MP antagonizing for 7 days the morphine effect in SHSY5Y cells and myenteric plexus-longitudinal muscle preparations isolated from guinea-pig ileum. The in vivo evaluation of the NX-MP was carried out in mice testing the antagonism of the antinociceptive effect of morphine. Results showed that subcutaneous administration of NX-MP blocked the morphine effect. The results of this work suggest that the subcutaneous administration of NX-MP enhances naloxone therapeutic efficacy as non-addictive medication and could be a promising alternative to naltrexone. Furthermore, the dose of NX-MP can be adapted to the patient necessities. It would be an interesting advantage to treat opioidaddiction.
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This research was partially funded by Universidad Complutense de Madrid Research Group (910939) and byPlan Nacional sobre Drogas, Gobierno de España.
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