Nanoparticles decorated with proteolytic enzymes, a promising strategy to overcome the mucus barrier

IP de Sousa, B Cattoz, MD Wilcox, PC Griffiths… - European journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The intestinal mucus gel layer represents a stumbling block for drug adsorption. This study is
aimed to formulate a nanoparticulate system able to overcome this barrier by cleaving …

Development and in vivo evaluation of papain-functionalized nanoparticles

C Müller, G Perera, V König… - European journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study was to develop a novel nanoparticulate delivery system being
capable of penetrating the intestinal mucus layer by cleaving mucoglycoprotein …

Preparation and characterization of mucus-penetrating papain/poly (acrylic acid) nanoparticles for oral drug delivery applications

C Müller, K Leithner, S Hauptstein, F Hintzen… - Journal of nanoparticle …, 2013 - Springer
Particle diffusion through the intestinal mucosal barrier is restricted by the viscoelastic and
adhesive properties of the mucus gel layer, preventing their penetration to the underlying …

The effect of nanoparticle permeation on the bulk rheological properties of mucus from the small intestine

MD Wilcox, LK Van Rooij, PI Chater… - European journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of delivering oral therapeutic peptides, proteins and nucleotides is often
hindered by the protective mucus barrier that covers mucosal surfaces of the gastrointestinal …

Zwitterionic polydopamine modified nanoparticles as an efficient nanoplatform to overcome both the mucus and epithelial barriers

S Hu, Z Yang, S Wang, L Wang, Q He, H Tang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles have opened a new perspective for oral drug delivery. However, nanoparticle
transport is strongly hindered by mucus and epithelial barriers before they can enter the …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering nanoparticles to overcome the mucus barrier for drug delivery: Design, evaluation and state-of-the-art

C Liu, X Jiang, Y Gan, M Yu - Medicine in Drug Discovery, 2021 - Elsevier
Mucus is a viscoelastic hydrogel that lubricates and protects mucosal tissues such as the
eyes, lung, gastrointestinal tract, and vagina. Nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems …

Mucus as barrier for drug delivery by nanoparticles

E Froehlich, E Roblegg - Journal of nanoscience and …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
The use of nanoparticles (NPs) can improve drug delivery in many pharmaceutical
applications. Compared to conventional compounds, NPs are expected to show better tissue …

Mucus permeating thiomer nanoparticles

S Köllner, S Dünnhaupt, C Waldner… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a novel mucoadhesive drug delivery
system based on thiolated poly (acrylic acid) nanoparticles exhibiting mucolytic properties to …

Nano-carrier systems: strategies to overcome the mucus gel barrier

S Dünnhaupt, O Kammona, C Waldner… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The present review provides an overview of nanotechnology-based strategies to overcome
various mucus gel barriers including the intestinal, nasal, ocular, vaginal, buccal and …

Intestinal enzyme delivery: Chitosan/tripolyphosphate nanoparticles providing a targeted release behind the mucus gel barrier

C Leichner, M Jelkmann, F Prüfert, F Laffleur… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of chitosan/tripolyphosphate (TPP)
nanoparticles to provide a targeted release of β-galactosidase behind the intestinal mucus …