Biomolecules (Jan 2022)

Single-Cellular Biological Effects of Cholesterol-Catabolic Bile Acid-Based Nano/Micro Capsules as Anti-Inflammatory Cell Protective Systems

  • Armin Mooranian,
  • Corina Mihaela Ionescu,
  • Daniel Walker,
  • Melissa Jones,
  • Susbin Raj Wagle,
  • Bozica Kovacevic,
  • Jacqueline Chester,
  • Thomas Foster,
  • Edan Johnston,
  • Jafri Kuthubutheen,
  • Daniel Brown,
  • Marcus D. Atlas,
  • Momir Mikov,
  • Hani Al-Salami

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12010073
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
p. 73

Abstract

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Recent studies in our laboratories have shown promising effects of bile acids in ➀ drug encapsulation for oral targeted delivery (via capsule stabilization) particularly when encapsulated with Eudragit NM30D® and ➁ viable-cell encapsulation and delivery (via supporting cell viability and biological activities, postencapsulation). Accordingly, this study aimed to investigate applications of bile acid-Eudragit NM30D® capsules in viable-cell encapsulation ready for delivery. Mouse-cloned pancreatic β-cell line was cultured and cells encapsulated using bile acid-Eudragit NM30D® capsules, and capsules’ images, viability, inflammation, and bioenergetics of encapsulated cells assessed. The capsules’ thermal and chemical stability assays were also assessed to ascertain an association between capsules’ stability and cellular biological activities. Bile acid-Eudragit NM30D® capsules showed improved cell viability (e.g., F1 p ® can change the microenvironment of the capsules and subsequent cellular biological activities.

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