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Self-assembly drug-albumin nanocomposites for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease treatment
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This study developed drug-albumin nanocomposites (BAM15@BSA NPs), self-assembled from the small-molecule BAM15 and bovine serum albumin, for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) research (species not specified for in vivo experiments). The abstract reports that in vitro, BAM15@BSA NPs showed biocompatibility and were associated with resistance to adipogenesis and reduced lipid accumulation in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells, while in vivo the nanocomposites showed liver-targeting ability and were associated with reduced hepatic steatosis, without altering body temperature or food intake. The authors describe BAM15@BSA NPs as improving the aqueous solubility and half-life of BAM15.
Abstract
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a chronic metabolic liver disease closely related to obesity, which has become a global health problem. However, current pharmacological therapies for NAFLD are limited by potential side effects, low effectiveness and poor aqueous solubility. Herein, we designed functionalized drug-albumin nanocomposites (BAM15@BSA NPs), which were prepared by self-assembly of the anti-obesity small-molecule drug (BAM15) and bovine serum albumin (BSA), for treatment of NAFLD. The proposed BAM15@BSA NPs not only improve aqueous solubility and half-life of BAM15 but also exhibit hepatic-targeted capacity and an increased therapeutic efficacy. In vitro experiments revealed that BAM15@BSA NPs possessed excellent biocompatibility, and improved resistance to adipogenesis and reduced lipid accumulation in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. In vivo, BAM15@BSA NPs showed liver targeting ability and powerful anti-obesity effects without altering body temperature or affecting food intake, and could effectively alleviate hepatic steatosis and improve therapeutic efficacy for NAFLD treatment. The above findings demonstrated that BAM15@BSA NPs potentially served as a safe and effective drug for NAFLD treatment.
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