Hollow Silica Nanoparticles Penetrate the Peripheral Nerve and Enhance the Nerve Blockade from Tetrodotoxin.
Nano Lett
; 18(1): 32-37, 2018 01 10.
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ABSTRACT
The efficacy of tetrodotoxin (TTX), a very potent local anesthetic, is limited by its poor penetration through barriers to axonal surfaces. To address this issue, we encapsulated TTX in hollow silica nanoparticles (TTX-HSN) and injected them at the sciatic nerve in rats. TTX-HSN achieved an increased frequency of successful blocks, prolonged the duration of the block, and decreased the toxicity compared to free TTX. In animals injected with fluorescently labeled HSN, the imaging of frozen sections of nerve demonstrated that HSN could penetrate into nerve and that the penetrating ability of silica nanoparticles was highly size-dependent. These results demonstrated that HSN could deliver TTX into the nerve, enhancing efficacy while improving safety.
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Asunto principal:
Nervio Ciático
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Tetrodotoxina
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Dióxido de Silicio
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Nanocápsulas
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Anestésicos Locales
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Animals
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En
Revista:
Nano Lett
Año:
2018
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos