Nanoformulation for potential topical delivery of Vismodegib in skin cancer treatment.

Maria Natalia Calienni, Camilo Febres-Molina, Ramiro Esteban Llovera, Christian Zevallos-Delgado, María Eugenia Tuttolomondo, Donatella Paolino, Massimo Fresta, Haruna L Barazorda-Ccahuana, Badhin Gómez, Silvia Del Valle Alonso, Jorge Montanari

Journal: International journal of pharmaceutics 2019;565():108-122

PMID: 31071417

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Abstract

Vismodegib (Erivedge®, Genentech) is a first-in-class inhibitor of the hedgehog signaling pathway for the treatment of basal cell carcinoma (BCC). The treatment currently consists of the oral administration of Erivedge® capsules. Although it has shown therapeutic efficacy in clinical trials, there are many side effects related to its systemic distribution. In this work, we have incorporated vismodegib to ultradeformable liposomes in order to obtain a nano-drug delivery system via topical route, which could be useful to reduce systemic distribution -and consequently side effects- while achieving a viable epidermis-specific target where neoplastic events of BCC develop. Vismodegib was loaded into liposomes composed of soy phosphatidylcholine and sodium cholate, and the obtained formulation was characterized by different techniques, both experimental and computational. Several analyses were performed,with a special focus on the interaction of the drug with the liposomal membrane. Additionally, the penetration of Vismodegib delivered by ultradeformable liposomes was assessed on human skin explants. This is one of the first works that propose the topical route for Vismodegib and the first, to our knowledge, in stabilizing this active into a nano-drug delivery system specifically designed for penetrating the stratum corneum impermeable barrier.

Address: Laboratorio de Biomembranas, Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, GBEyB, IMBICE, CCT-LA PLATA, CONICET, Bernal, B1876BXD Buenos Aires, Argentina; Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario "S. Venuta", Viale S. Venuta, Germaneto, I-88100 Catanzaro, Italy.; Centro de Investigación en Ingeniería Molecular, Universidad Católica de Santa María, Arequipa, Peru.; Laboratorio de Expresión y Plegado de Proteínas, Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, GBEyB, IMBICE, CCT-LA PLATA, CONICET, Bernal, B1876BXD Buenos Aires, Argentina.; INQUINOA-CONICET, Instituto de Química Física, Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Argentina.; Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario "S. Venuta", Viale S. Venuta, Germaneto, I-88100 Catanzaro, Italy.; Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario "S. Venuta", Viale S. Venuta, Germaneto, I-88100 Catanzaro, Italy.; Laboratorio de Biomembranas, Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, GBEyB, IMBICE, CCT-LA PLATA, CONICET, Bernal, B1876BXD Buenos Aires, Argentina.; Laboratorio de Biomembranas, Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, GBEyB, IMBICE, CCT-LA PLATA, CONICET, Bernal, B1876BXD Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.05.002

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MeSH Terms: Administration, Topical, Adult, Anilides, Antineoplastic Agents, Female, Humans, Liposomes, Nanostructures, Pyridines, Skin, Skin Absorption, Skin Neoplasms