The use of nanoparticles (NPs) has surely grown in recent years due to their versatility, with a spectrum of applications that range from nanomedicine to the food industry. Recent research focuses on the development of NPs for the oral administration route rather than the intravenous one, placing the interactions between NPs and the intestine at the centre of the attention. This allows the NPs functionalization to exploit the different characteristics of the digestive tract, such as the different pH, the intestinal mucus layer, or the intestinal absorption capacity. On the other hand, these same characteristics can represent a problem for their complexity, also considering the potential interactions with the food matrix or the microbiota. This review intends to give a comprehensive look into three main branches of NPs delivery through the oral route: the functionalization of NPs drug carriers for systemic targets, with the case of insulin carriers as an example; NPs for the delivery of drugs locally active in the intestine, for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases and colon cancer; finally, the potential concerns and side effects of the accidental and uncontrolled exposure to NPs employed as food additives, with focus on E171 (titanium dioxide) and E174 (silver NPs).

Vitulo, M., Gnodi, E., Meneveri, R., Barisani, D. (2022). Interactions between Nanoparticles and Intestine. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 23(8) [10.3390/ijms23084339].

Interactions between Nanoparticles and Intestine

Vitulo M.;Gnodi E.;Meneveri R.;Barisani D.
2022

Abstract

The use of nanoparticles (NPs) has surely grown in recent years due to their versatility, with a spectrum of applications that range from nanomedicine to the food industry. Recent research focuses on the development of NPs for the oral administration route rather than the intravenous one, placing the interactions between NPs and the intestine at the centre of the attention. This allows the NPs functionalization to exploit the different characteristics of the digestive tract, such as the different pH, the intestinal mucus layer, or the intestinal absorption capacity. On the other hand, these same characteristics can represent a problem for their complexity, also considering the potential interactions with the food matrix or the microbiota. This review intends to give a comprehensive look into three main branches of NPs delivery through the oral route: the functionalization of NPs drug carriers for systemic targets, with the case of insulin carriers as an example; NPs for the delivery of drugs locally active in the intestine, for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases and colon cancer; finally, the potential concerns and side effects of the accidental and uncontrolled exposure to NPs employed as food additives, with focus on E171 (titanium dioxide) and E174 (silver NPs).
Articolo in rivista - Review Essay
colon cancer; food additives; inflammatory bowel diseases; insulin delivery; nanocarriers; nanoparticles;
English
14-apr-2022
2022
23
8
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Vitulo, M., Gnodi, E., Meneveri, R., Barisani, D. (2022). Interactions between Nanoparticles and Intestine. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 23(8) [10.3390/ijms23084339].
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