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壳聚糖纳米颗粒用于肺部递送姜黄素/尼达尼布以治疗肺纤维化

 

Authors Jin M, Liu J, Shao M, He S, He Y, Yang Q , Yang G

Received 4 March 2025

Accepted for publication 10 October 2025

Published 25 October 2025 Volume 2025:20 Pages 12959—12973

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S522929

Checked for plagiarism Yes

Review by Single anonymous peer review

Peer reviewer comments 4

Editor who approved publication: Prof. Dr. RDK Misra

Mengya Jin,1,* Jinming Liu,1,* Mengliu Shao,1 Shaoqin He,1 Yue He,2 Qingliang Yang,1 Gensheng Yang1 

1College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People’s Republic of China; 2Pharmacy Department, Zhejiang Provincial Dermatology Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang, 313200, People’s Republic of China

*These authors contributed equally to this work

Correspondence: Yue He, Email hy66@zjspfb.com Gensheng Yang, Email yanggs@zjut.edu.cn

Background/Objective: Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic, progressive lung disease with a high mortality rate. Currently, the treatment options for IPF involve the oral administration of nintedanib (NDNB); however, these therapies are hampered by low oral bioavailability. This study aimed to develop chitosan-based nanoparticles for pulmonary delivery to enhance the therapeutic effects of curcumin (Cur) and NDNB.
Methods: We successfully prepared and optimized Cur-loaded chitosan nanoparticles (Cur/CS-VES NPs) and NDNB-loaded chitosan nanoparticles (NDNB/CS-PGA NPs) through a standardized process. In vitro, Calu-3 and HFL1 cells were treated to evaluate the biocompatibility of chitosan nanocarrier materials and the antifibrotic activity of drug-loaded nanoparticles, respectively. In vivo, the bleomycin-induced rat models of pulmonary fibrosis were established to study the efficacy of chitosan nanoparticles.
Results: In vitro experiments indicated that the drug-loaded chitosan nanoparticles exhibited good stability and low cytotoxicity. In vivo pharmacodynamic studies revealed that, compared with oral administration of Cur or NDNB alone, the pulmonary delivery of Cur/CS-VES NPs and NDNB/CS-PGA NPs effectively inhibited the progression of pulmonary fibrosis, improved lung function, reduced levels of inflammatory factors, and mitigated pathological lesions in the lungs. These findings suggest that chitosan-based nano-particles have promising potential as pulmonary inhalation agents for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis.
Conclusion: These findings highlight the great potential of chitosan-based nanoparticles as a therapeutic strategy for treating IPF and related pulmonary fibrosis with pulmonary delivery pathways.

Keywords: pulmonary drug delivery, nanoparticles, chitosan, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, curcumin, nintedanib