A novel cyclosporin a aqueous formulation for dry eye treatment: in vitro and in vivo evaluation.

PURPOSE: The aim of the present study was the in vitro and in vivo evaluation of a novel aqueous formulation based on polymeric micelles for the topical delivery of cyclosporine A for dry eye treatment. METHODS: In vitro experiments were carried out on primary rabbit corneal cells, which were characterized by immunocytochemistry using fluorescein-labeled lectin I/isolectin B4 for the endothelial cells and mouse monoclonal antibody to cytokeratin 3+12 for the epithelial ones. Living cells were incubated for 1 hour or 24 hours with a fluorescently labeled micelle formulation and analyzed by fluorescence microscopy. In vivo evaluations were done by Schirmer test, osmolarity measurement, CyA kinetics in tears, and CyA ocular distribution after topical instillation. A 0.05% CyA micelle formulation was compared to a marketed emulsion (Restasis). RESULTS: The in vitro experiments showed the internalization of micelles in the living cells. The Schirmer test and osmolarity measurements demonstrated that micelles did not alter the ocular surface properties. The evaluation of the tear fluid gave similar CyA kinetics values: AUC = 2339 ± 1032 min*μg/mL and 2321 ± 881.63; Cmax = 478 ± 111 μg/mL and 451 ± 74; half-life = 36 ± 9 min and 28 ± 9 for the micelle formulation and Restasis, respectively. The ocular distribution investigation revealed that the novel formulation delivered 1540 ± 400 ng CyA/g tissue to the cornea. CONCLUSIONS: The micelle formulation delivered active CyA into the cornea without evident negative influence on the ocular surface properties. This formulation could be applied for immune-related ocular surface diseases.

Higher PLIN5 but not PLIN3 content in isolated skeletal muscle mitochondria following acute in vivo contraction in rat hindlimb

Contraction-mediated lipolysis increases the association of lipid droplets and mitochondria, indicating an important role in the passage of fatty acids from lipid droplets to mitochondria in skeletal muscle. PLIN3 and PLIN5 are of particular interest to the lipid droplet–mitochondria interaction because PLIN3 is able to move about within cells and PLIN5 associates with skeletal muscle mitochondria. This study primarily investigated: 1) if PLIN3 is detected in skeletal muscle mitochondrial fraction; and 2) if mitochondrial protein content of PLIN3 and/or PLIN5 changes following stimulated contraction. A secondary aim was to determine if PLIN3 and PLIN5 associate and whether this changes following contraction. Male Long Evans rats (n = 21;age, 52 days; weight = 317 6 g) underwent 30 min of hindlimb stimulation (10 msec impulses, 100 Hz/3 sec at 10–20 V; train duration 100 msec). Contraction induced a ~50% reduction in intramuscular lipid content measured by oil red-O staining of red gastrocnemius muscle. Mitochondria were isolated from red gastrocnemius muscle by differential centrifugation and proteins were detected by western blotting. Mitochondrial PLIN5 content was ~1.6-fold higher following 30 min of contraction and PLIN3 content was detected in the mitochondrial fraction, and unchanged following contraction. An association between PLIN3 and PLIN5 was observed and remained unaltered following contraction. PLIN5 may play a role in mitochondria during lipolysis, which is consistent with a role in facilitating/regulating mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation. PLIN3 and PLIN5 may be working together on the lipid droplet and mitochondria during contraction-induced lipolysis.

Bacterias acidolácticas como promotoras de la digestibilidad in vitro e in vivo

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias en Producción Animal) UANL

Efecto in vivo de diversas antracenonas diméricas sobre peroxisomas de Candida boidinii

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con Especialidad en Quimica Analítica Biomédica) UANL

Estudios in vivo e in vitro de la sensibilidad de actinomadura madurae frente a diversos antimicrobianos de reciente desarrollo

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con Especialidad en Microbiología Médica) UANL

Cambios morfológicos en la membrana plasmática del espermatozoide inducidos in vivo por secreciones de endometrio y cérvix humanos

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con Especialidad en Biología de la Reproducción) UANL

Actividad de caspofungina contra P. boydii: estudios in vitro e in vivo

Tesis (Maestro en Ciencias con orientación en Microbiología Médica) U.A.N.L., 2006.

¿Es el gen humano hPL-1 un pseudogen? análisis de su expresión in vivo usando técnicas de ingeniería genética y cultivo celular por Ramiro Ramírez Solís

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias) U.A.N.L.

Determinación de la expresión in vivo e in vitro de los receptores TLR-4 y -5 durante la infección por Helicobacter pylori

Tesis (Maestría en ciencias con orientación en Microbiología médica) U.A.N.L. Facultad de Medicina, 2006.

Evaluación invitro e in vivo de las características de liberación de gabapentina a partir de biomateriales obtenidos vía sol-gel.

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con Orientación en Farmacia) UANL, 2011.

Efecto hipotensor e inhibición de la actividad de la enzima convertidora de angiotensina I de extractos de semillas de salvia hispánica L. in vitro e in vivo.

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias en Nutrición) UANL, 2011.

Estudio in vivo de oseointegración en implantes dentales de Ti-6AI-4V con superficies modificadas.

Tesis (Maestro en Ciencias de la Ingeniería Mecánica con Especialidad en Materiales) UANL, 2013.

Signaling of angiotensin II-induced vascular protein synthesis in conduit and resistance arteries in vivo

Affiliation: Faculté de pharmacie, Université de Montréal & Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal

Efectos in vivo e in vitro del clofibrato y del ácido clofíbrico sobre el contenido de vimentina y desmina del citoesqueleto de miocardiocitos de rata

Tesis (Doctorado en Ciencias Biológicas) UANL

Detección e identificación de los metabolitos de la T-514 del género karwinskia in vivo e in vitro

Tesis (Doctorado en Ciencias con Especialidad en Farmacología y Toxicología) UANL