A growing body of evidence shows that Insulin, Insulin Receptor (IR) and IR signaling are involved in brain cognitive functions and their dysfunction is implicated in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) degeneration. Thus, administration of insulin could be a strategy for AD treatment. For this aim we have designed, synthesized and characterized a nanogel system (NG) to deliver insulin to the brain, as a tool for the development of a new therapy for AD. A carboxyl-functionalized poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone) nanogel system produced by ionizing radiation was chosen as substrate for the covalent attachment of insulin or fluorescent molecules relevant for its characterization. Biocompatibility of the naked carrier was demonstrated by absence of cytotoxicity, oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction. Hemocompatibility was demonstrated by hemolysis, coagulation time, leukocyte proliferation and inflammatory response tests. By immonufluorescence measurements we demonstrated that insulin conjugated to the NG (NG-In) is preotected by protease degradation and is able to bind and activate insulin receptor bringing to trigger the insulin signalling via AKT activation. Moreover, to provide consistent evidence on the functionality of the conjugated insulin on the glucose levels, the effect of NG-In was tested in mice demonstrating that plasma glucose levels was reduced. Neuroprotection of NG-In against dysfunction induced by amyloid β, a peptide mainly involved in AD, was verified. Finally, the potential of NG-In to be efficiently transported across the Blood Brain Barrier was demonstrated by using an in vitro system. All together these results indicated that the synthesized NG-In was a suitable vehicle system for insulin delivery in biomedicine and a very promising tool to develop new therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. The research eas supported by MIUR, FLAGSHIP PROJECT NanoMAX.

Picone, P., Ditta, L.A., Sabatino, M.A., Militello, V., San Biagio, P.L., Cristaldi, L., et al. (2016). Insulin Nanogels: a New Strategy for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease. In 1st Biennial Conference BioMaH Biomaterials for Healthcare, Biomaterials for tissue engineering and the role of nanothecnology.

Insulin Nanogels: a New Strategy for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

Ditta, Lorena Anna;SABATINO, Maria Antonietta;MILITELLO, Valeria;AMATO, Antonella;MULE', Flavia;SPADARO, Giuseppe;DISPENZA, Clelia;
2016-01-01

Abstract

A growing body of evidence shows that Insulin, Insulin Receptor (IR) and IR signaling are involved in brain cognitive functions and their dysfunction is implicated in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) degeneration. Thus, administration of insulin could be a strategy for AD treatment. For this aim we have designed, synthesized and characterized a nanogel system (NG) to deliver insulin to the brain, as a tool for the development of a new therapy for AD. A carboxyl-functionalized poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone) nanogel system produced by ionizing radiation was chosen as substrate for the covalent attachment of insulin or fluorescent molecules relevant for its characterization. Biocompatibility of the naked carrier was demonstrated by absence of cytotoxicity, oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction. Hemocompatibility was demonstrated by hemolysis, coagulation time, leukocyte proliferation and inflammatory response tests. By immonufluorescence measurements we demonstrated that insulin conjugated to the NG (NG-In) is preotected by protease degradation and is able to bind and activate insulin receptor bringing to trigger the insulin signalling via AKT activation. Moreover, to provide consistent evidence on the functionality of the conjugated insulin on the glucose levels, the effect of NG-In was tested in mice demonstrating that plasma glucose levels was reduced. Neuroprotection of NG-In against dysfunction induced by amyloid β, a peptide mainly involved in AD, was verified. Finally, the potential of NG-In to be efficiently transported across the Blood Brain Barrier was demonstrated by using an in vitro system. All together these results indicated that the synthesized NG-In was a suitable vehicle system for insulin delivery in biomedicine and a very promising tool to develop new therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. The research eas supported by MIUR, FLAGSHIP PROJECT NanoMAX.
Settore CHIM/07 - Fondamenti Chimici Delle Tecnologie
2016
1st Biennial Conference BioMaH
2016
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Picone, P., Ditta, L.A., Sabatino, M.A., Militello, V., San Biagio, P.L., Cristaldi, L., et al. (2016). Insulin Nanogels: a New Strategy for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease. In 1st Biennial Conference BioMaH Biomaterials for Healthcare, Biomaterials for tissue engineering and the role of nanothecnology.
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Picone, P; Ditta, LA; Sabatino, MA; Militello, V; San Biagio, PL; Cristaldi, L; Nuzzo, D; Amato, A; Mulè, F; Spadaro, G; Dispenza, C; Giacomazza, D; Di Carlo M
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