title: In-vitro permeability of neutral polystyrene particles via buccal mucosa.
abstract: Drugs can be absorbed well in the oral cavity, which eliminates problems related to intestinal and hepatic first-pass metabolism. Although it is well-established that nanoparticles are small enough to penetrate/permeate epithelial barriers, there is no clear understanding of how they interact with the buccal mucosa. This work provides useful information regarding particle properties with regard to mucosal uptake and can be used for the rational design of nanocarriers. In the buccal mucosa, the uptake of neutral polystyrene nanoparticles (PP) is size-dependent. Compared to 25 and 50 nm particles, 200 nm PP particles penetrate into deeper regions of the mucosa. This is attributed to the structure of the buccal mucosa, i.e., mucus layer and microplicae. The particles permeate the mucus layer and deposit in ridge-like folds of superficial buccal cells. Thus, the effects of thermodynamic driving forces and/or interparticle electrostatic repulsion are enhanced and cellular uptake might be reduced for smaller particle sizes.
authors.affiliation: Karl Franzens University of Graz, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences/Pharmaceutical Technology, Graz 8010, Austria.
authors.forename: Birgit Johanna
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Teubl
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meindl
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eitzlmayr
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zimmer
authors.forename: Eleonore
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fröhlich
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roblegg
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010539:Permeability; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011137:Polystyrenes