Resistant starch film-coated microparticles for an oral colon-specific polypeptide delivery system and its release behaviors

J Agric Food Chem. 2014 Apr 23;62(16):3599-609. doi: 10.1021/jf500472b. Epub 2014 Apr 8.

Abstract

For the delivery of bioactive components to the colon, an oral colon-specific controlled release system coated with a resistant starch-based film through aqueous dispersion coating process was developed. Starch was modified by a high-temperature-pressure reaction, enzymatic debranching, and retrogradation, resulting in a dramatic increase in the resistibility against enzymatic digestion (meaning the formation of resistant starch, specifically RS3). This increase could be associated with an increase in the relative crystallinity, a greater amount of starch molecular aggregation structure, and the formation of a compact mass fractal structure, resulting from the treatment. The microparticles coated with this RS3 film showed an excellent controlled release property. In streptozotocin (STZ)-induced type II diabetic rats, the RS3 film-coated insulin-loaded microparticles exhibited the ability to steadily decrease the plasma glucose level initially and then maintain the plasma glucose level within the normal range for total 14-22 h with different insulin dosages after oral administration; no glycopenia or glycemic fluctuation was observed. Therefore, the potential of this new RS3 film-coated microparticle system has been demonstrated for the accurate delivery of bioactive polypeptides or protein to the colon.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Animals
  • Colon / metabolism*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy*
  • Digestion
  • Drug Carriers / chemistry
  • Drug Delivery Systems / methods*
  • Insulin / administration & dosage*
  • Insulin / chemistry
  • Male
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry
  • Peptides / metabolism*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Starch / chemistry*
  • Zea mays / chemistry*

Substances

  • Drug Carriers
  • Insulin
  • Peptides
  • Starch