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Walenga RL, Babiskin AH, Zhao L. In Silico Methods for Development of Generic Drug-Device Combination Orally Inhaled Drug Products. CPT-PHARMACOMETRICS & SYSTEMS PHARMACOLOGY 2019; 8:359-370. [PMID: 31044532 PMCID: PMC6618094 DOI: 10.1002/psp4.12413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The development of generic, single‐entity, drug–device combination products for orally inhaled drug products is challenging in part because of the complex nature of device design characteristics and the difficulties associated with establishing bioequivalence for a locally acting drug product delivered to the site of action in the lung. This review examines in silico models that may be used to support the development of generic orally inhaled drug products and how model credibility may be assessed.
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- Ross L Walenga
- Division of Quantitative Methods and Modeling, Office of Research and Standards, Office of Generic Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Quantitative Methods and Modeling, Office of Research and Standards, Office of Generic Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Quantitative Methods and Modeling, Office of Research and Standards, Office of Generic Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Ganguly K, Carlander U, Garessus EDG, Fridén M, Eriksson UG, Tehler U, Johanson G. Computational modeling of lung deposition of inhaled particles in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients: identification of gaps in knowledge and data. Crit Rev Toxicol 2019; 49:160-173. [DOI: 10.1080/10408444.2019.1584153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Koustav Ganguly
- Integrative Toxicology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Integrative Toxicology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Integrative Toxicology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Respiratory, Inflammation and Autoimmunity IMED Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Translational PKPD, Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Early Clinical Development, IMED Biotech Unit, Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences, IMED Biotech Unit, Early Product Development, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Integrative Toxicology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Sera T, Kuninaga H, Fukasaku K, Yokota H, Tanaka M. The Effectiveness of An Averaged Airway Model in Predicting the Airflow and Particle Transport Through the Airway. J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv 2019; 32:278-292. [PMID: 30759039 DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2018.1500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: In this study, we proposed an averaged airway model design based on four healthy subjects and numerically evaluated its effectiveness for predicting the airflow and particle transport through an airway. Methods: Direct-averaged models of the conducting airways of four subjects were restored by averaging the three-dimensional (3D) skeletons of four healthy airways, which were calculated using an inverse 3D thinning algorithm. We simulated the airflow and particle transport in the individual and the averaged airway models using computational fluid dynamics. Results: The bifurcation geometry differs even among healthy subjects, but the averaged model retains the typical geometrical characteristics of the airways. The Reynolds number of the averaged model varied within the range found in the individual subject models, and the averaged model had similar inspiratory flow characteristics as the individual subject models. The deposition fractions at almost all individual lobes ranged within the variation observed in the subjects, however, the deposition fraction was higher in only one lobe. The deposition distribution at the main bifurcation point differed among the healthy subjects, but the characteristics of the averaged model fell within the variation observed in the individual subject models. On the contrary, the deposition fraction of the averaged model was higher than that of the average of the individual subject models and deviated from the range observed in the subject models. Conclusion: These results indicate that the direct-averaged model may be useful for predicting the individual airflow and particle transport on a macroscopic scale.
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- Toshihiro Sera
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Science and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Image Processing Research Team, Center for Advanced Photonics, RIKEN, Saitama, Japan
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- Image Processing Research Team, Center for Advanced Photonics, RIKEN, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Science and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Longest W, Farkas D. Development of a New Inhaler for High-Efficiency Dispersion of Spray-Dried Powders Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modeling. AAPS JOURNAL 2019; 21:25. [PMID: 30734133 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-018-0281-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 12/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling offers a powerful tool for the development of drug delivery devices using a first principles approach but has been underutilized in the development of pharmaceutical inhalers. The objective of this study was to develop quantitative correlations for predicting the aerosolization behavior of a newly proposed dry powder inhaler (DPI). The dose aerosolization and containment (DAC) unit DPI utilizes inlet and outlet air orifices designed to maximize the dispersion of spray-dried powders, typically with low air volumes (~ 10 mL) and relatively low airflow rates (~ 3 L/min). Five DAC unit geometries with varying orifice outlet sizes, configurations, and protrusion distances were considered. Aerosolization experiments were performed using cascade impaction to determine mean device emitted dose (ED) and mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD). Concurrent CFD simulations were conducted to predict both flow field-based and particle-based dispersion parameters that captured different measures of turbulence. Strong quantitative correlations were established between multiple measures of turbulence and the experimentally observed aerosolization metrics of ED and MMAD. As expected, increasing turbulence produced increased ED with best case values reaching 85% of loaded dose. Surprisingly, decreasing turbulence produced an advantageous decrease in MMAD with values as low as approximately 1.6 μm, which is in contrast with previous studies. In conclusion, CFD provided valuable insights into the performance of the DAC unit DPI as a new device including a two-stage aerosolization process offering multiple avenues for future enhancements.
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- Worth Longest
- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 West Main Street, P. O. Box 843015, Richmond, Virginia, 23284, USA. .,Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, 410 North 12th Street, P.O. Box 980533, Richmond, Virginia, 23284, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 West Main Street, P. O. Box 843015, Richmond, Virginia, 23284, USA
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Deng Q, Deng L, Miao Y, Guo X, Li Y. Particle deposition in the human lung: Health implications of particulate matter from different sources. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2019; 169:237-245. [PMID: 30476747 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2018] [Revised: 11/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Although ambient particulate matter or particles have been found to be associated with morbidity and mortality all over the world, specific health effects of particles from different sources need further elucidation. The objective of this work is to predict the deposition of particles from different sources in the human lung. The whole lung, consisting of 24 generations of branches from trachea to alveoli, was approximated using a one-dimensional lumped "trumpet" model with a variable cross-sectional area. The aerosol dynamics equation was numerically solved using a finite difference method to investigate the transport and deposition of particles in the lung model. Particles from various sources were assumed to be different in both size and density. We found that in general, coarse particles (> 2.5 µm) were mainly deposited in the tracheobronchial (TB) region by impaction, and fine particles (< 2.5 µm) were mainly deposited in the pulmonary (P) region by sedimentation and diffusion. However, the coarse particles with low density can be deposited in P region by sedimentation. As a comparison, our results found that soil particles, which are coarse with low density, were deposited in the deep lung more than traffic particles, which are fine with high density. Modeling of particle deposition in the human lung indicated that coarse particles generated by crustal sources may have adverse health effects as strong as those resulting from fine particles generated from combustion sources.
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- Qihong Deng
- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; XiangYa School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China.
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Potential and constraints for the application of CFD combined with Lagrangian particle tracking to dry powder inhalers. Eur J Pharm Sci 2019; 128:299-324. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2018.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ostrovski Y, Dorfman S, Mezhericher M, Kassinos S, Sznitman J. Targeted Drug Delivery to Upper Airways Using a Pulsed Aerosol Bolus and Inhaled Volume Tracking Method. FLOW, TURBULENCE AND COMBUSTION 2019; 102:73-87. [PMID: 30956537 PMCID: PMC6445363 DOI: 10.1007/s10494-018-9927-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The pulmonary route presents an attractive delivery pathway for topical treatment of lung diseases. While significant progress has been achieved in understanding the physical underpinnings of aerosol deposition in the lungs, our ability to target or confine the deposition of inhalation aerosols to specific lung regions remains meagre. Here, we present a novel inhalation proof-of-concept in silico for regional targeting in the upper airways, quantitatively supported by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of inhaled micron-sized particles (i.e. 1-10 μm) using an intubated, anatomically-realistic, multi-generation airway tree model. Our targeting strategy relies on selecting the particle release time, whereby a short-pulsed bolus of aerosols is injected into the airways and the inhaled volume of clean air behind the bolus is tracked to reach a desired inhalation depth (i.e. airway generations). A breath hold maneuver then follows to facilitate deposition, via sedimentation, before exhalation resumes and remaining airborne particles are expelled. Our numerical findings showcase how particles in the range 5-10 μm combined with such inhalation methodology are best suited to deposit in the upper airways, with deposition fractions between 0.68 and unity. In contrast, smaller (< 2 μm) particles are less than optimal due to their slow sedimentation rates. We illustrate further how modulating the volume inhaled behind the pulsed bolus, prior to breath hold, may be leveraged to vary the targeted airway sites. We discuss the feasibility of the proposed inhalation framework and how it may help pave the way for specialized topical lung treatments.
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- Yan Ostrovski
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shamoon College of Engineering, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shamoon College of Engineering, Beer-Sheva, Israel
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Longest PW, Bass K, Dutta R, Rani V, Thomas ML, El-Achwah A, Hindle M. Use of computational fluid dynamics deposition modeling in respiratory drug delivery. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2019; 16:7-26. [PMID: 30463458 PMCID: PMC6529297 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2019.1551875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Respiratory drug delivery is a surprisingly complex process with a number of physical and biological challenges. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a scientific simulation technique that is capable of providing spatially and temporally resolved predictions of many aspects related to respiratory drug delivery from initial aerosol formation through respiratory cellular drug absorption. AREAS COVERED This review article focuses on CFD-based deposition modeling applied to pharmaceutical aerosols. Areas covered include the development of new complete-airway CFD deposition models and the application of these models to develop a next-generation of respiratory drug delivery strategies. EXPERT OPINION Complete-airway deposition modeling is a valuable research tool that can improve our understanding of pharmaceutical aerosol delivery and is already supporting medical hypotheses, such as the expected under-treatment of the small airways in asthma. These complete-airway models are also being used to advance next-generation aerosol delivery strategies, like controlled condensational growth. We envision future applications of CFD deposition modeling to reduce the need for human subject testing in developing new devices and formulations, to help establish bioequivalence for the accelerated approval of generic inhalers, and to provide valuable new insights related to drug dissolution and clearance leading to microdosimetry maps of drug absorption.
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- P. Worth Longest
- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Bass K, Boc S, Hindle M, Dodson K, Longest W. High-Efficiency Nose-to-Lung Aerosol Delivery in an Infant: Development of a Validated Computational Fluid Dynamics Method. J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv 2018; 32:132-148. [PMID: 30556777 DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2018.1490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background: Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) provides a powerful tool for developing new high-efficiency aerosol delivery strategies, such as nose-to-lung (N2L) aerosol administration to infants and children using correctly sized aerosols. The objective of this study was to establish numerically efficient CFD solution methods and guidelines for simulating N2L aerosol administration to an infant based on comparisons with concurrent in vitro experiments. Materials and Methods: N2L administration of a micrometer-sized aerosol (mass median aerodynamic diameter [MMAD] = 1.4 μm) was evaluated using concurrent CFD simulations and in vitro experiments. Aerosol transport and deposition was assessed in a new nasal airway geometry of a 6-month-old infant with a streamlined nasal cannula interface, which was constructed as a CFD mesh and three-dimensionally printed to form an identical physical prototype. CFD meshes explored were a conventional tetrahedral approach with near-wall (NW) prism elements and a new polyhedral mesh style with an equally refined NW layer. The presence of turbulence in the model was evaluated using a highly efficient low-Reynolds number (LRN) k-ω turbulence model, with previously established NW corrections that accounted for anisotropic wall-normal turbulence as well as improved NW velocity interpolations and hydrodynamic particle damping. Results: Use of the new polyhedral mesh was found to improve numerical efficiency by providing more rapid convergence and requiring fewer control volumes. Turbulent flow was found in the nasal geometry, generated by the inlet jets from the nasal cannula interface. However, due to the small particle size, turbulent dispersion was shown to have little effect on deposition. Good agreement was established between the CFD predictions using the numerically efficient LRN k-ω model with appropriate NW corrections and in vitro deposition data. Aerosol transmission efficiencies through the delivery tube, nasal cannula, and infant nasal model, based on experimental and CFD predictions, were 93.0% and 91.5%, respectively. Conclusions: A numerically efficient CFD approach was established to develop transnasal aerosol administration to infants and children. Small particle aerosols with aerodynamic diameters of ∼1.5 μm were confirmed to have low inertial depositional loss, and have low deposition from turbulent dispersion, making them ideal for high-efficiency lung delivery through an infant nasal cannula interface.
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- Karl Bass
- 1 Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- 2 Department of Pharmaceutics, and Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- 2 Department of Pharmaceutics, and Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- 3 Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- 1 Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.,2 Department of Pharmaceutics, and Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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Das P, Nof E, Amirav I, Kassinos SC, Sznitman J. Targeting inhaled aerosol delivery to upper airways in children: Insight from computational fluid dynamics (CFD). PLoS One 2018; 13:e0207711. [PMID: 30458054 PMCID: PMC6245749 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 11/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Despite the prevalence of inhalation therapy in the treatment of pediatric respiratory disorders, most prominently asthma, the fraction of inhaled drugs reaching the lungs for maximal efficacy remains adversely low. By and large drug delivery devices and their inhalation guidelines are typically derived from adult studies with child dosages adapted according to body weight. While it has long been recognized that physiological (e.g. airway sizes, breathing maneuvers) and physical transport (e.g. aerosol dynamics) characteristics are critical in governing deposition outcomes, such knowledge has yet to be extensively adapted to younger populations. Motivated by such shortcomings, the present work leverages in a first step in silico computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to explore opportunities for augmenting aerosol deposition in children based on respiratory physiological and physical transport determinants. Using an idealized, anatomically-faithful upper airway geometry, airflow and aerosol motion are simulated as a function of age, spanning a five year old to an adult. Breathing conditions mimic realistic age-specific inhalation maneuvers representative of Dry Powder Inhalers (DPI) and nebulizer inhalation. Our findings point to the existence of a single dimensionless curve governing deposition in the conductive airways via the dimensionless Stokes number (Stk). Most significantly, we uncover the existence of a distinct deposition peak irrespective of age. For the DPI simulations, this peak (∼ 80%) occurs at Stk ≈ 0.06 whereas for nebulizer simulations, the corresponding peak (∼ 45%) occurs in the range of Stk between 0.03-0.04. Such dimensionless findings hence translate to an optimal window of micron-sized aerosols that evolves with age and varies with inhalation device. The existence of such deposition optima advocates revisiting design guidelines for optimizing deposition outcomes in pediatric inhalation therapy.
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- Prashant Das
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Computational Sciences Laboratory (UCY-CompSci), Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, Kallipoleos Avenue 75, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Martin AR, Moore CP, Finlay WH. Models of deposition, pharmacokinetics, and intersubject variability in respiratory drug delivery. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2018; 15:1175-1188. [PMID: 30388902 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2018.1544616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Aerosol drug delivery to the lungs via inhalation is widely used in the treatment of respiratory diseases. The deposition pattern of inhaled particles within the airways of the respiratory tract is key in determining the initial delivered dose. Thereafter, dose-dependent processes including drug release or dissolution, clearance, and absorption influence local and systemic exposure to inhaled drugs over time. AREAS COVERED Empirical correlations, numerical simulation, and in vitro airway geometries that permit improved prediction of extrathoracic and lung deposition fractions in a variety of age groups and breathing conditions are described. Efforts to link deposition models with pharmacokinetic models predicting lung and systemic exposure to inhaled drugs over time are then reviewed. Finally, new methods to predict intersubject variability in extrathoracic deposition, capturing variability in both size and shape of the upper airways, are highlighted. EXPERT OPINION Recent work has been done to expand in vitro deposition experiments to a wide range of age groups and breathing conditions, to link regional lung deposition models with pharmacokinetic models, and to improve prediction of intersubject variability. These efforts are improving predictive understanding of respiratory drug delivery, and will aid the development of new inhaled drugs and delivery devices.
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- Andrew R Martin
- a Department of Mechanical Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton , AB , Canada
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- a Department of Mechanical Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton , AB , Canada
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- a Department of Mechanical Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton , AB , Canada
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Holbrook LT, Zeman KL, Burke A, Jaspers I, Bennett WD. Radiolabeling an Electronic Cigarette Aerosol Using Technetium Carbon Ultrafine Particles. J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv 2018; 32:47-53. [PMID: 30376396 DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2017.1442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Electronic cigarettes (ECIGs) are widely used, but their health effects are not well known. ECIG exposure is difficult to quantify, and a direct measurement of deposition would be beneficial to in vivo and in vitro toxicity studies. The aim of this study was to demonstrate effective radiolabeling of an ECIG. METHODS A technetium-99m-labeled carbon ultrafine (TCU) aerosol was generated and introduced to a fourth-generation ECIG before nucleation and aerosol formation. The aerosolized e-liquid was a commercially available strawberry flavor containing 1.2% nicotine in a 55% propylene glycol and 45% vegetable glycerine base. An ECIG power setting of 100 W was selected. Mass and radioactivity were measured on each stage within a Sierra Cascade Impactor at 14 L/min to verify the labeling technique using the calculated aerodynamic diameters. A strong positive correlation (R2 > 0.95) between the percent activity and percent mass deposition on each stage provides a reliable validation of colocation. RESULTS Unlabeled ECIG aerosol from the chosen e-liquid produced a mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) of 0.85 μm. An ECIG labeled with TCU produced an aerosol with an activity median aerodynamic diameter of 0.84 μm and an MMAD of 0.84 μm. The relative mass versus radioactivity on each plate was highly correlated (average R2 = 0.973, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION A TCU radiolabel was generated and shown to associate with the mass of an aerosol produced by a typical commercially available ECIG. Thus, the radioactivity of the deposited aerosol may be used to determine ECIG aerosol deposition for the future in vivo and in vitro dosimetry studies of the third- and fourth-generation ECIGs.
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- Landon T Holbrook
- 1 Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- 1 Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- 1 Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- 1 Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.,2 School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Curriculum in Toxicology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- 1 Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Kadota K, Imanaka A, Shimazaki M, Takemiya T, Kubo K, Uchiyama H, Tozuka Y. Effects of inhalation procedure on particle behavior and deposition in the airways analyzed by numerical simulation. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2017.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Bourganis V, Kammona O, Alexopoulos A, Kiparissides C. Recent advances in carrier mediated nose-to-brain delivery of pharmaceutics. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2018; 128:337-362. [PMID: 29733950 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2018.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Central nervous system (CNS) disorders (e.g., multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, etc.) represent a growing public health issue, primarily due to the increased life expectancy and the aging population. The treatment of such disorders is notably elaborate and requires the delivery of therapeutics to the brain in appropriate amounts to elicit a pharmacological response. However, despite the major advances both in neuroscience and drug delivery research, the administration of drugs to the CNS still remains elusive. It is commonly accepted that effectiveness-related issues arise due to the inability of parenterally administered macromolecules to cross the Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) in order to access the CNS, thus impeding their successful delivery to brain tissues. As a result, the direct Nose-to-Brain delivery has emerged as a powerful strategy to circumvent the BBB and deliver drugs to the brain. The present review article attempts to highlight the different experimental and computational approaches pursued so far to attain and enhance the direct delivery of therapeutic agents to the brain and shed some light on the underlying mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis and treatment of neurological disorders.
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- Vassilis Bourganis
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, P.O. Box 472, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Chemical Process & Energy Resources Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, P.O. Box 60361, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Chemical Process & Energy Resources Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, P.O. Box 60361, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, P.O. Box 472, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; Chemical Process & Energy Resources Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, P.O. Box 60361, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Insulation fiber deposition in the airways of men and rats. A review of experimental and computational studies. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2018; 94:252-270. [PMID: 29444452 DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2018.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Revised: 01/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The typical insulation rock, slag and glass wool fibers are high volume materials. Current exposure levels in industry (generally ≤ 1 fiber/cm3 with a median diameter ∼1 μm and length ≥10 μm) are not considered carcinogenic or causing other types of severe lung effects. However, epidemiological studies are not informative on effects in humans at fiber levels >1 fiber/cm3. Effects may be inferred from valid rat studies, conducted with rat respirable fibers (diameter ≤ 1.5 μm). Therefore, we estimate delivery and deposition in human and rat airways of the industrial fibers. The deposition fractions in humans head regions by nasal (∼0.20) and by mouth breathing (≤0.08) are lower than in rats (0.50). The delivered dose into the lungs per unit lung surface area during a 1-day exposure at a similar air concentration is estimated to be about two times higher in humans than in rats. The deposition fractions in human lungs by nasal (∼0.20) and by mouth breathing (∼0.40) are higher than in rats (∼0.04). The human lung deposition may be up to three times by nasal breathing and up to six times higher by oral breathing than in rats, qualifying assessment factor setting for deposition.
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Lizal F, Jedelsky J, Morgan K, Bauer K, Llop J, Cossio U, Kassinos S, Verbanck S, Ruiz-Cabello J, Santos A, Koch E, Schnabel C. Experimental methods for flow and aerosol measurements in human airways and their replicas. Eur J Pharm Sci 2018; 113:95-131. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2017.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Coupled in silico platform: Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modelling. Eur J Pharm Sci 2018; 113:171-184. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2017.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Revised: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Deng Q, Ou C, Chen J, Xiang Y. Particle deposition in tracheobronchial airways of an infant, child and adult. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 612:339-346. [PMID: 28854390 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Revised: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Particle deposition in human airways is important for assessing both health effects of inhaled particles and therapeutic efficacy of inhaled drug aerosols, but is not well understood for infants and children. OBJECTIVE We investigate particle deposition in infants and children by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and compare this with particle deposition in adults. METHODS We chose three population age groups: 7-month infant, 4-year old child, and 20-year old adult. Both airway structures and breathing conditions are considered to vary as a human grows from infancy to adulthood. We investigated deposition of micron-size particles (1-10μm) in both the upper (G3-G6) and lower (G9-G12) tracheobronchial (TB) airways under sedentary conditions. RESULTS We found that particle deposition in both upper and lower airways is the highest in an infant, next in a child, and lowest in an adult. As age increases, particle deposition decreases in the upper airways but increases in the lower. For infants, inertial impaction is the dominant deposition mechanism, thus particles are deposited more in the upper airways than in the lower. However, particles are deposited more in the lower airways than in the upper in adults, as gravitational sedimentation is the dominant deposition mechanism. CONCLUSION Given the differences in the airway structure and particle deposition mechanisms, particle deposition in infants and children differs from that in adults, not only in the efficiency of deposition but also in the site. Our findings provide evidence that "children are not small adults".
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- Qihong Deng
- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; XiangYa School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China.
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Kourmatzis A, Cheng S, Chan HK. Airway geometry, airway flow, and particle measurement methods: implications on pulmonary drug delivery. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2017; 15:271-282. [DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2018.1406917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- A. Kourmatzis
- School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Advanced Drug Delivery Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Longest PW, Hindle M. Small Airway Absorption and Microdosimetry of Inhaled Corticosteroid Particles after Deposition. Pharm Res 2017; 34:2049-2065. [PMID: 28643237 PMCID: PMC5693636 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-017-2210-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE To predict the cellular-level epithelial absorbed dose from deposited inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) particles in a model of an expanding and contracting small airway segment for different particle forms. METHODS A computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based model of drug dissolution, absorption and clearance occurring in the surface liquid of a representative small airway generation (G13) was developed and used to evaluate epithelial dose for the same deposited drug mass of conventional microparticles, nanoaggregates and a true nanoaerosol. The ICS medications considered were budesonide (BD) and fluticasone propionate (FP). Within G13, total epithelial absorption efficiency (AE) and dose uniformity (microdosimetry) were evaluated. RESULTS Conventional microparticles resulted in very poor AE of FP (0.37%) and highly nonuniform epithelial absorption, such that <5% of cells received drug. Nanoaggregates improved AE of FP by a factor of 57-fold and improved dose delivery to reach approximately 40% of epithelial cells. True nanoaerosol resulted in near 100% AE for both drugs and more uniform drug delivery to all cells. CONCLUSIONS Current ICS therapies are absorbed by respiratory epithelial cells in a highly nonuniform manner that may partially explain poor clinical performance in the small airways. Both nanoaggregates and nanoaerosols can significantly improve ICS absorption efficiency and uniformity.
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- P Worth Longest
- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 West Main Street, Virginia, 23284-3015, USA.
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Hofemeier P, Koshiyama K, Wada S, Sznitman J. One (sub-)acinus for all: Fate of inhaled aerosols in heterogeneous pulmonary acinar structures. Eur J Pharm Sci 2017; 113:53-63. [PMID: 28954217 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2017.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2017] [Revised: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) have offered an attractive gateway to investigate in silico respiratory flows and aerosol transport in the depths of the lungs. Yet, not only do existing models lack sufficient anatomical realism in capturing the heterogeneity and morphometry of the acinar environment, numerical simulations have been widely restricted to domains capturing a mere few percent of a single acinus. Here, we present to the best of our knowledge the most detailed and comprehensive in silico simulations to date on the fate of aerosols in the acinar depths. Our heterogeneous acinar domains represent complete sub-acinar models (i.e. 1/8th of a full acinus) based on the recent algorithm of Koshiyama & Wada (2015), capturing statistics of human acinar morphometry (Ochs et al. 2004). Our simulations deliver high-resolution, 3D spatial-temporal data on aerosol transport and deposition, emphasizing how variances in acinar heterogeneity only play a minor role in determining general deposition outcomes. With such tools at hand, we revisit whole-lung deposition predictions (i.e. ICRP) based on past 1D lung models. While our findings under quiet breathing substantiate general deposition trends obtained with past predictions in the alveolar regions, we underscore how deposition fractions are anticipated to increase, in particular during deep inhalation. For such inhalation maneuver, our simulations support the notion of significantly augmented deposition for all aerosol sizes (0.005-5.0μm). Overall, our efforts not only help consolidate our mechanistic understanding of inhaled aerosol transport in the acinar depths but also continue to bridge the gap between "bottom-up" in silico models and regional deposition predictions from whole-lung models. Such quantifications provide what is deemed more accurate deposition predictions in morphometrically-faithful models and are particularly useful in assessing inhalation strategies for deep airway deposition (e.g. systemic delivery).
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- Philipp Hofemeier
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel.
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Koullapis P, Kassinos SC, Muela J, Perez-Segarra C, Rigola J, Lehmkuhl O, Cui Y, Sommerfeld M, Elcner J, Jicha M, Saveljic I, Filipovic N, Lizal F, Nicolaou L. Regional aerosol deposition in the human airways: The SimInhale benchmark case and a critical assessment of in silico methods. Eur J Pharm Sci 2017; 113:77-94. [PMID: 28890203 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2017.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Revised: 09/01/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Regional deposition effects are important in the pulmonary delivery of drugs intended for the topical treatment of respiratory ailments. They also play a critical role in the systemic delivery of drugs with limited lung bioavailability. In recent years, significant improvements in the quality of pulmonary imaging have taken place, however the resolution of current imaging modalities remains inadequate for quantifying regional deposition. Computational Fluid-Particle Dynamics (CFPD) can fill this gap by providing detailed information about regional deposition in the extrathoracic and conducting airways. It is therefore not surprising that the last 15years have seen an exponential growth in the application of CFPD methods in this area. Survey of the recent literature however, reveals a wide variability in the range of modelling approaches used and in the assumptions made about important physical processes taking place during aerosol inhalation. The purpose of this work is to provide a concise critical review of the computational approaches used to date, and to present a benchmark case for validation of future studies in the upper airways. In the spirit of providing the wider community with a reference for quality assurance of CFPD studies, in vitro deposition measurements have been conducted in a human-based model of the upper airways, and several groups within MP1404 SimInhale have computed the same case using a variety of simulation and discretization approaches. Here, we report the results of this collaborative effort and provide a critical discussion of the performance of the various simulation methods. The benchmark case, in vitro deposition data and in silico results will be published online and made available to the wider community. Particle image velocimetry measurements of the flow, as well as additional numerical results from the community, will be appended to the online database as they become available in the future.
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- P Koullapis
- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Heat and Mass Transfer Technological Centre, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Terrassa, Spain
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- Heat and Mass Transfer Technological Centre, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Terrassa, Spain
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- Heat and Mass Transfer Technological Centre, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Terrassa, Spain
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Barcelona, Spain
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- Chair of Applied Mechanics, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
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- Institute of Process Engineering, Otto von Guericke-University Magdeburg, Halle, Germany
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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Trivedi A, Hall C, Hoffman EA, Woods JC, Gierada DS, Castro M. Using imaging as a biomarker for asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017; 139:1-10. [PMID: 28065276 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2016] [Revised: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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There have been significant advancements in the various imaging techniques being used for the evaluation of asthmatic patients, both from a clinical and research perspective. Imaging characteristics can be used to identify specific asthmatic phenotypes and provide a more detailed understanding of endotypes contributing to the pathophysiology of the disease. Computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomography can be used to assess pulmonary structure and function. It has been shown that specific airway and lung density measurements using computed tomography correlate with clinical parameters, including severity of disease and pathology, but also provide unique phenotypes. Hyperpolarized 129Xe and 3He are gases used as contrast media for magnetic resonance imaging that provide measurement of distal lung ventilation reflecting small-airway disease. Positron emission tomography can be useful to identify and target lung inflammation in asthmatic patients. Furthermore, imaging techniques can serve as a potential biomarker and be used to assess response to therapies, including newer biological treatments and bronchial thermoplasty.
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- Abhaya Trivedi
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Mo
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Mo
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Radiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Center for Pulmonary Imaging Research, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Mo
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Mo.
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Gourgoulianis K, Daniil Z, Athanasiou K, Rozou S, Bontozoglou V. Application of a One-Dimensional Computational Model for the Prediction of Deposition from a Dry Powder Inhaler. J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv 2017; 30:435-443. [PMID: 28683222 DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2016.1363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Accurate prediction of the regional deposition of inhaled dry powders as a function of powder properties and breathing pattern is a long-term research goal for pulmonary drug delivery. In the present work, deposition along the respiratory tract of dry powders of Fluticasone propionate and Salmeterol is predicted. METHODS A one-dimensional particle transport and deposition model is used, whose novelty is in the treatment of the alveolar space of each airway generation as an efficient mixing chamber. This assumption has been supported by simulations and measurements during the last 20 years. The model is applied to two popular pulmonary tree geometries, to investigate the effect of particle size on localized deposition and to estimate the uncertainty due to variations in airway size. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Application of the model for the specific particle size distribution measured by a cascade impactor in the marketed product ELPENhaler, predicts the whole lung deposition (WLD), as well as the split between pulmonary (PU) and tracheobronchial (TB) deposition. Introduction in the model of modified particle size distributions with increased fractions of fine particles, indicates that the fine-particle dose is a satisfactory predictor of WLD but not of the PU/TB ratio.
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- 1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Thessaly , Larissa, Greece
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- 3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Thessaly , Volos, Greece
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Burrowes KS, De Backer J, Kumar H. Image-based computational fluid dynamics in the lung: virtual reality or new clinical practice? WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2017; 9. [PMID: 28608962 DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.1392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2017] [Revised: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The development and implementation of personalized medicine is paramount to improving the efficiency and efficacy of patient care. In the respiratory system, function is largely dictated by the choreographed movement of air and blood to the gas exchange surface. The passage of air begins in the upper airways, either via the mouth or nose, and terminates at the alveolar interface, while blood flows from the heart to the alveoli and back again. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a well-established tool for predicting fluid flows and pressure distributions within complex systems. Traditionally CFD has been used to aid in the effective or improved design of a system or device; however, it has become increasingly exploited in biological and medical-based applications further broadening the scope of this computational technique. In this review, we discuss the advancement in application of CFD to the respiratory system and the contributions CFD is currently making toward improving precision medicine. The key areas CFD has been applied to in the pulmonary system are in predicting fluid transport and aerosol distribution within the airways. Here we focus our discussion on fluid flows and in particular on image-based clinically focused CFD in the ventilatory system. We discuss studies spanning from the paranasal sinuses through the conducting airways down to the level of the alveolar airways. The combination of imaging and CFD is enabling improved device design in aerosol transport, improved biomarkers of lung function in clinical trials, and improved predictions and assessment of surgical interventions in the nasal sinuses. WIREs Syst Biol Med 2017, 9:e1392. doi: 10.1002/wsbm.1392 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
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- Kelly S Burrowes
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Ciciliani AM, Langguth P, Wachtel H. In vitro dose comparison of Respimat ® inhaler with dry powder inhalers for COPD maintenance therapy. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2017; 12:1565-1577. [PMID: 28603412 PMCID: PMC5457178 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s115886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Combining in vitro mouth-throat deposition measurements, cascade impactor data and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations, four different inhalers were compared which are indicated for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment. METHODS The Respimat inhaler, the Breezhaler, the Genuair, and the Ellipta were coupled to the idealized Alberta throat model. The modeled dose to the lung (mDTL) was collected downstream of the Alberta throat model using either a filter or a next generation impactor (NGI). Idealized breathing patterns from COPD patient groups - moderate and very severe COPD - were applied. Theoretical lung deposition patterns were assessed by an individual path model. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION For the Respimat the mDTL was found to be 59% (SD 5%) for the moderate COPD breathing pattern and 67% (SD 5%) for very severe COPD breathing pattern. The percentages refer to nominal dose (ND) in vitro. This is in the range of 44%-63% in vivo in COPD patients who display large individual variability. Breezhaler showed a mDTL of 43% (SD 2%) for moderate disease simulation and 51% (SD 2%) for very severe simulation. The corresponding results for Genuair are mDTL of 32% (SD 2%) for moderate and 42% (SD 1%) for very severe disease. Ellipta vilanterol particles showed a mDTL of 49% (SD 3%) for moderate and 55% (SD 2%) for very severe disease simulation, and Ellipta fluticasone particles showed a mDTL of 33% (SD 3%) and 41% (SD 2%), respectively for the two breathing patterns. Based on the throat output and average flows of the different inhalers, CFD simulations were performed. Laminar and turbulent steady flow calculations indicated that deposition occurs mainly in the small airways. In summary, Respimat showed the lowest amount of particles depositing in the mouth-throat model and the highest amount reaching all regions of the simulation lung model.
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- Anna-Maria Ciciliani
- Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Faculty 09 (Chemistry, Pharmaceutics and Geosciences), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz.,Analytical Development Department, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Ingelheim, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Faculty 09 (Chemistry, Pharmaceutics and Geosciences), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz
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- Analytical Development Department, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Ingelheim, Germany
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Nordlund M, Belka M, Kuczaj AK, Lizal F, Jedelsky J, Elcner J, Jicha M, Sauser Y, Le Bouhellec S, Cosandey S, Majeed S, Vuillaume G, Peitsch MC, Hoeng J. Multicomponent aerosol particle deposition in a realistic cast of the human upper respiratory tract. Inhal Toxicol 2017; 29:113-125. [DOI: 10.1080/08958378.2017.1315196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Markus Nordlund
- Philip Morris International Research & Development, Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Energy Institute, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Philip Morris International Research & Development, Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchâtel, Switzerland
- Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Energy Institute, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Energy Institute, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Energy Institute, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Energy Institute, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Philip Morris International Research & Development, Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris International Research & Development, Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris International Research & Development, Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris International Research & Development, Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris International Research & Development, Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris International Research & Development, Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris International Research & Development, Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Kadota K, Nishimura T, Nakatsuka Y, Kubo K, Tozuka Y. Assistance for Predicting Deposition of Tranilast Dry Powder in Pulmonary Airways by Computational Fluid Dynamics. J Pharm Innov 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s12247-017-9285-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Multiscale CT-Based Computational Modeling of Alveolar Gas Exchange during Artificial Lung Ventilation, Cluster (Biot) and Periodic (Cheyne-Stokes) Breathings and Bronchial Asthma Attack. COMPUTATION 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/computation5010011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Elcner J, Lizal F, Jicha M. Comparison of turbulent models in the case of a constricted tube. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2017. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201714302020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Longest PW, Tian G, Khajeh-Hosseini-Dalasm N, Hindle M. Validating Whole-Airway CFD Predictions of DPI Aerosol Deposition at Multiple Flow Rates. J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv 2016; 29:461-481. [PMID: 27082824 PMCID: PMC5220557 DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2015.1281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to compare aerosol deposition predictions of a new whole-airway CFD model with available in vivo data for a dry powder inhaler (DPI) considered across multiple inhalation waveforms, which affect both the particle size distribution (PSD) and particle deposition. METHODS The Novolizer DPI with a budesonide formulation was selected based on the availability of 2D gamma scintigraphy data in humans for three different well-defined inhalation waveforms. Initial in vitro cascade impaction experiments were conducted at multiple constant (square-wave) particle sizing flow rates to characterize PSDs. The whole-airway CFD modeling approach implemented the experimentally determined PSDs at the point of aerosol formation in the inhaler. Complete characteristic airway geometries for an adult were evaluated through the lobar bronchi, followed by stochastic individual pathway (SIP) approximations through the tracheobronchial region and new acinar moving wall models of the alveolar region. RESULTS It was determined that the PSD used for each inhalation waveform should be based on a constant particle sizing flow rate equal to the average of the inhalation waveform's peak inspiratory flow rate (PIFR) and mean flow rate [i.e., AVG(PIFR, Mean)]. Using this technique, agreement with the in vivo data was acceptable with <15% relative differences averaged across the three regions considered for all inhalation waveforms. Defining a peripheral to central deposition ratio (P/C) based on alveolar and tracheobronchial compartments, respectively, large flow-rate-dependent differences were observed, which were not evident in the original 2D in vivo data. CONCLUSIONS The agreement between the CFD predictions and in vivo data was dependent on accurate initial estimates of the PSD, emphasizing the need for a combination in vitro-in silico approach. Furthermore, use of the AVG(PIFR, Mean) value was identified as a potentially useful method for characterizing a DPI aerosol at a constant flow rate.
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- P. Worth Longest
- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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Wu S, Zellnitz S, Mercuri A, Salar-Behzadi S, Bresciani M, Fröhlich E. An in vitro and in silico study of the impact of engineered surface modifications on drug detachment from model carriers. Int J Pharm 2016; 513:109-117. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.08.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Revised: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Augusto LLX, Lopes GC, Gonçalves JAS. A CFD STUDY OF DEPOSITION OF PHARMACEUTICAL AEROSOLS UNDER DIFFERENT RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2016. [DOI: 10.1590/0104-6632.20160333s20150100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ostrovski Y, Hofemeier P, Sznitman J. Augmenting regional and targeted delivery in the pulmonary acinus using magnetic particles. Int J Nanomedicine 2016; 11:3385-95. [PMID: 27547034 PMCID: PMC4968997 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s102138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background It has been hypothesized that by coupling magnetic particles to inhaled therapeutics, the ability to target specific lung regions (eg, only acinar deposition), or even more so specific points in the lung (eg, tumor targeting), can be substantially improved. Although this method has been proven feasible in seminal in vivo studies, there is still a wide gap in our basic understanding of the transport phenomena of magnetic particles in the pulmonary acinar regions of the lungs, including particle dynamics and deposition characteristics. Methods Here, we present computational fluid dynamics-discrete element method simulations of magnetically loaded microdroplet carriers in an anatomically inspired, space-filling, multi-generation acinar airway tree. Breathing motion is modeled by kinematic sinusoidal displacements of the acinar walls, during which droplets are inhaled and exhaled. Particle dynamics are governed by viscous drag, gravity, and Brownian motion as well as the external magnetic force. In particular, we examined the roles of droplet diameter and volume fraction of magnetic material within the droplets under two different breathing maneuvers. Results and discussion Our results indicate that by using magnetic-loaded droplets, 100% of the particles that enter are deposited in the acinar region. This is consistent across all particle sizes investigated (ie, 0.5–3.0 µm). This is best achieved through a deep inhalation maneuver combined with a breath-hold. Particles are found to penetrate deep into the acinus and disperse well, while the required amount of magnetic material is maintained low (<2.5%). Although particles in the size range of ~90–500 nm typically show the lowest deposition fractions, our results suggest that this feature could be leveraged to augment targeted delivery.
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- Yan Ostrovski
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Fröhlich E, Mercuri A, Wu S, Salar-Behzadi S. Measurements of Deposition, Lung Surface Area and Lung Fluid for Simulation of Inhaled Compounds. Front Pharmacol 2016; 7:181. [PMID: 27445817 PMCID: PMC4919356 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Modern strategies in drug development employ in silico techniques in the design of compounds as well as estimations of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and toxicity parameters. The quality of the results depends on software algorithm, data library and input data. Compared to simulations of absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity of oral drug compounds, relatively few studies report predictions of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of inhaled substances. For calculation of the drug concentration at the absorption site, the pulmonary epithelium, physiological parameters such as lung surface and distribution volume (lung lining fluid) have to be known. These parameters can only be determined by invasive techniques and by postmortem studies. Very different values have been reported in the literature. This review addresses the state of software programs for simulation of orally inhaled substances and focuses on problems in the determination of particle deposition, lung surface and of lung lining fluid. The different surface areas for deposition and for drug absorption are difficult to include directly into the simulations. As drug levels are influenced by multiple parameters the role of single parameters in the simulations cannot be identified easily.
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- Eleonore Fröhlich
- Center for Medical Research, Medical University of GrazGraz, Austria
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- Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbHGraz, Austria
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Jókay Á, Farkas Á, Füri P, Horváth A, Tomisa G, Balásházy I. Computer modeling of airway deposition distribution of Foster(®) NEXThaler(®) and Seretide(®) Diskus(®) dry powder combination drugs. Eur J Pharm Sci 2016; 88:210-8. [PMID: 26976481 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2016.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Revised: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Asthma is a serious global health problem with rising prevalence and treatment costs. Due to the growing number of different types of inhalation devices and aerosol drugs, physicians often face difficulties in choosing the right medication for their patients. The main objectives of this study are (i) to elucidate the possibility and the advantages of the application of numerical modeling techniques in aerosol drug and device selection, and (ii) to demonstrate the possibility of the optimization of inhalation modes in asthma therapy with a numerical lung model by simulating patient-specific drug deposition distributions. In this study we measured inhalation parameter values of 25 healthy adult volunteers when using Foster(®) NEXThaler(®) and Seretide(®) Diskus(®). Relationships between emitted doses and patient-specific inhalation flow rates were established. Furthermore, individualized emitted particle size distributions were determined applying size distributions at measured flow rates. Based on the measured breathing parameter values, we calculated patient-specific drug deposition distributions for the active components (steroid and bronchodilator) of both drugs by the help of a validated aerosol lung deposition model adapted to therapeutic aerosols. Deposited dose fractions and deposition densities have been computed in the entire respiratory tract, in distinct anatomical regions of the airways and at the level of airway generations. We found that Foster(®) NEXThaler(®) deposits more efficiently in the lungs (average deposited steroid dose: 42.32±5.76% of the nominal emitted dose) than Seretide(®) Diskus(®) (average deposited steroid dose: 24.33±2.83% of the nominal emitted dose), but the variance of the deposition values of different individuals in the lung is significant. In addition, there are differences in the required minimal flow rates, therefore at certain patients Seretide(®) Diskus(®) or pMDIs could be a better choice. Our results show that validated computer deposition models could be useful tools in providing valuable deposition data and assisting health professionals in the personalized drug selection and delivery optimization. Patient-specific modeling could open a new horizon in the treatment of asthma towards a more effective personalized medicine in the future.
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- Ágnes Jókay
- Centre for Energy Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1121 Budapest, Konkoly Thege Miklós út 29-33, Hungary.
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- Centre for Energy Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1121 Budapest, Konkoly Thege Miklós út 29-33, Hungary
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- Centre for Energy Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1121 Budapest, Konkoly Thege Miklós út 29-33, Hungary
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- Department of Pulmonology, Semmelweis University, 1125 Budapest, Diós árok 1/C, Hungary
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- Department of Pulmonology, Semmelweis University, 1125 Budapest, Diós árok 1/C, Hungary
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- Centre for Energy Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1121 Budapest, Konkoly Thege Miklós út 29-33, Hungary
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Georgakakou S, Gourgoulianis K, Daniil Z, Bontozoglou V. Prediction of particle deposition in the lungs based on simple modeling of alveolar mixing. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2016; 225:8-18. [PMID: 26790361 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2015.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2015] [Revised: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A simplified model of particle deposition in the lungs has been developed and implemented, based on the hypothesis that perfect mixing takes place in the alveolar volume of each airway generation. This key idea is combined with purely convective transport along airways, driven by steady alveolar expansion and contraction, and results in an analytically tractable model. Predictions of the model, and in particular pulmonary deposition, are found in very good agreement with detailed benchmark data in the literature for particle diameters d ≥ 0.1 μm. The success of this simple model provides indirect evidence in favor of the role of alveolar mixing in the deposition process.
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- S Georgakakou
- Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Thessaly, 38334 Volos, Greece
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- Pulmonology Clinic, Medical School, University of Thessaly, 41000 Larissa, Greece
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- Pulmonology Clinic, Medical School, University of Thessaly, 41000 Larissa, Greece
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- Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Thessaly, 38334 Volos, Greece.
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Gaohua L, Wedagedera J, Small BG, Almond L, Romero K, Hermann D, Hanna D, Jamei M, Gardner I. Development of a Multicompartment Permeability-Limited Lung PBPK Model and Its Application in Predicting Pulmonary Pharmacokinetics of Antituberculosis Drugs. CPT-PHARMACOMETRICS & SYSTEMS PHARMACOLOGY 2015; 4:605-13. [PMID: 26535161 PMCID: PMC4625865 DOI: 10.1002/psp4.12034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Achieving sufficient concentrations of antituberculosis (TB) drugs in pulmonary tissue at the optimum time is still a challenge in developing therapeutic regimens for TB. A physiologically based pharmacokinetic model incorporating a multicompartment permeability-limited lung model was developed and used to simulate plasma and pulmonary concentrations of seven drugs. Passive permeability of drugs within the lung was predicted using an in vitro-in vivo extrapolation approach. Simulated epithelial lining fluid (ELF):plasma concentration ratios showed reasonable agreement with observed clinical data for rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol, and erythromycin. For clarithromycin, itraconazole and pyrazinamide the observed ELF:plasma ratios were significantly underpredicted. Sensitivity analyses showed that changing ELF pH or introducing efflux transporter activity between lung tissue and ELF can alter the ELF:plasma concentration ratios. The described model has shown utility in predicting the lung pharmacokinetics of anti-TB drugs and provides a framework for predicting pulmonary concentrations of novel anti-TB drugs.
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- L Gaohua
- Simcyp Limited (a Certara company) Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Simcyp Limited (a Certara company) Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Simcyp Limited (a Certara company) Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Simcyp Limited (a Certara company) Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Critical Path Institute Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Certara USA, Inc. Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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- Critical Path Institute Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Simcyp Limited (a Certara company) Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Simcyp Limited (a Certara company) Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Kasten G, Silva LFC, Lemos-Senna E. Development of low density azithromycin-loaded polycaprolactone microparticles for pulmonary delivery. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2015; 42:776-87. [PMID: 26289002 DOI: 10.3109/03639045.2015.1075032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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CONTEXT The development of low-density polymeric microparticles may be a useful approach to deliver antibiotics such as azithromycin into the lung. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to develop azithromycin-loaded low density polycaprolactone microparticles by the double emulsion/solvent evaporation method. MATERIALS AND METHODS Microparticles were prepared and characterized according to their physicochemical properties, drug loading, and drug release profiles. A full 2(3) factorial design was used to evaluate the effect of some independent variables on the drug loading and aerodynamic diameter of the particles. An in silico pulmonary deposition model was used to predict the lung deposition profiles for the formulations. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The resulting particles presented drug loading up to 23.1% (wt%) and mean geometric diameters varying from 4.0 µm to 15.4 µm. Bulk and tapped densities were low, resulting in good or excellent flow properties. SEM images showed spherical particles with a smooth surface. However, hollow inner structures were observed, which may explain the low values of bulk density. The estimated aerodynamic diameters ranged from 2.3 µm to 8.9 µm. The in silico pulmonary deposition profiles indicated, for some formulations, that a significant fraction of the particles would be deposited in the deeper lung regions. CONCLUSIONS Statistical analysis demonstrated that not only drug loading but also the aerodynamic diameter of the microparticles is greatly affected by the preparation conditions. Overall, the results indicated that the low-density azithromycin-loaded microparticles with a relatively high respirable fraction may be obtained for the local treatment of lung infections.
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- Georgia Kasten
- a Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas , Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina , Florianópolis , SC , Brazil
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- a Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas , Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina , Florianópolis , SC , Brazil
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- a Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas , Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina , Florianópolis , SC , Brazil
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Lizal F, Belka M, Adam J, Jedelsky J, Jicha M. A method for in vitro regional aerosol deposition measurement in a model of the human tracheobronchial tree by the positron emission tomography. Proc Inst Mech Eng H 2015; 229:750-7. [DOI: 10.1177/0954411915600005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Researchers have been studying aerosol transport in human lungs for some decades. The overall lung deposition can be predicted with sufficient precision nowadays. However, the prediction of local deposition remains an unsolved problem. Numerical modeling of aerosol transport can provide detailed data with such precision and spatial resolution which were unavailable in the past. Yet, the necessary validation of numerical results represents a difficult task, as the experimental data in a sufficient spatial resolution are hardly available. This article introduces a method based on positron emission tomography, which allows acquisition of detailed experimental data on local aerosol deposition in a realistic model of human lungs. The method utilizes the Condensation Monodisperse Aerosol Generator modified for a safe production of radioactive aerosol particles and a special measuring rig. The scanning of the model is performed on a positron emission tomography–computed tomography scanner. The evaluation of aerosol deposition is based on a volume radioactivity analysis in a specialized, yet publicly available software. The reliability of the method was tested and its first results are discussed in the article. The measurements performed using the presented method can serve for validation of numerical simulations, since the presented lung model digital geometry is available.
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- Frantisek Lizal
- Department of Thermodynamics and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Thermodynamics and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Division of Radiopharmaceuticals, UJV Rez a.s., Husinec, Czech Republic
- Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Thermodynamics and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Thermodynamics and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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Numerical investigation of inspiratory airflow in a realistic model of the human tracheobronchial airways and a comparison with experimental results. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2015; 15:447-69. [DOI: 10.1007/s10237-015-0701-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2014] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Borghardt JM, Weber B, Staab A, Kloft C. Pharmacometric Models for Characterizing the Pharmacokinetics of Orally Inhaled Drugs. AAPS J 2015; 17:853-70. [PMID: 25845315 PMCID: PMC4477002 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-015-9760-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 03/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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During the last decades, the importance of modeling and simulation in clinical drug development, with the goal to qualitatively and quantitatively assess and understand mechanisms of pharmacokinetic processes, has strongly increased. However, this increase could not equally be observed for orally inhaled drugs. The objectives of this review are to understand the reasons for this gap and to demonstrate the opportunities that mathematical modeling of pharmacokinetics of orally inhaled drugs offers. To achieve these objectives, this review (i) discusses pulmonary physiological processes and their impact on the pharmacokinetics after drug inhalation, (ii) provides a comprehensive overview of published pharmacokinetic models, (iii) categorizes these models into physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) and (clinical data-derived) empirical models, (iv) explores both their (mechanistic) plausibility, and (v) addresses critical aspects of different pharmacometric approaches pertinent for drug inhalation. In summary, pulmonary deposition, dissolution, and absorption are highly complex processes and may represent the major challenge for modeling and simulation of PK after oral drug inhalation. Challenges in relating systemic pharmacokinetics with pulmonary efficacy may be another factor contributing to the limited number of existing pharmacokinetic models for orally inhaled drugs. Investigations comprising in vitro experiments, clinical studies, and more sophisticated mathematical approaches are considered to be necessary for elucidating these highly complex pulmonary processes. With this additional knowledge, the PBPK approach might gain additional attractiveness. Currently, (semi-)mechanistic modeling offers an alternative to generate and investigate hypotheses and to more mechanistically understand the pulmonary and systemic pharmacokinetics after oral drug inhalation including the impact of pulmonary diseases.
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- Jens Markus Borghardt
- />Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Kelchstr. 31, 12169 Berlin, Germany
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- />Department of Translational Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach, Germany
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- />Department of Translational Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach, Germany
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- />Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Kelchstr. 31, 12169 Berlin, Germany
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Elcner J, Lizal F, Jedelsky J, Jicha M. Study of airflow in the trachea of idealized model of human tracheobronchial airways during breathing cycle. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2015. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20159202016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Validating CFD Predictions of Pharmaceutical Aerosol Deposition with In Vivo Data. Pharm Res 2015; 32:3170-87. [PMID: 25944585 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-015-1695-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE CFD provides a powerful approach to evaluate the deposition of pharmaceutical aerosols; however, previous studies have not compared CFD results of deposition throughout the lungs with in vivo data. METHODS The in vivo datasets selected for comparison with CFD predictions included fast and slow clearance of monodisperse aerosols as well as 2D gamma scintigraphy measurements for a dry powder inhaler (DPI) and softmist inhaler (SMI). The CFD model included the inhaler, a characteristic model of the mouth-throat (MT) and upper tracheobronchial (TB) airways, stochastic individual pathways (SIPs) representing the remaining TB region, and recent CFD-based correlations to predict pharmaceutical aerosol deposition in the alveolar airways. RESULTS For the monodisperse aerosol, CFD predictions of total lung deposition agreed with in vivo data providing a percent relative error of 6% averaged across aerosol sizes of 1-7 μm. With the DPI and SMI, deposition was evaluated in the MT, central airways (bifurcations B1-B7), and intermediate plus peripheral airways (B8 through alveoli). Across these regions, CFD predictions produced an average relative error <10% for each inhaler. CONCLUSIONS CFD simulations with the SIP modeling approach were shown to accurately predict regional deposition throughout the lungs for multiple aerosol types and different in vivo assessment methods.
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Forbes B, Bäckman P, Christopher D, Dolovich M, Li BV, Morgan B. In Vitro Testing for Orally Inhaled Products: Developments in Science-Based Regulatory Approaches. AAPS JOURNAL 2015; 17:837-52. [PMID: 25940082 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-015-9763-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This article is part of a series of reports from the "Orlando Inhalation Conference-Approaches in International Regulation" which was held in March 2014, and coorganized by the University of Florida and the International Pharmaceutical Aerosol Consortium on Regulation and Science (IPAC-RS). The goal of the conference was to foster the exchange of ideas and knowledge across the global scientific and regulatory community in order to identify and help move towards strategies for internationally harmonized, science-based regulatory approaches for the development and marketing approval of inhalation medicines, including innovator and second entry products. This article provides an integrated perspective of case studies and discussion related to in vitro testing of orally inhaled products, including in vitro-in vivo correlations and requirements for in vitro data and statistical analysis that support quality or bioequivalence for regulatory applications.
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- Ben Forbes
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK,
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Carrigy NB, Ruzycki CA, Golshahi L, Finlay WH. Pediatric in vitro and in silico models of deposition via oral and nasal inhalation. J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv 2015; 27:149-69. [PMID: 24870701 DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2013.1075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Respiratory tract deposition models provide a useful method for optimizing the design and administration of inhaled pharmaceutical aerosols, and can be useful for estimating exposure risks to inhaled particulate matter. As aerosol must first pass through the extrathoracic region prior to reaching the lungs, deposition in this region plays an important role in both cases. Compared to adults, much less extrathoracic deposition data are available with pediatric subjects. Recently, progress in magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography scans to develop pediatric extrathoracic airway replicas has facilitated addressing this issue. Indeed, the use of realistic replicas for benchtop inhaler testing is now relatively common during the development and in vitro evaluation of pediatric respiratory drug delivery devices. Recently, in vitro empirical modeling studies using a moderate number of these realistic replicas have related airway geometry, particle size, fluid properties, and flow rate to extrathoracic deposition. Idealized geometries provide a standardized platform for inhaler testing and exposure risk assessment and have been designed to mimic average in vitro deposition in infants and children by replicating representative average geometrical dimensions. In silico mathematical models have used morphometric data and aerosol physics to illustrate the relative importance of different deposition mechanisms on respiratory tract deposition. Computational fluid dynamics simulations allow for the quantification of local deposition patterns and an in-depth examination of aerosol behavior in the respiratory tract. Recent studies have used both in vitro and in silico deposition measurements in realistic pediatric airway geometries to some success. This article reviews the current understanding of pediatric in vitro and in silico deposition modeling via oral and nasal inhalation.
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- Nicholas B Carrigy
- 1 Aerosol Research Laboratory of Alberta, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta , Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G8
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Khajeh-Hosseini-Dalasm N, Longest PW. Deposition of Particles in the Alveolar Airways: Inhalation and Breath-Hold with Pharmaceutical Aerosols. JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE 2015; 79:15-30. [PMID: 25382867 PMCID: PMC4220369 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2014.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Previous studies have demonstrated that factors such as airway wall motion, inhalation waveform, and geometric complexity influence the deposition of aerosols in the alveolar airways. However, deposition fraction correlations are not available that account for these factors in determining alveolar deposition. The objective of this study was to generate a new space-filling model of the pulmonary acinus region and implement this model to develop correlations of aerosol deposition that can be used to predict the alveolar dose of inhaled pharmaceutical products. A series of acinar models was constructed containing different numbers of alveolar duct generations based on space-filling 14-hedron elements. Selected ventilation waveforms were quick-and-deep and slow-and-deep inhalation consistent with the use of most pharmaceutical aerosol inhalers. Computational fluid dynamics simulations were used to predict aerosol transport and deposition in the series of acinar models across various orientations with gravity where ventilation was driven by wall motion. Primary findings indicated that increasing the number of alveolar duct generations beyond 3 had a negligible impact on total acinar deposition, and total acinar deposition was not affected by gravity orientation angle. A characteristic model containing three alveolar duct generations (D3) was then used to develop correlations of aerosol deposition in the alveolar airways as a function of particle size and particle residence time in the geometry. An alveolar deposition parameter was determined in which deposition correlated with d2t over the first half of inhalation followed by correlation with dt2, where d is the aerodynamic diameter of the particles and t is the potential particle residence time in the alveolar model. Optimal breath-hold times to allow 95% deposition of inhaled 1, 2, and 3 μm particles once inside the alveolar region were approximately >10, 2.7, and 1.2 s, respectively. Coupling of the deposition correlations with previous stochastic individual path (SIP) model predictions of tracheobronchial deposition was demonstrated to predict alveolar dose of commercial pharmaceutical products. In conclusion, this study completes an initiative to determine the fate of inhaled pharmaceutical aerosols throughout the respiratory airways using CFD simulations.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University,
Richmond, VA
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond,
VA
- Corresponding author: Dr. P. Worth Longest, PhD, Virginia
Commonwealth University, 401 West Main Street, P.O. Box 843015, Richmond, VA 23284-3015,
Phone: (804)-827-7023, Fax: (804)-827-7030,
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Longest PW, Golshahi L, Behara SRB, Tian G, Farkas DR, Hindle M. Efficient Nose-to-Lung (N2L) Aerosol Delivery with a Dry Powder Inhaler. J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv 2014; 28:189-201. [PMID: 25192072 DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2014.1158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Delivering aerosols to the lungs through the nasal route has a number of advantages, but its use has been limited by high depositional loss in the extrathoracic airways. The objective of this study was to evaluate the nose-to-lung (N2L) delivery of excipient enhanced growth (EEG) formulation aerosols generated with a new inline dry powder inhaler (DPI). The device was also adapted to enable aerosol delivery to a patient simultaneously receiving respiratory support from high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy. METHODS The inhaler delivered the antibiotic ciprofloxacin, which was formulated as submicrometer combination particles containing a hygroscopic excipient prepared by spray-drying. Nose-to-lung delivery was assessed using in vitro and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods in an airway model that continued through the upper tracheobronchial region. RESULTS The best performing device contained a 2.3 mm flow control orifice and a 3D rod array with a 3-4-3 rod pattern. Based on in vitro experiments, the emitted dose from the streamlined nasal cannula had a fine particle fraction <5 μm of 95.9% and mass median aerodynamic diameter of 1.4 μm, which was considered ideal for nose-to-lung EEG delivery. With the 2.3-343 device, condensational growth in the airways increased the aerosol size to 2.5-2.7 μm and extrathoracic deposition was <10%. CFD results closely matched the in vitro experiments and predicted that nasal deposition was <2%. CONCLUSIONS The developed DPI produced high efficiency aerosolization with significant size increase of the aerosol within the airways that can be used to enable nose-to-lung delivery and aerosol administration during HFNC therapy.
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- P Worth Longest
- 1Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.,2Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- 1Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- 1Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.,2Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- 1Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- 1Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- 2Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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Hall CL, Calt M. Computational Modeling of Thrombotic Microparticle Deposition in Nonparallel Flow Regimes. J Biomech Eng 2014; 136:1894900. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4028134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Thrombotic microparticles (MPs) released from cells and platelets in response to various stimuli are present in elevated numbers in various disease states that increase the risk for thrombotic events. In order to understand how particles of this size may localize in nonparallel flow regimes and increase thrombotic risk, a computational analysis of flow and MP deposition was performed for 3 deg of stenosis at moderate Reynolds number (20 < Re < 80) and for recirculation zones at low Reynolds (∼1) number. The results indicate that MP deposition results primarily from impaction and not by diffusive flux.
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- Connie L. Hall
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The College of New Jersey, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ 08628 e-mail:
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The College of New Jersey, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ 08628 e-mail:
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