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Poloxamer 188 as surfactant in biological formulations - An alternative for polysorbate 20/80? Int J Pharm 2022; 620:121706. [PMID: 35367584 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Surfactants are used to stabilize biologics. Particularly, polysorbates (Tween® 20 and Tween® 80) dominate the group of surfactants in protein and especially antibody drug products. Since decades drug developers rely on the ethoxylated sorbitan fatty acid ester mixtures to stabilize sensitive molecules such as proteins. Reasons are (i) excellent stabilizing properties, and (ii) well recognized safety and tolerability profile of these polysorbates in humans, especially for parenteral applications. However, over the past decade concerns regarding the stability of these two polysorbates were raised. The search of alternatives with preferably less reservations concerning degradation and product quality reducing issues leads, among others, to poloxamer 188 (e.g. Kolliphor® P188), a nonionic triblock-copolymer surfactant. This review sums up our current knowledge related to the characterization and physico-chemical properties of poloxamer 188, its analytics and stability properties for biological formulations. Furthermore, the advantages and disadvantages as a suitable polysorbate-alternative for the stabilization of biologics are discussed.
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Zhang X, Li Z, Gao J, Wang Z, Gao X, Liu N, Li M, Zhang H, Zheng A. Preparation of Nanocrystals for Insoluble Drugs by Top-Down Nanotechnology with Improved Solubility and Bioavailability. Molecules 2020; 25:E1080. [PMID: 32121076 PMCID: PMC7179175 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25051080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2020] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Midazolam is a rapidly effective benzodiazepine drug that is widely used as a sedative worldwide. Due to its poor solubility in a neutral aqueous solution, the clinical use of midazolam is significantly limited. As one of the most promising formulations for poorly water-soluble drugs, nanocrystals have drawn worldwide attention. We prepared a stable nanosuspension system that causes little muscle irritation. The particle size of the midazolam nanocrystals (MDZ/NCs) was 286.6 ± 2.19 nm, and the crystalline state of midazolam did not change in the size reduction process. The dissolution velocity of midazolam was accelerated by the nanocrystals. The pharmacokinetics study showed that the AUC0-t of the MDZ/NCs was 2.72-fold (p < 0.05) higher than that of the midazolam solution (MDZ/S), demonstrating that the bioavailability of the MDZ/NC injection was greater than that of MDZ/S. When midazolam was given immediately after the onset of convulsions, the ED50 for MDZ/NCs was significantly more potent than that for MDZ/S and DZP/S. The MDZ/NCs significantly reduced the malondialdehyde content in the hippocampus of the seizures model rats and significantly increased the glutathione and superoxide dismutase levels. These results suggest that nanocrystals significantly influenced the dissolution behavior, pharmacokinetic properties, anticonvulsant effects, and neuroprotective effects of midazolam and ultimately enhanced their efficacy in vitro and in vivo.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, 27th Taiping Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100850, China (Z.L.); (J.G.); (Z.W.); (X.G.); (N.L.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, 27th Taiping Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100850, China (Z.L.); (J.G.); (Z.W.); (X.G.); (N.L.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, 27th Taiping Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100850, China (Z.L.); (J.G.); (Z.W.); (X.G.); (N.L.)
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Chen CM, Chang CH, Chao CH, Wang MH, Yeh TF. Biophysical and chemical stability of surfactant/budesonide and the pulmonary distribution following intra-tracheal administration. Drug Deliv 2019; 26:604-611. [PMID: 31204848 PMCID: PMC6586100 DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2019.1618418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/29/2022] Open
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Intra-tracheal instillation of budesonide using surfactant as a vehicle significantly decreased the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia or death in preterm infants. The formularity of surfactant supplemented with budesonide and biophysical and chemical stability of the suspension has not been well reported. The aims are to investigate the biophysical and chemical stability of two surfactant preparations, Survanta and Curosurf, supplemented with budesonide. Biophysical property of the surface tension of Survanta and Survanta/budesonide suspension and of Curosurf and Curosurf/budesonide suspension was conducted by a pulsating bubble surfactometer and by a drop shape tensiometer. Chemical stability of Survanta/budesonide and of Curosurf/budesonide suspensions was tested by high-performance liquid chromatography analysis (HPLC). Pulmonary distribution of Survanta/18F-budesonide suspension was examined by a Nano/PET digital scan in rats. The Marangoni effect of Survanta, Curosurf, and budesonide was tested by digital high speed photography. For Survanta supplemented with budesonide, with a concentration ratio of ≥50, the surface tension-lowering activity was minimally affected. Similarly, the surface tension-lowering activity of Curosurf was not significantly affected by addition of budesonide, if the concentration ratio was ≥160. With these concentration ratios of both suspensions, HPLC analysis revealed no new compounds identified. Curosurf as compared to Survanta exhibited a significantly higher Marangoni effect. We conclude that with current dosage recommended for Survanta and Curosurf, both surfactant/budesonide suspensions are biophysically and chemically stable. Both surfactants can act as an effective vehicle for budesonide delivery.
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- Chung-Ming Chen
- a Department of Pediatrics , School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University , Taipei , Taiwan.,b Department of Pediatrics , Taipei Medical University Hospital , Taipei , Taiwan.,c Maternal Child Health Research Center , College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University , Taipei , Taiwan
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- d Department of Chemical Engineering , National Cheng Kung University , Tainan , Taiwan
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- e Department of Pharmacy , China Medical University , Taichung , Taiwan
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- f Institute of Nuclear Energy Research , Taoyuan , Taiwan
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- c Maternal Child Health Research Center , College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University , Taipei , Taiwan.,g Department of Pediatrics , Children's Hospital, China Medical University , Taichung , Taiwan
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Hong J, Liu Y, Xiao Y, Yang X, Su W, Zhang M, Liao Y, Kuang H, Wang X. High drug payload curcumin nanosuspensions stabilized by mPEG-DSPE and SPC: in vitro and in vivo evaluation. Drug Deliv 2017; 24:109-120. [PMID: 28155567 PMCID: PMC8253124 DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2016.1233589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2016] [Revised: 09/04/2016] [Accepted: 09/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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CONTEXT Curcumin (CUR) is a promising drug candidate based on its broad bioactivities and good antitumor effect, but the application of CUR is potentially restricted because of its poor solubility and bioavailability. OBJECTIVE This study aims at developing a simple and effective drug delivery system for CUR to enhance its solubility and bioavailability thus to improve its antitumor efficacy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Curcumin nanosuspensions (CUR-NSps) were prepared by precipitation-ultrasonication method using mPEG2000-DSPE and soybean lecithin as a combined stabilizer. RESULTS CUR-NSps with a high drug payload of 67.07% were successfully prepared. The resultant CUR-NSps had a mean particle size of 186.33 ± 2.73 nm with a zeta potential of -19.00 ± 1.31 mV. In vitro cytotoxicity assay showed that CUR-NSps exhibited enhanced cytotoxicity compared to CUR solution. The pharmacokinetics results demonstrated that CUR-NSps exhibited a significantly greater AUC0-24 and prolonged MRT compared to CUR injections after intravenous administration. In the biodistribution study, CUR-NSps demonstrated enhanced biodistribution compared with CUR injections in liver, spleen, kidney, brain, and tumor. The CUR-NSps also showed improved antitumor therapeutic efficacy over the injections (70.34% versus 40.03%, p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that CUR-NSps might represent a promising drug formulation for intravenous administration of CUR for the treatment of cancer.
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- Jingyi Hong
- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- School of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China, and
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- School of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China, and
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Life Science and Environmental Science Center, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, China
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- Life Science and Environmental Science Center, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China, and
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Preparation of a paclitaxel-loaded cationic nanoemulsome and its biodistribution via direct intratumoral injection. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2016; 142:81-88. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.02.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2015] [Revised: 02/21/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Huang LT, Yeh TF, Kuo YL, Chen PC, Chen CM. Effect of surfactant and budesonide on the pulmonary distribution of fluorescent dye in mice. Pediatr Neonatol 2015; 56:19-24. [PMID: 25199848 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2014.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2014] [Revised: 03/07/2014] [Accepted: 04/01/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Surfactant is a useful vehicle for the intratracheal delivery of medicine to the distal lung. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of intratracheal surfactant and budesonide instillation on the pulmonary distribution of fluorescent dye in mice. METHODS Male athymic nude mice were assigned randomly as controls, fluorescent dye, fluorescent dye + surfactant (50 mg/kg), fluorescent dye + budesonide (0.25 mg/kg), and fluorescent dye + surfactant + budesonide groups. A total volume of 60 μL fluorescent solutions was intratracheally injected and followed by 60 μL of air. We photographed and measured fluorescence in the lungs, from the back, 15 minutes after intratracheal administration using an IVIS Xenogen imaging instrument. RESULTS The fluorescent dye (1,1'-dioctadecyltetramethyl indotricarbocyanine iodide) was most strongly detected near the trachea and weakly detected in the lungs in mice administered with fluorescent solutions. Almost no fluorescence was seen in the lung region of control mice. Intratracheal administration of surfactant or budesonide increased fluorescent intensity compared with control mice. Combined administration of surfactant and budesonide further increased fluorescent intensity compared with mice given surfactant or budesonide alone. CONCLUSION Surfactant and budesonide enhance the pulmonary distribution of fluorescent dye in mice.
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- Liang-Ti Huang
- Department of Pediatrics, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Maternal and Child Health Research Center, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Maternal and Child Health Research Center, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Mugheirbi NA, Paluch KJ, Tajber L. Heat induced evaporative antisolvent nanoprecipitation (HIEAN) of itraconazole. Int J Pharm 2014; 471:400-11. [PMID: 24879938 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2014.05.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2014] [Revised: 05/22/2014] [Accepted: 05/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Itraconazole (ITR) is an antifungal drug with a limited bioavailability due to its poor aqueous solubility. In this study, ITR was used to investigate the impact of nanonisation and solid state change on drug's apparent solubility and dissolution. A bottom up approach to the production of amorphous ITR nanoparticles (NPs), composed of 100% drug, with a particle diameter below 250 nm, using heat induced evaporative antisolvent nanoprecipitation (HIEAN) from acetone was developed. The NPs demonstrated improved solubility and dissolution in simulated gastro-intestinal conditions when compared to amorphous ITR microparticles. The incorporation of polyethylene glycol (PEG) or its methoxylated derivative (MPEG) as a stabiliser enabled the production of smaller NPs with narrower particle size distribution and enhanced apparent solubility. MPEG stabilised NPs gave the greatest ITR supersaturation levels (up to 11.6±0.5 μg/ml) in simulated gastric fluids. The stabilising polymer was in an amorphous state. Dynamic vapour sorption data indicated no solid state changes in NP samples with water vapour at 25 °C, while crystallisation was apparent at 50 °C. HIEAN proved to be an efficient method of production of amorphous ITR NPs, with or without addition of a polymeric stabiliser, with enhanced pharmaceutical properties.
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- Naila A Mugheirbi
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Marras-Marquez T, Peña J, Veiga-Ochoa MD. Agarose drug delivery systems upgraded by surfactants inclusion: critical role of the pore architecture. Carbohydr Polym 2013; 103:359-68. [PMID: 24528741 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2013] [Revised: 11/29/2013] [Accepted: 12/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Anionic or non-ionic surfactants have been introduced in agarose-based hydrogels aiming to tailor the release of drugs with different solubility. The release of a hydrophilic model drug, Theophylline, shows the predictable release enhancement that varies depending on the surfactant. However, when the hydrophobic Tolbutamide is considered, an unexpected retarded release is observed. This effect can be explained not only considering the interactions established between the drug loaded micelles and agarose but also to the alteration of the freeze-dried hydrogels microstructure. It has been observed that the modification of the porosity percentage as well as the pore size distribution during the lyophilization plays a critical role in the different phenomena that take place as soon as desiccated hydrogel is rehydrated. The possibility of tailoring the pore architecture as a function of the surfactant nature and percentage can be applied from drug control release to the widespread and growing applications of materials based on hydrogel matrices.
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- T Marras-Marquez
- Departamento de Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Bioinorgánica Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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George M, Ghosh I. Identifying the correlation between drug/stabilizer properties and critical quality attributes (CQAs) of nanosuspension formulation prepared by wet media milling technology. Eur J Pharm Sci 2013; 48:142-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2012.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2012] [Revised: 09/13/2012] [Accepted: 10/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Moustafa AB, Sobh RA, Rabie AM, Nasr HE, Ayoub MMH. Differential microemulsion polymerization as a new root for entrapment of drugs. J Appl Polym Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/app.38059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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