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Murakami T, Bodor E, Bodor N. Approaching strategy to increase the oral bioavailability of berberine, a quaternary ammonium isoquinoline alkaloid: Part 2. Development of oral dosage formulations. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2023; 19:139-148. [PMID: 37060323 DOI: 10.1080/17425255.2023.2203858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Berberine (BBR) possesses a wide variety of pharmacological activities. However, the oral bioavailability of BBR is low due to extensive intestinal first-pass metabolism by cytochrome P450s (CYPs), insufficient absorption due to low solubility and P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-mediated efflux transport, and hepatic first-pass metabolism in rats. AREAS COVERED Various dosage formulations were developed to increase the oral bioavailability of BBR by overcoming the reducing factors. This article provides the developing strategy of oral dosage formulations of BBR based on the physicochemical (low solubility, formation of salts/ion-pair complex) and pharmacokinetic properties (substrate of P-gp/CYPs, extensive intestinal first-pass metabolism). Literature was searched by using PubMed. EXPERT OPINION Here, formulations increasing the dissolution rates/solubility; formulations containing a P-gp inhibitor; formulations containing solubilizer exhibiting P-gp and/or CYPs inhibitors; formulations containing absorption enhancers; gastro/duodenal retentive formulations; lipid-based formulations; formulations targeting lymphatic transport; and physicochemical modifications increasing lipophilicity were reviewed. Among these formulations, formulations that can reduce intestinal first-pass metabolisms such as formulations containing CYPs inhibitor(s) and formulations containing absorption enhancer(s) significantly increased the oral bioavailability of BBR. Further studies on other dosing routes that can avoid first-pass metabolism such as the rectal route would also be important to increase the bioavailability of BBR.
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- Bodor Laboratories Inc, Miami, Florida33137, USA
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- Bodor Laboratories Inc, Miami, Florida33137, USA
- College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida32611, USA
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Comincini S, Manai F, Sorrenti M, Perteghella S, D’Amato C, Miele D, Catenacci L, Bonferoni MC. Development of Berberine-Loaded Nanoparticles for Astrocytoma Cells Administration and Photodynamic Therapy Stimulation. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15041078. [PMID: 37111564 PMCID: PMC10146331 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15041078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Berberine (BBR) is known for its antitumor activity and photosensitizer properties in anti-cancer photodynamic therapy (PDT), and it has previously been favorably assayed against glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)-derived cells. In this work, two BBR hydrophobic salts, dodecyl sulfate (S) and laurate (L), have been encapsulated in PLGA-based nanoparticles (NPs), chitosan-coated by the addition of chitosan oleate in the preparation. NPs were also further functionalized with folic acid. All the BBR-loaded NPs were efficiently internalized into T98G GBM established cells, and internalization increased in the presence of folic acid. However, the highest mitochondrial co-localization percentages were obtained with BBR-S NPs without folic acid content. In the T98G cells, BBR-S NPs appeared to be the most efficient in inducing cytotoxicity events and were therefore selected to assess the effect of photodynamic stimulation (PDT). As a result, PDT potentiated the viability reduction for the BBR-S NPs at all the studied concentrations, and a roughly 50% reduction of viability was obtained. No significant cytotoxic effect on normal rat primary astrocytes was observed. In GBM cells, a significant increase in early and late apoptotic events was scored by BBR NPs, with a further increase following the PDT scheme. Furthermore, a significantly increased depolarization of mitochondria was highlighted following BBR-S NPs’ internalization and mostly after PDT stimulation, compared to untreated and PDT-only treated cells. In conclusion, these results highlighted the efficacy of the BBR-NPs-based strategy coupled with photoactivation approaches to induce favorable cytotoxic effects in GBM cells.
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Weng T, Wang L, Liu Y, Zhang X, Wu Y, Zhang Y, Han J, Liu M. Interaction of bisdemethoxycurcumin with sodium dodecyl sarcosine + Tween 20/Tween 60 mixed surfactants: Insights from multispectral analysis and solubilization effect. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A spectroscopic deciphering of the differential interaction behavior of alkaloid drugs with native B-DNA and protonated DNA. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.113426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Zhao Q, Liu X, Veldhuis S, Zhitomirsky I. Sodium deoxycholate as a versatile dispersing and coating-forming agent: A new facet of electrophoretic deposition technology. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.124382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mishra SS, Mohanty S, Mishra J, Subuddhi U. Photophysical Properties of Coumarin 1 in Bile Salt Aggregates: An Insight into the Role of Bile Salt Structure on the Aggregation Behavior. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:16555-16567. [PMID: 31742410 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The photophysical behavior of Coumarin 1 (Cou1), a well-known 7-aminocoumarin derivative, is very sensitive to the microenvironment in which it resides. In the present study, the effect of six bile salt variants on the photophysical behavior of Cou1 has been investigated. Dihydroxy (deoxycholates) as well as trihydroxy (cholates) bile salts with conjugated and unconjugated side chains have been chosen to get insight into the role of bile salt structure on the microenvironment of Cou1. Cou1 photophysics was found to be extremely sensitive to the aggregation process of the bile salt variants. The reduced polarity of the micellar environment stabilizes the planar intramolecular charge transferred state of Cou1, resulting in significant modulation in its photophysics in the bile salt media. The changes in the fluorescence parameters such as fluorescence intensity, emission energy, fluorescence quantum yield, anisotropy, and lifetime of Cou1 reveal that there is a distinct difference in the aggregation behavior of deoxycholates from that of cholates. The deoxycholates form micelles more or less critically similar to those of conventional surfactants, whereas the cholates self-assemble rather noncritically over a wide concentration range, thus signifying the vital role of the extra hydroxyl group in the aggregation pattern of trihydroxy bile salts. The conjugated bile salts are found to provide a relatively more compact, rigid, and hydrophobic microenvironment to Cou1 as compared to their unconjugated counterparts. Considering the significant modulation in the photophysical properties of Cou1, it has been employed as a molecular reporter for monitoring the aggregation process of bile salt variants and important information could be obtained about the effect of bile salt structure on the aggregation pattern and also about the micellar properties.
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- Smruti Snigdha Mishra
- Department of Chemistry , National Institute of Technology , Rourkela , 769008 Odisha , India
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- Department of Chemistry , National Institute of Technology , Rourkela , 769008 Odisha , India
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- Department of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology , Madras , Chennai 600036 , India
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- Department of Chemistry , National Institute of Technology , Rourkela , 769008 Odisha , India
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di Gregorio MC, Travaglini L, Del Giudice A, Cautela J, Pavel NV, Galantini L. Bile Salts: Natural Surfactants and Precursors of a Broad Family of Complex Amphiphiles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:6803-6821. [PMID: 30234994 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b02657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Bile salts (BSs) are naturally occurring rigid surfactants with a steroidal skeleton and specific self-assembly and interface behaviors. Using bile salts as precursors, derivatives can be synthesized to obtain molecules with specific functionalities and amphiphilic structure. Modifications on single molecules are normally performed by substituting the least-hindered hydroxyl group on carbon C-3 of the steroidal A ring or at the end of the lateral chain. This leads to monosteroidal rigid building blocks that are often able to self-organize into 1D structures such as tubules, twisted ribbons, and fibrils with helical supramolecular packing. Tubular aggregates are of particular interest, and they are characterized by cross-section inner diameters spanning a wide range of values (3-500 nm). They can form through appealing pH- or temperature-responsive aggregation and in mixtures of bile salt derivatives to provide mixed tubules with tunable charge and size. Other derivatives can be prepared by covalently linking two or more bile salt molecules to provide complex systems such as oligomers, dendrimers, and polymeric materials. The unconventional amphiphilic molecular structure imparts specific features to BSs and derivatives that can be exploited in the formulation of capsules, drug carriers, dispersants, and templates for the synthesis of nanomaterials.
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- CNRS, ISIS UMR 7006 , Université de Strasbourg , 8 allée Gaspard Monge , 67000 Strasbourg , France
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- Dipartimento di Chimica , "Sapienza" Università di Roma , P. le A. Moro 5 , 00185 Roma , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica , "Sapienza" Università di Roma , P. le A. Moro 5 , 00185 Roma , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica , "Sapienza" Università di Roma , P. le A. Moro 5 , 00185 Roma , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica , "Sapienza" Università di Roma , P. le A. Moro 5 , 00185 Roma , Italy
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di Gregorio MC, Severoni E, Travaglini L, Gubitosi M, Sennato S, Mura F, Redondo-Gómez C, Jover A, Pavel NV, Galantini L. Bile acid derivative-based catanionic mixtures: versatile tools for superficial charge modulation of supramolecular lamellae and nanotubes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:18957-18968. [PMID: 29972162 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp02745e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Self-assembled structures formed by mixtures of cationic and anionic surfactants are interesting tools for applications requiring interactions with charged particles and molecules. Nevertheless, they present instability close to the equimolar composition and poor morphological versatility, which is generally restricted to vesicles and micelles. Against this general trend, we report on bile salt derivative based catanionic mixtures assembling in tubules and lamellae depending on the mixture composition. Electrophoretic mobility measurements prove that the composition also dictates their superficial charge, which can be tuned from negative to positive by increasing the positively charged surfactant fraction in the mixtures. The study of the catanionic aggregates was conducted by means of microscopy and spectroscopy techniques and compared to the self-assembly behaviors of the individual building blocks. This study broadens the so far small array of bile salt derivative catanionic systems, confirming their distinctive behavior in the spectrum of catanionic mixtures.
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Sett R, Guchhait N. Differential Perturbation of the Protrotropic Equilibrium of a Biological Photosensitizer within Bile Salt Aggregates of Varying Hydrophobicity: A Fluorimetric Investigation. Photochem Photobiol 2017; 94:328-337. [PMID: 29164617 DOI: 10.1111/php.12863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The present work reveals the binding interactions of a credible cancer cell photosensitizer, harmane (HM), with some selected bile salt aggregates of dissimilar hydrophobicity viz. sodium deoxycholate (NaDC), sodium cholate (NaC) and sodium taurocholate (NaTC). The explicit variation of the prototropic equilibrium of the photosensitizer both in the ground and excited state has been utilized to scrutinize the interaction phenomena. Differential modulation in the prototropic equilibrium of HM in the aforesaid aggregates has been explained on the basis of the structural dissimilarities of the bile salt monomers. The contrived hydrophobic surroundings provided by the aggregates have been reflected on the spectroscopic results, especially in the time-resolved fluorescence and the rotational dynamical behavior of the molecule of interest. Slow solvent reorientation time with regard to the lifetime of HM proliferated by the red-edge effect in two specific bile salts namely NaC and NaTC, whereas its absence in NaDC aggregates has also been elucidated on the basis of accessibility of the solvent molecules within the aggregates.
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- Riya Sett
- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India
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