Carboxymethyl starch as a solid dispersion carrier to enhance the dissolution and bioavailability of piperine and 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the applicability of carboxymethyl starch (CMS) as a carrier to prepare solid dispersions (SDs) of piperine (PIP) and 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid (β-GA) (PIP-CMS and β-GA-CMS SDs) and to explore the influence of drug properties on carrier selection.

SIGNIFICANCE: The low oral bioavailability of natural therapeutic molecules, including PIP and β-GA, severely restricts their pharmaceutical applications. Moreover, CMS, a natural polymer, is rarely reported as a carrier for SDs.

METHODS: PIP-CMS and β-GA-CMS SDs were prepared using the solvent evaporation method. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used for formulation characterization. Additionally, drug release characteristics were investigated.

RESULTS: In vitro dissolution studies showed that the dissolutions of PIP-CMS and β-GA-CMS SDs were 1.90-2.04 and 1.97-2.22 times higher than pure PIP and β-GA, respectively, at a drug:polymer ratio of 1:6. DSC, XRPD, FT-IR, and SEM analyses confirmed the formation of SDs in their amorphous states. Significant improvements in Cmax and AUC0-24 h of PIP-CMS and β-GA-CMS SDs (17.51 ± 8.15 μg/mL and 210.28 ± 117.13 μg·h/mL, respectively) and (32.17 ± 9.45 μg/mL and 165.36 ± 38.75 μg·h/mL, respectively) were observed in the pharmacokinetic study. Compared with weakly acidic β-GA, loading weakly basic PIP seemed to have a profound effect on stability through intermolecular forces.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings showed CMS could be a promising carrier for SDs, and loading weakly basic drug may be more suitable, especially in binary SDs system.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:49

Enthalten in:

Drug development and industrial pharmacy - 49(2023), 1 vom: 17. Jan., Seite 30-41

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shi, Fanli [VerfasserIn]
Li, Ruilong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Wenjing [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Xiangyu [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Fenxia [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yiping [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zhenhai [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1449-05-4
18β-glycyrrhetinic acid
18alpha-glycyrrhetinic acid
9057-06-1
Bioavailability
Carboxymethyl starch
Excipients
Journal Article
Pharmacokinetics
Piperine
Polymers
Solid dispersion
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Date Completed 22.03.2023

Date Revised 22.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/03639045.2023.2182120

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353097438