Preclinical Evaluation of Long-Acting Emtricitabine Semi-Solid Prodrug Nanoparticle Formulations

Long-acting injectable (LAI) formulations promise to deliver patient benefits by overcoming issues associated with non-adherence. A preclinical assessment of semi-solid prodrug nanoparticle (SSPN) LAI formulations of emtricitabine (FTC) is reported here. Pharmacokinetics over 28 days were assessed in Wistar rats, New Zealand white rabbits, and Balb/C mice following intramuscular injection. Two lead formulations were assessed for the prevention of an HIV infection in NSG-cmah-/- humanised mice to ensure antiviral activities were as anticipated according to the pharmacokinetics. Cmax was reached by 12, 48, and 24 h in rats, rabbits, and mice, respectively. Plasma concentrations were below the limit of detection (2 ng/mL) by 21 days in rats and rabbits, and 28 days in mice. Mice treated with SSPN formulations demonstrated undetectable viral loads (700 copies/mL detection limit), and HIV RNA remained undetectable 28 days post-infection in plasma, spleen, lung, and liver. The in vivo data presented here demonstrate that the combined prodrug/SSPN approach can provide a dramatically extended pharmacokinetic half-life across multiple preclinical species. Species differences in renal clearance of FTC mean that longer exposures are likely to be achievable in humans than in preclinical models.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Pharmaceutics - 15(2023), 7 vom: 27. Juni

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Curley, Paul [VerfasserIn]
Hobson, James J [VerfasserIn]
Liptrott, Neill J [VerfasserIn]
Makarov, Edward [VerfasserIn]
Al-Khouja, Amer [VerfasserIn]
Tatham, Lee [VerfasserIn]
David, Christopher A W [VerfasserIn]
Box, Helen [VerfasserIn]
Neary, Megan [VerfasserIn]
Sharp, Joanne [VerfasserIn]
Pertinez, Henry [VerfasserIn]
Meyers, David [VerfasserIn]
Flexner, Charles [VerfasserIn]
Freel Meyers, Caren L [VerfasserIn]
Poluektova, Larisa [VerfasserIn]
Rannard, Steve [VerfasserIn]
Owen, Andrew [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Emtricitabine
HIV
Journal Article
Long-acting
Nano
Pre-exposure prophylaxis

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Date Revised 01.08.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/pharmaceutics15071835

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36013890X