Design, optimization, in vitro and in vivo evaluation of triamcinolone acetonide nanocrystals loaded in situ gel for topical ocular delivery

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Triamcinolone acetonide (TAA), a long-acting synthetic glucocorticoid, is commonly used for the management of posterior uveitis (PU) because of its anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive characteristics. The commercially available formulation is in the suspension form advised for intravitreal injection, which has a number of serious problems. In the present research work, we prepared TAA nanocrystals (TAA-NCs) using the principles of design of experiments (DoE). The optimized TAA-NCs had a particle size of 243.0 ± 6.5 nm and a yield (%) of 89.4 ± 4.3%. The optimized TAA-NCs were suspended in a dual-responsive in situ gelling system, which has been previously reported by our team. The TAA-NCs loaded in situ gel (TAA-NC-ISG) formulations were evaluated for rheology, stability, in vitro and in vivo characteristics. The ocular pharmacokinetic investigations revealed that TAA-NCs loaded in situ gel achieved higher concentrations (Cmax of TAA-NC-ISG = 854.9 ng/mL) of the drug in vitreous humor and sustained (MRT0-∞ of TAA-NC-ISG = 11.2 h) the drug concentrations for longer duration compared to aqueous suspension of TAA-NCs (TAA-NC-Susp) and aqueous suspension of TAA with 20% hydroxypropyl β-cyclodextrin(TAA-HP-β-CD-Susp) reported in our previous work. This higher exposure of TAA by TAA-NC-ISG is due to the combined effect of the nanometric size of the TAA nanocrystals and the in situ gelling properties of the formulation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:231

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Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces - 231(2023) vom: 15. Nov., Seite 113539

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Khan, Mohammed Shareef [VerfasserIn]
Ravi, Punna Rao [VerfasserIn]
Dhavan, Divya Shrikant [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Design of experiments
F446C597KA
Glucocorticoids
In situ gel
Journal Article
Nanocrystals
Ocular pharmacokinetics
Triamcinolone Acetonide
Triamcinolone acetonide

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Date Completed 03.11.2023

Date Revised 03.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.colsurfb.2023.113539

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362388369