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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
Volume 359, Issue 1-2, Pages 205-210Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2008.04.003
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thiomer; Eudragit; chitosan microspheres; mucoadhesive; oral delivery; gamma imaging
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The aim of this study was using Eudragit-cysteine conjugate to coat on chitosan microspheres (CMs) for developing an oral protein drug delivery system, having mucoadhesive and pH-sensitive property. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) as a protein model drug was loaded in thiolated Eudragit-coated CMs (TECMs) to study the release character of the delivery system. After thiolated Eudragit coating, it was found that the release rate of BSA from BSA-loaded TECMs was observably suppressed at pH 2.0 PBS solution, while at pH 7.4 PBS solution the BSA can be sustainingly released for several hours. The structural integrity of BSA released from BSA-loaded TECMs was guaranteed by sodium dodecylsulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. The mucoadhesive property of TECMs was evaluated and compared with CMs and Eudragit-coated chitosan microspheres (ECMs). It was confirmed that after coating thiolated Eudragit, the percentage of TECMs remained on the isolated porcine intestinal mucosa surface was significantly higher than those of CMs and ECMs. Likewise, gamma camera imaging of Tc-99 m labeled microsphere distribution in rats after oral administration also suggested that TECMs had comparatively stronger mucoadhesive characters. Therefore, our results indicated that TECMs have potentials to be an oral protein drug carrier. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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