Journal
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
Volume 200, Issue -, Pages 183-190Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2014.10.013
Keywords
Double nanoemulsion; 5-Fluorouracil; Self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system; Cytotoxicity; Colon cancer
Funding
- National Plan for Science 81 Technology and Innovation (NPST) [11 NAN 1286-02]
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The present study was undertaken to develop and evaluate double w/o/w nanoemulsions for self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (SNEDDS) of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) for chemoprevention of colon cancer. Double nanoemulsions were prepared by spontaneous emulsification method. Developed formulations were characterized for surface morphology using high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), droplet size distribution, viscosity, refractive index, transmittance and drug content Finally, selected formulations were subjected to in vitro drug release and cytotoxicity studies. Droplet size of optimized double SNEDDS was found to be less than 25 nm. In vitro drug release studies showed more than 99% release of 5-FU from optimized formulation. In vitro cytotoxic studies showed that 5-FU in optimized double SNEDDS was five times more efficacious than free 5-FU on human colon cancer cell lines (HT-29). Overall, these results indicated that double nanoemulsions can be successfully used for SNEDD of 5-FU for chemoprevention of colon cancer. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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