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PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS
Volume 144, Issue 3, Pages 235-252Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2014.05.003
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Cell culture; Epithelia; Pulmonary delivery; Deposition; Absorption; Transport
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During the process of inhalable formulation development a deep knowledge of the physicochemical characteristics of the drug and formulation components and the biological properties of the airways is necessary. For example, the solubility and lipophilicity of a drug may affect therapeutic efficacy by changing the residence time of the microparticles at the airway surface. Furthermore, the properties of microparticles, such as shape, size and density, as well as the diseases of the respiratory tract delivery device and inhalation manoeuvre will have an impact on where these microparticles are deposited. The airway epithelium is involved in the pathogenesis and treatment of respiratory diseases. Epithelial cells are directly exposed to the environment and respond to xenobiotics. In some cases, they are the site of action for drug molecules or the drug molecules might need to be transported across the epithelium to arrive at the site of action. The drug particles deposited on the respiratory epithelia have to interact with the mucus lining, dissolve and get transported through this layer. Despite advances in in vitro testing of respiratory epithelial permeability, there is little known about how and where drugs are absorbed at a cellular level and how long they reside in the lung. Therefore, pulmonary permeability assessment of drugs may provide insights that will allow formulations to be developed with optimised therapeutic outcomes. This review focuses on the integration of these physicochemical characteristics with the biological factors to provide a better understanding of the fate of micropartides after deposition on the epithelial cells. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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