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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
Volume 141, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2019.105115
Keywords
Melatonin; Pectin; Hypromellose; Microspheres; Spray-drying; Nasal deposition
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- Croatian Science Foundation [UIP-2017-05-4592]
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In this study, we present the development of spray-dried pectin/hypromellose microspheres as efficient melatonin carrier for targeted nasal delivery. Different pectin to hypromellose weight ratios in the spray-dried feed were employed (i.e. 1:0, 3:1, 1:1 and 1:3) in order to optimise microsphere physicochemical properties influencing overall powder behaviour prior, during and upon nasal delivery. All microspheres assured complete melatonin entrapment and increased dissolution rate in relation to pure melatonin powder. Among all combinations tested, combining pectin with hypromellose at 1:3 wt ratio resulted in the microspheres with the highest potential for melatonin nasal delivery as they assured highest swelling ability and most prominent mucoadhesive properties. Studies on deposition profile revealed adequate turbinate and olfactory deposition of microsphere/lactose monohydrate powder blend administered nasally using MIAT (R) device, complementing findings relevant for their therapeutic potential. In conclusion, developed microspheres bear the potential to ensure prolonged melatonin retention at the nasal mucosa, improved bioavailability and advanced therapeutic outcome.
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