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JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS
Volume 119, Issue -, Pages 27-36Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2015.11.015
Keywords
Clonidine; Cyclodextrin; Drug delivery; Magnetic resonance; Molecular dynamics
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- FAPESP [2006/00121-9]
- CNPq
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Clonidine (CND), an alpha-2-adrenergic agonist, is used as an adjuvant with local anesthetics. In this work, we describe the preparation and characterization of an inclusion complex of clonidine in hydroxypropylbeta-cyclodextrin (HP-beta-CD), as revealed by experimental (UV-vis absorption, SEM, X-ray diffraction, DOSY- and ROESY-NMR) and theoretical (molecular dynamics) approaches. CND was found to bind to HP-beta-CD (K-a =20 M-1) in 1:1 stoichiometry. X-ray diffractograms and SEM images provided evidence of inclusion complex formation, which was associated with changes in the diffraction patterns of the pure compounds. NMR experiments revealed changes in the chemical shift of H3(HP-beta-CD) hydrogens (Delta=0.026 ppm) that were compatible with the insertion of CND in the hydrophobic cavity of the cyclodextrin. Molecular dynamics simulation with the three CND species that exist at pH 7.4 revealed the formation of intermolecular hydrogen bonds, especially for the neutral imino form of CND, which favored its insertion in the HP-beta-CD cavity. In vitro assays revealed that complexation retarded drug diffusion without changing the intrinsic toxicity of clonidine, while in vivo tests in rats showed enhanced sensory blockade after the administration of 0.15% CND, with the effect decreasing in the order: CND:HP-beta-CD + bupivacaine > CND + bupivacaine > bupivacaine > CND:HP-beta-CD > clonidine. The findings demonstrated the suitability of the complex for use as a drug delivery system for clinical use in antinociceptive procedures, in association with local anesthetics. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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