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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS AND BIOPHARMACEUTICS
Volume 96, Issue -, Pages 363-379Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2015.08.008
Keywords
Intranasal microemulsions; Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA); Neurocysticercosis; Albendazole sulfoxide; Curcumin; Nose to brain delivery; Ex vivo permeation; Drug targeting efficiency (DTE); Direct nose to brain transport (DTP); Taenia solium cyst
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- University Grant Commission, Government of India
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Intranasal Microemulsions (MEs) for nose to brain delivery of a novel combination of Albendazole sulfoxide (ABZ-SO) and Curcumin (CUR) for Neurocysticercosis (NCC), a brain infection are reported. MEs prepared by simple solution exhibited a globule size <20 nm, negative zeta potential and good stability. The docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) ME revealed high and rapid ex vivo permeation of drugs through sheep nasal mucosa. Intranasal DHA ME resulted in high brain concentrations and 10.76 (ABZ-SO) and 3.24 (CUR) fold enhancement in brain area-under-the-curve (AUC) compared to intravenous DHA MEs at the same dose. Direct nose to brain transport (DTP) of >95% was seen for both drugs. High drug targeting efficiency (DTE) to the brain compared to Capmul ME and drug solution (P<0.05) suggested the role of DHA in aiding nose to brain delivery. Histopathology study confirmed no significant changes. High efficacy of ABZ-SO: CUR (100:10 ng/mL) DHA ME in vitro on Taenia solium cysts was confirmed by complete ALP inhibition and disintegration of cysts at 96 h. Considering that the brain concentration at 24 h was 1400 +/- 160.1 ng/g (ABZ-SO) and 120 +/- 35.2 ng/g (CUR), the in vitro efficacy seen at a 10 fold lower concentration of the drugs strongly supports the assumption of clinical efficacy. The intranasal DHA ME is a promising delivery system for targeted nose to brain delivery. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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