Journal
DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY
Volume 34, Issue 9, Pages 943-947Publisher
INFORMA HEALTHCARE
DOI: 10.1080/03639040802149079
Keywords
nanoparticle; pulmonary delivery; carrier particles; effervescent; cyanoacrylate
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- NSERC
- Alberta Cancer Board
- University of Alberta
- Strategic Training Program in Translational Cancer Research
- National Cancer Institute of Canada
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety of a new inhalable effervescent carrier preparation containing model nanoparticles. Spray-freeze drying was used to prepare inhalable powders containing butylcyanoacrylate nanoparticles. The particle size of the nanoparticles before incorporation into the effervescent carrier and after dissolving the carrier powder was measured using laser light scattering. The particle size distribution of the effervescent carrier aerosol particles was measured using a cascade impactor. The prepared powder was tested in vivo using five Balb/c nude mice. The animals were treated with 1 mg of inhalable powder every week for 4 weeks. The body weight and morbidity score of the mice were observed over an 8-week period. The effervescent activity of the inhalable nanoparticle powder was observed when the powder was exposed to humidity. The particle size of the nanoparticles did not change significantly after spray-freeze drying. The mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) of the prepared powder was 4.80 2.12 m, which is suitable for lung delivery. The animals that were treated with effervescent powder tolerated the administration without any changes in their morbidity scores. Our pilot study demonstrates that pulmonary nanoparticle delivery via effervescent carrier particles appears safe in the present animal model.
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