期刊
JOURNAL OF DRUG DELIVERY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
卷 66, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2021.102877
关键词
Ezetimibe; Electrospray technique; Fibrous microparticle; Water solubility; Enhanced bioavailability
资金
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korean government (MEST) [2020R1C1C1009663]
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Min-istry of Education [NRF-2020R1A6A1A03043283]
This study developed a novel electrospray-based fibrous microparticle loaded with ezetimibe, which significantly improved its water solubility and dissolution. The optimized microparticles exhibited higher solubility and dissolution rates compared to ezetimibe powder, and showed enhanced bioavailability in vivo, providing a new approach for enhancing the poorly water-soluble drug ezetimibe.
This study developed a novel electrospray-based fibrous microparticle for increased water solubility and enhanced oral bioavailability of a poorly water-soluble drug, ezetimibe. Ezetimibe-loaded fibrous microparticles were prepared by an electrospray technique using polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and Cremophor RH40 as carriers. Nine different formulations were prepared with varying ratios of the drug and carrier. These were then evaluated for water solubility and dissolution. The formation of ezetimibe-loaded fibrous microparticles was confirmed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), particle size measurement, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses. Pharmacokinetic evaluation of the optimized ezetimibe-loaded fibrous microparticles was conducted in rats and compared with that of the drug alone. All of the electrospray-based fibrous microparticles had significantly improved water solubility and dissolution compared to the drug. An optimized ezetimibe-loaded fibrous microparticle composed of ezetimibe/PVP/Cremophor RH40 at 1/5/0.1 (w/w) had 26.3- and 4.6-fold higher solubility and dissolution, respectively, than ezetimibe powder. Solid state characterization showed that ezetimibe exists in the amorphous state within the fibrous microparticles and exhibits smaller particles (less than 20 mu m) as compared to the ezetimibe powder. For electrospray-based fibrous microparticles, the in vivo pharmacokinetic parameters AUC and Cmax were 2.1- and 2.6-fold higher, respectively, than those of the ezetimibe powder. The results of this study showed that electrospray-based fibrous microparticles could improve water solubility and bioavailability, which provides a novel approach for the poorly water-soluble ezetimibe.
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