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Characterizing release mechanisms of leuprolide acetate-loaded PLGA microspheres for IVIVC development I: In vitro evaluation

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JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE
卷 244, 期 -, 页码 302-313

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.08.023

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PLGA; Leuprolide; Microspheres; Release mechanisms; IVIVC

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  1. Office of Research and Standards, Office of Generic Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation Research (CDER) at the FDA [1U01FD005014]

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Release testing of parental controlled release microspheres is an essential step in controlling quality and predicting the duration of efficacy. In the first of a two-part study, we examined the effect of various incubation media on release from leuprolide-loaded PLGA microspheres to understand the influence of external pH, plasticization, and buffer type on mechanism of accelerated release. PLGA 50/50 microspheres encapsulating similar to 5% w/w leuprolide were prepared by the double emulsion-solvent evaporation method with or without gelatin or by the self-healing encapsulation method. The microspheres were incubated at 37 degrees C up to 56 days in various media: pH 5.5, 6.5, and 7.4 phosphate buffered-saline (PBS) containing 0.02% Tween 80; pH 7.4 PBS containing 1.0% triethyl citrate (PBStc); and pH 7.4 HEPES buffered-saline containing 0.02% Tween 80 (all media contained 0.02% sodium azide). The recovered release media and microspheres were examined for released drug, polymer molecular weight (Mw), water uptake, mass loss, and BODIPY (green-fluorescent dye) diffusion coefficient in PLGA. After the initial burst release, release of leuprolide from acid-capped PLGA microspheres appeared to be controlled initially by erosion and then by a second mechanism after day 21, which likely consists of a combination of peptide desorption and/or water-mediated breakage of pore connections. PBStc and acidic buffers accelerated degradation of PLGA and pore-network development and increased BODIPY diffusion coefficient, resulting in faster release. Release of leuprolide from the end-capped PLGA showed similar trends as found with acid capped PLGA but with a longer lag time before release. These data provide a baseline mechanistic signature of in vitro release of leuprolide for future comparison with corresponding in vivo performance, and in turn could lead to future development of rational in vitro-in vivo correlations. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier B.V.

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