期刊
JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL INVESTIGATION
卷 51, 期 1, 页码 75-84出版社
SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1007/s40005-020-00496-7
关键词
Curcumin polymorphs; HPMC films; Transdermal drug delivery; Human melanoma; Drug release; Drug permeation
资金
- Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India [EMR/2016/000299]
- IIT Gandhinagar
- PERD Center, Ahmedabad
Orthorhombic curcumin polymorphs, especially Form 2 and Form 3, showed better performance in transdermal drug delivery, with higher cell inhibition and radical scavenging activity. Form 3 exhibited superior water uptake, release, and permeation properties compared to the other two forms.
Purpose Curcumin exists in three polymorphic forms: one monoclinic form and two orthorhombic forms. This work aims to investigate the efficacy of curcumin polymorphs in transdermal drug delivery by formulating curcumin polymorphs and their incorporation in polymeric films. Methods Monoclinic form, Form 1, was precipitated by liquid antisolvent technique from acetone solutions, whereas orthorhombic form, Form 2, was obtained by vacuum evaporation of solutions of curcumin in a mixed solvent of chloroform and hexane (60:40%v/v). The other orthorhombic form, Form 3, was precipitated from dimethylsulfoxide solutions. All three curcumin polymorphs were incorporated into polymeric films made of low molecular weight hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC E5LV) along with different plasticizers, and permeation enhancers. Radical scavenging activity and cytotoxicity of curcumin polymorphs on human melanoma cell lines were evaluated. Water uptake, in-vitro release, and in-vitro permeation studies on HPMC films loaded with curcumin polymorph were carried out. Results Cytotoxicity studies on human melanoma cells (SK-MEL-28) showed that Form 2 results in the highest cell inhibition. Among all three curcumin polymorphs, the free radical scavenging activity of Form 3 was found to be the highest. HPMC films loaded with Form 3 exhibited higher water uptake and higher curcumin release profiles at pH of 5.5 (95.3% in 20 h) and pH 7.4 (79.8% in 20 h) as well as the highest in-vitro permeation compared to the other two curcumin forms. Conclusion Overall, orthorhombic curcumin polymorphs (i.e., Form 2 and Form 3) showed a higher propensity for transdermal drug delivery as compared to the monoclinic curcumin (Form 1).
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