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FITOTERAPIA
卷 129, 期 -, 页码 85-93出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2018.06.018
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Baicalein; Cocrystals; Bioavailability
Baicalein (BE) is a flavonoid compound derived from the roots of Scutellaria baicalensis. It has widely been used as anti-oxidant, anti-virus, anti-bacteria, anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic therapies. Due to its poor water solubility (16.82 mu g/ml), the therapeutic effectiveness and oral bioavailability of Baicalein are highly limited. The purpose of this study was to investigate the possibility of baicalein-theophylline (BE-TH) cocrystals to achieve the simultaneous enhancement in dissolution and oral bioavailability of BE. The cocrystal had the new characteristic of scanning electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry thermograms and X-ray powder diffraction. Compared with coarse powder of BE, BE-TH cocrystals had significantly improved the solubility of BE. The dissolution test showed that the BE-TH cocrystals demonstrated 2.2-fold and 7.1-fold higher rate of dissolution than that of BE coarse powder in HCl (pH = 1.2) and phosphate buffer (PBS, pH = 6.8), respectively. Moreover, the cocrystals exhibited a 5.86-fold higher area under the curve in rats after the oral administration. This investigation enriched the present understanding of cocrystals on their behavior in vitro and in vivo, and built the groundwork for future development of BE as a promising compound into efficacious drug products.
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