Heikal Eman J, Kaoud Rashad M, Gad Shadeed, Mokhtar Hatem I, Aldahish Afaf A, Alzlaiq Wafa Ali, Zaitone Sawsan A, Moustafa Yasser M, Hammady Taha M
Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt.
Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Mashreq, Baghdad 10001, Iraq.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2023 May 27;16(6):795. doi: 10.3390/ph16060795.
This study aimed to formulate a pharmaceutical dosage form containing omeprazole (OMP) and curcumin (CURC) to treat experimental peptic ulcers. OMP and CURC were preliminarily complexed with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin for enhancing their solubilization. After that, the combined complex (CURC/OMP) was loaded to alginate beads to sustain their release and then coated with chitosan. Finally, we tested the anti-ulcerogenic impact of the best formula versus free OMP or OMP-only-loaded beads. The formulated spherical beads' diameter ranged from a minimum value of 1.5 ± 0.08 mm to 2.6 ± 0.24 mm; the swelling results ranged from 400.00 ± 8.5% to 800.00 ± 6.2%. The entrapment efficiency was in a range from 60.85 ± 1.01% to 87.44 ± 1.88%. The optimized formula (F8) showed a maximum EE% (87.44 ± 1.88%), swelling (800.00 ± 6.2%), and diameter in the range of 2.60 ± 0.24, with a desirability of 0.941. In the first hour following the administration of the free drug complex, 95% of OMP and 98% of CURC were released. This is unacceptable for medications that require a delayed release in the stomach. The initial drug release from hydrogel beads was 23.19% for CURC and 17.19% for OMP after 2 h and 73.09% for CURC and 58.26% for OMP after 12 h; however, after 24 h, 87.81% of CURC and 81.67% of OMP had been released. The OMP/CURC beads showed a more stable particle size (0.52 ± 0.01 mm) after 6 weeks. In conclusion, the OMP/CURC hydrogel beads give stronger anti-ulcer effectiveness compared to free OMP, CURC-only beads, and OMP-only-loaded beads, indicating a prospective application for managing peptic ulcers.
本研究旨在制备一种含奥美拉唑(OMP)和姜黄素(CURC)的药物剂型,用于治疗实验性消化性溃疡。OMP和CURC预先与羟丙基-β-环糊精络合以提高其溶解度。之后,将复合络合物(CURC/OMP)载入海藻酸钠珠粒以实现其缓释,然后用壳聚糖包衣。最后,我们测试了最佳配方与游离OMP或仅载有OMP的珠粒相比的抗溃疡效果。所制备的球形珠粒直径范围为最小值1.5±0.08毫米至2.6±0.24毫米;溶胀结果范围为400.00±8.5%至800.00±6.2%。包封率范围为60.85±1.01%至87.44±1.88%。优化配方(F8)显示出最大的包封率(87.44±1.88%)、溶胀率(800.00±6.2%),直径在2.60±0.24范围内,可取性为0.941。在给予游离药物复合物后的第一小时,95%的OMP和98%的CURC被释放。对于需要在胃中延迟释放的药物来说,这是不可接受的。水凝胶珠粒在2小时后CURC的初始药物释放率为23.19%,OMP为17.19%;12小时后CURC为73.09%,OMP为58.26%;然而,24小时后,87.81%的CURC和81.67%的OMP已被释放。6周后,OMP/CURC珠粒显示出更稳定的粒径(0.52±0.01毫米)。总之,与游离OMP、仅含CURC的珠粒和仅载有OMP的珠粒相比,OMP/CURC水凝胶珠粒具有更强的抗溃疡效果,表明其在治疗消化性溃疡方面具有潜在应用前景。