Marcelino Henrique Rodrigues, Solgadi Audrey, Chéron Monique, do Egito Eryvaldo Socrates Tabosa, Ponchel Gilles
Graduate Program in Health Sciences (PPgCSa), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal/RN 59012-570, Brazil; Institut Galien Paris-Saclay, CNRS UMR 8612, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay 91190, France; College of Pharmacy, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador/BA 40170-115, Brazil (Recent affiliation).
SFR IPSIT (Paris-Saclay Institute of Therapeutic Innovation), University Paris-Saclay, Orsay 91190, France.
Int J Pharm. 2023 Nov 5;646:123444. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123444. Epub 2023 Sep 26.
Amphotericin B (AmB) is a potent polyenic antifungal agent with leishmanicidal activity. Due to its low solubility and permeability in the gastrointestinal tract, AmB is usually administered intravenously. In this context, various approaches have been used to try to improve these properties. Some of the systems developed have shown proven successful, but there is still a lack of knowledge about the pathways AmB takes after oral administration. Therefore, the aim of this work was not only to obtain aqueous dispersions containing AmB at different aggregation states, but also to entrap this molecule in nanocarriers, and evaluate the influence of these conditions on the jejunal permeability of AmB. To observe the aggregation states of AmB, physicochemical characterization of AmB-albumin complexes and AmB-loaded formulations was performed. Different degrees of AmB aggregation states were obtained. Thus, permeability tests were performed in the Ussing chamber and a decrease in AmB concentration in the donor compartment was observed. Electrophysiological measurements showed different responses depending on the AmB formulation. In conclusion, although control of the AmB aggregation state was observed by physicochemical characterization, this approach does not seem to have a sufficient effect on AmB permeability, but on its toxicity. For a complete understanding of AmB-loaded nanocarriers, other pathways, such as lymphatic absorption, should also be investigated.
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