Aldawsari Mohammed F, Moglad Ehssan H, Alotaibi Hadil Faris, Alkahtani Hamad M, Khafagy El-Sayed
Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Institute, National Center for Research, Khartoum 2404, Sudan.
Polymers (Basel). 2023 Nov 6;15(21):4336. doi: 10.3390/polym15214336.
This study aimed at formulating the antiglaucoma agent, Bimatoprost (BMT), into niosomal in situ gel (BMT-ISG) for ocular delivery. Niosomes containing cholesterol/span 60 entrapping BMT were fabricated using a thin-film hydration method. The fabricated niosomes were optimized and characterized for entrapment efficiency (%EE) and size. The optimized BMT-loaded niosomal formulation prepared at a cholesterol/span 60 ratio of 1:2 exhibited the highest entrapment (81.2 ± 1.2%) and a small particle size (167.3 ± 9.1 nm), and they were selected for incorporation into in situ gelling systems (BMT-ISGs) based on Pluronic F127/Pluronic F68. Finally, the in vivo efficiency of the BMT-ISG formulation, in terms of lowering the intraocular pressure (IOP) in normotensive male albino rabbits following ocular administration, was assessed and compared to that of BMT ophthalmic solution. All the formulated BMT-ISGs showed sol-gel transition temperatures ranging from 28.1 °C to 40.5 ± 1.6 °C. In addition, the BMT-ISG formulation sustained in vitro BMT release for up to 24 h. Interestingly, in vivo experiments depicted that topical ocular administration of optimized BMT-ISG formulation elicited a significant decline in IOP, with maximum mean decreases in IOP of 9.7 ± 0.6 mm Hg, compared to BMT aqueous solution (5.8 ± 0.6 mm Hg). Most importantly, no signs of irritation to the rabbit's eye were observed following topical ocular administration of the optimized BMT-ISG formulation. Collectively, our results suggested that niosomal in situ gels might be a feasible delivery vehicle for topical ocular administration of anti-glaucoma agents, particularly those with poor ocular bioavailability.
本研究旨在将抗青光眼药物比马前列素(BMT)制成眼用原位凝胶制剂(BMT-ISG)用于眼部给药。采用薄膜水化法制备了包载BMT的胆固醇/司盘60脂质体。对制备的脂质体进行优化,并对其包封率(%EE)和粒径进行表征。以胆固醇/司盘60比例为1:2制备的优化后的载BMT脂质体制剂表现出最高的包封率(81.2±1.2%)和较小的粒径(167.3±9.1nm),并被选用于基于泊洛沙姆F127/泊洛沙姆F68的原位凝胶系统(BMT-ISG)中。最后,评估了BMT-ISG制剂在正常血压雄性白化兔眼部给药后降低眼压(IOP)方面的体内疗效,并与BMT滴眼液进行比较。所有制备的BMT-ISG均显示出溶胶-凝胶转变温度范围为28.1℃至40.5±1.6℃。此外,BMT-ISG制剂在体外可持续释放BMT长达24小时。有趣的是,体内实验表明,与BMT水溶液(5.8±0.6mmHg)相比,局部眼部给药优化后的BMT-ISG制剂可使IOP显著下降,IOP平均最大降幅为9.7±0.6mmHg。最重要的是,局部眼部给药优化后的BMT-ISG制剂后,未观察到对兔眼有刺激迹象。总体而言,我们的结果表明,脂质体原位凝胶可能是局部眼部给药抗青光眼药物,特别是眼部生物利用度差的药物的一种可行给药载体。
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