Article ; Online: Binary Polymeric Surfactant Mixtures for the Development of Novel Loteprednol Etabonate Nanomicellar Eyedrops
Pharmaceuticals, Vol 16, Iss 864, p
2023 Volume 864
Abstract: The treatment of several ocular inflammatory conditions affecting different areas of the ocular globe involves the administration of topical ophthalmic formulations containing corticosteroids. This research was aimed at evaluating the solubilising ... ...
Abstract | The treatment of several ocular inflammatory conditions affecting different areas of the ocular globe involves the administration of topical ophthalmic formulations containing corticosteroids. This research was aimed at evaluating the solubilising efficacy of 5.0% w / w of different binary mixtures of commercial amphiphilic polymeric surfactants with the purpose of obtaining nanomicellar solutions containing a high amount of loteprednol etabonate (LE). The selected LE-TPGS/HS nanomicelles, containing 0.253 mg/mL of the drug, had a small size (=13.57 nm) and uniform distribution (Polydispersity Index = 0.271), appeared completely transparent and perfectly filterable through 0.2 μm membrane filter, and remained stable up to 30 days at 4 °C. The critical micellar concentration (CMC TPGS/HS ) was 0.0983 mM and the negative value of the interaction parameter between the polymeric-surfactant-building unit (β TPGS/HS = −0.1322) confirmed the ability of the polymeric surfactants to interact, favouring the dissolution of LE into nanomicelles. The disappearance of the endothermic peak of LE in the DSC analysis confirmed the interactions of LE with the polymeric surfactants. LE-TPGS/HS produced in vitro LE which sustained diffusion for 44 h (more than 40% of encapsulated LE). Furthermore, the lack of a significant cytotoxic effect on a sensitive corneal epithelial cell line makes it a candidate for further biological studies. |
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Keywords | loteprednol etabonate ; Kolliphor ® HS-15 ; D-alpha-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate ; TPGS ; ocular drug delivery ; mixed nanomicelles ; Medicine ; R ; Pharmacy and materia medica ; RS1-441 |
Subject code | 500 |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Document type | Article ; Online |
Database | BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection) |
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