Formulation of Lipid-Based Tableted Spray-Congealed Microparticles for Sustained Release of Vildagliptin
Spray-congealing (SPC) technology was utilized to prepare lipid-based microparticles (MP) capable of sustaining the release of Vildagliptin (VG) for use as a once-daily treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus. VG microparticles were prepared using Compritol®and Gelucire®50/13 as lipid carriers in the presence of various amounts of Carbomer 934 NF. The lipid carriers were heated to 10 °C above their melting points, and VG was dispersed in the lipid melt and sprayed through the heated two-fluid nozzle of the spray congealer to prepare the VG-loaded MP (VGMP). The microparticles produced were then compressed into tablets and characterized for their morphological and physicochemical characteristics, content analysis, in vitro dissolution, and in vivo bioavailability studies in mixed-breed dogs.
The VGMP were spherical with a yield of 76% of the total amount. VG was found to be in its semicrystalline form, with a drug content of 11.11% per tablet and a percentage drug recovery reaching 98.8%. The in vitro dissolution studies showed that VG was released from the tableted particles in a sustained-release fashion for up to 24 h compared with the immediate-release marketed tablets from which VG was completely released within 30 min. The in vivo pharmacokinetics studies reported a Cmax, Tmax, T1/2, and MRT of 118 ng/mL, 3.4 h, 5.27 h, and 9.8 h, respectively, for the SPC formulations, showing a significant difference (p < 0.05)) from the pk parameters of the immediate-release marketed drug (147 ng/mL, 1 h, 2.16 h, and 2.8 h, respectively). The area under the peak (AUC) of both the reference and tested formulations was comparable to indicate similar bioavailabilities. The in vitro–in vivo correlation (IVIVC) studies using multiple level C correlations showed a linear correlation between in vivo pharmacokinetics and dissolution parameters. In conclusion, SPC was successfully utilized to prepare a once-daily sustained-release VG oral drug delivery system.
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About this article: Al Zahabi, K.H.; Ben tkhayat, H.; Abu-Basha, E.; Sallam, A.S.; Younes, H.M. Formulation of Lipid-Based Tableted Spray-Congealed Microparticles for Sustained Release of Vildagliptin: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies. Pharmaceutics 2021, 13, 2158. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13122158
Materials
VG was purchased from Megafine, Mumbai, India. Gelucire®50/13 (mp 50 °C) and Compritol®888 ATO (mp 70–77 °C) were purchased from Gattefossé, Saint-Priest, France. Carbomer®934 NF was purchased from PCCA, Houston, TX, USA. Hydrochloric acid and sodium chloride were purchased from Merck, Darmstadt, Germany. Ammonium dihydrogen phosphate was supplied from BDH, Poole Dorset, England. Potassium orthophosphate, ammonium formate, and formic acid were purchased from Merck, Germany.