Stabilized oral nanostructured lipid carriers of Adefovir Dipivoxil as a potential liver targeting: Estimation of liver function panel and uptake following intravenous injection of radioiodinated indicator
Adefovir dipivoxil (AD), a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor is effective against Hepatitis B virus. Its poor oral bioavailability leads to frequent administration causing severe adverse effects. Thereby the entrapment of AD within lipid nanoparticulate systems is a way of increasing AD oral bioavailability as a result of improving intestinal permeability with efficient liver-targeted delivery together with higher drug stability during storage.
Methods
AD-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers (AD-NLCs) were prepared via solvent emulsification diffusion technique adopting 24 full factorial design to study the effect of lipid percentage, presence of egg yolk lecithin, surfactant type and percentage on entrapment efficiency (E.E.%), particle size and percent in-vitro drug released after 8 h (Q8hrs).
Results
Formula (F12) showed E.E.% of 90.5 ± 0.2%, vesicle size of 240.2 ± 2.5 nm and Q8hrs of 58.55 ± 9.4% was selected as the optimum formula with desirability value of 0.757 based on highest EE%, lowest P.S. and Q8hrs. Further evaluation of the optimized formula using radioiodinated rose bengal (RIRB) in thioacetamide induced liver damage in Swiss Albino mice revealed a higher liver uptake of 22 ± 0.01% ID/g (percent injected dose/g organ) and liver uptake/Blood (T/B) ratio of 2.22 ± 0.067 post 2 h of I.V injection of RIRB compared to 9 ± 0.01% ID/g and 0.64 ± 0.017 in untreated group, respectively.
Conclusion
NLCs could be successfully used as oral drug delivery carriers of the antiviral drug Adefovir Dipivoxil to the liver with higher stability and oral bioavailability. Continue reading on Stabilized oral nanostructured lipid carriers of Adefovir Dipivoxil
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Keywords: Adefovir dipivoxil, Nanostructured lipid carrier, Thiocetamide induced liver damage, Radioiodinated rose bengal, Biodistribution study, Geleol, Gelucire 50/13, Precirol ATO-5 (glyceryl palmostearate), Gelucire 44/ 14, Compritol 888 (glyceryl behenate), Capryol-90, Capmul MCM, Labrasol, Labrafil M212, Labrafac lipophile, Cremophor RH 40 (Kolliphor RH 40), Pluronic F68 (Poloxamer 188)