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In-Vitro and In-Vivo Evaluation of Velpatasvir- Loaded Mesoporous Silica Scaffolds. A Prospective Carrier for Drug Bioavailability Enhancement

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العنوان: In-Vitro and In-Vivo Evaluation of Velpatasvir- Loaded Mesoporous Silica Scaffolds. A Prospective Carrier for Drug Bioavailability Enhancement
المؤلفون: Yasir Mehmood, Ikram Ullah Khan, Yasser Shahzad, Rizwan Ullah Khan, Muhammad Shahid Iqbal, Haseeb Ahmad Khan, Ikrima Khalid, Abid Mehmood Yousaf, Syed Haroon Khalid, Sajid Asghar, Muhammad Asif, Talib Hussain, Shefaat Ullah Shah
المصدر: Pharmaceutics, Vol 12, Iss 4, p 307 (2020)
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG, 2020.
سنة النشر: 2020
المجموعة: LCC:Pharmacy and materia medica
مصطلحات موضوعية: velpatasvir, solubility, bioavailability, mesoporous silica nanoparticles, Pharmacy and materia medica, RS1-441
الوصف: The limited aqueous solubility of many active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) is responsible for their poor performance and low drug levels in blood and at target sites. Various approaches have been adopted to tackle this issue. Most recently, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) have gained attention of pharmaceutical scientists for bio-imaging, bio-sensing, gene delivery, drug solubility enhancement, and controlled and targeted drug release. Here, we have successfully incorporated the poorly water soluble antiviral drug velpatasvir (VLP) in MSN. These spherical particles were 186 nm in diameter with polydispersity index of 0.244. Blank MSN have specific surface area and pore diameter of 602.5 ± 0.7 m2/g and 5.9 nm, respectively, which reduced after successful incorporation of drug. Drug was in amorphous form in synthesized VLP-loaded silica particles (VLP-MSN) with no significant interaction with carrier. Pure VLP showed poor dissolution with progressive increment in pH of dissolution media which could limit its availability in systemic circulation after oral administration. After VLP loading in silica carriers, drug released rapidly over a wide range of pH values, i.e., 1.2 to 6.8, thus indicating an improvement in the solubility profile of VLP. These particles were biocompatible, with an LD50 of 448 µg/mL, and in-vivo pharmacokinetic results demonstrated that VLP-MSN significantly enhanced the bioavailability as compared to pure drug. The above results clearly demonstrate satisfactory in-vitro performance, biocompatibility, non-toxicity and in-vivo bioavailability enhancement with VLP-MSN.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1999-4923
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/12/4/307; https://doaj.org/toc/1999-4923
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12040307
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/c63b3d59fbc040358fb3be6cc07ed96d
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.63b3d59fbc040358fb3be6cc07ed96d
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:19994923
DOI:10.3390/pharmaceutics12040307