Acta Pharmaceutica, Vol. 70 No. 3, 2020.
Short communication, Note
https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2020-0032
Preparation, characterization, and in vivo pharmacokinetics of thermosensitive s nasal gel of donepezil hydrochloride
FUGEN GU
; Affiliated Hospital, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010050, China
HUIMIN FAN
; School of Pharmacy, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010110, China
ZHIXIN CONG
; School of Pharmacy, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010110, China
SHUANG LI
; School of Pharmacy, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010110, China
YI WANG
; Affiliated Hospital, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010050, China
CHUNZHI WU
; Affiliated Hospital, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010050, China
Abstract
Donepezil hydrochloride thermosensitive in situ gel for nasal delivery was prepared by using Poloxamer 407 and Poloxamer 188 as thermoreversible polymers, hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin and ethylparaben as permeation enhancer and preservative, respectively. The gelation temperature and time, pH value of the gel formulation were found to meet the requirements for nasal administration. The in vitro erosion and in vitro release tests exhibited obvious drug sustained release behavior. Additionally, main pharmacokinetic parameters such as tmax, cmax and AUC in plasma as well as in the brain were significantly different between the nasal gel formulation and intragastric drug solution in rats (p < 0.01). The relative bioavailability and drug targeting efficiency of the gel formulation was calculated to be 385.6 and 151.2 %, respectively. Thus, the drug gel formulation might be a potential new delivery system for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease due to its higher bioavailability and better distribution to the brain when compared to the oral route.
Keywords
donepezil hydrochloride; thermosensitive in situ gel; nasal delivery; bioavailability; brain targeting
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233123
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Publication date:
30.9.2020.
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