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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-4-8
pubmed:abstractText
The objective of this study was to prepare solid lipid microparticles (SLMs) loaded with the polar adenosine A1 receptor agonist N6-cyclopentyladenosine (CPA). The microparticles were produced by the conventional hot emulsion technique, using different lipidic carriers (tristearin, glyceryl behenate and stearic acid) and hydrogenated phosphatidylcholine as the surfactant. The controlled release of CPA was achieved only with stearic acid microparticles. This phenomenon has been attributed to direct acid-base interactions between the basic nitrogen atoms of CPA and stearic acid. These SLMs were characterized by release studies, scanning electron microscopy and powder X-ray diffraction analyses. The obtained particles showed proper features in terms of morphology and size distribution (3.2-10.3microm), with a drug loading of 0.15+/-0.04%. The influence of the SLMs carrier system on CPA stability was investigated in vitro using human whole blood. The degradation kinetic of microparticle-entrapped CPA was significantly lower from that measured for the free CPA. The overall results indicate that it was possible to achieve the encapsulation and controlled release of a polar drug, such as CPA, within a lipid matrix without resorting to the complex methods generally used for the preparation of these systems.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0378-5173
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
355
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
81-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Solid lipid microparticles for the stability enhancement of the polar drug N6-cyclopentyladenosine.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, via Fossato di Mortara 19, 44100 Ferrara, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't