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  • Title: Organ distribution of 5-fluorouracil loaded gelatine microspheres in mice.
    Author: Hao X, Cheng G, Zou M, Sun J, Cui F.
    Journal: Pharmazie; 2004 Sep; 59(9):709-12. PubMed ID: 15497754.
    Abstract:
    The aim of this study was to investigate the organ distribution characteristics of 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) loaded crosslinked gelatine microspheres (5-Fu-MS) after intravenous (i.v.) injection compared to 5-Fu solution in mice, and to evaluate the targetability of 5-Fu-MS. The concentrations of 5-Fu in mice plasma, heart, liver, lung, kidney, spleen and brain were determined by HPLC. The parameters drug targeting index C(e), time-averaged relative drug exposure values r(e), drug targeting efficiency t(e), and drug distributed to target-tissue (%) were used to evaluate the targetability of the 5-Fu-MS delivery system. The results showed that the concentration of 5-Fu in the lung was significantly higher than after application of 5-Fu solution, and that the maximum concentration of 5-Fu, 72.8 microg x g organ(-1), was reached in the lung at 15 min after i.v. administration. As for 5-Fu-MS, r(e) was calculated to be 2.2, and t(e) was considerably higher than after application of 5-Fu in solution. Furthermore, the percentage of drug distributed to the lung was 2 times as high as after application in solution. Accordingly, 5-Fu-MS were capable of effectively delivering 5-Fu to the lung and possessed specific targetability towards the lung compared to 5-Fu solution.
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