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  • Title: 7-Ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin proliposomes with a novel preparation method: optimized formulation, characterization and in-vivo evaluation.
    Author: Wang S, Ye T, Yang B, Yi X, Yao H.
    Journal: Drug Dev Ind Pharm; 2013 Feb; 39(2):393-401. PubMed ID: 22583043.
    Abstract:
    CONTEXT: The proliposomes were used to solve the stability of the ordinary liposomes. OBJECTIVE: 7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin (SN-38) proliposomes for intravenous (i.v.) administration were prepared successfully by a new method. MATERIALS AND METHODS: SN-38 liposomes solution was reconstituting automatically from proliposomes on contact with the acetic acid buffer solution (0.2 M, pH 2.6). The formulation was optimized by the Box-Behnken design. The physicochemical characteristics of the SN-38 proliposomes were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The stability studies were also carried on. The FLU-HPLC system was served to study the concentration of SN-38 in the plasma of Sprague Dawley (SD) rats. RESULTS: The optimized formulation was SN-38: 0.03 g; Soybean phospholipid (SP): 0.6 g; dextrose: 3.00 g. The entrapment efficiency of the optimized formulation was >85% and the mean particle size was about 231 nm. The stability studies showed that SN-38 proliposomes were stable in dark at 20-25°C for 6 months at least. The pharmacokinetic parameters of i.v. administration demonstrated that the half-life of SN-38 loaded in the liposomes was prolonged in vivo. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The SN-38 proliposomes was prepared successful by the analysis of TEM, SEM, DSC and XRD, and SN-38 liposomes could be reconstituted on contact with the hydration medium. SN-38 liposomes circulated for a longer time in the blood circulating system than SN-38 solution, which contributed to maintaining the drug action.
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