Abstract
Purpose
To formulate multiparticulate controlled-release alginate-gelatin (AL-GL) beads in order to modify gliclazide (GLZ) release rate.
Methods
AL-GL beads were prepared using different glutaraldehyde concentrations and dried using either air or freeze-drying method. For comparison, calcium alginate beads (AL-beads) were prepared at different temperatures. Drug incorporation efficiency, beads swelling%, drug release rate, and kinetics in gradient conditions (USP Apparatus-4) were studied. Selected AL-GL beads, as a test formulation (T), were in-vivo compared with Diamicron® 80 mg conventional tablet (R).
Results
AL-beads curing temperature was inversely proportional to GLZ incorporation efficiency and directly proportional to beads swelling%. GLZ release from AL-beads was slow in 0.1 N HCl and very fast in pH 7.4. In case of AL-GL beads, GLZ incorporation efficiency and swelling% were inversely proportional to glutaraldehyde concentration. AL-GL beads showed zero-order release of GLZ for up to 11 h. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of the freeze-dried beads showed a highly porous surface. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Fourier transform infra-red (FT-IR) studies indicated an interaction between alginate and gelatin due to crosslinking, while FT-IR indicated the absence of chemical interaction with GLZ. The relative bioavailability (T/R) was 97.57, 138.34, and 143.53%, for Cmax, AUC0–72, and AUC0–∞, respectively. Tmax of T was significantly higher than R.
Conclusion
AL-GL beads could represent promising delivery systems for modulating GLZ release rate and minimizing the variation in its absorption.
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Abbreviations
- GLZ:
-
Gliclazide
- AL-GL:
-
Alginate-gelatin
- AL-High:
-
Alginic acid sodium salt-high viscosity
- AL-Med:
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Alginic acid sodium salt-medium viscosity
- AL-low:
-
Alginic acid sodium salt-low viscosity
- GA:
-
Glutaraldehyde
- SEM:
-
Scanning electron microscope
- DSC:
-
Differential scanning calorimetry
- FT-IR:
-
Fourier transform infrared
- ANOVA:
-
Analysis of variance
- LLOQ:
-
Lower limit of quantification
- HLOQ:
-
Higher limit of quantification
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Supplementary file1 ESM_1: HPLC/UV chromatograms of GLZ in rat plasma; lower limit of quantification (LLOQ, 0.1 µg/ml) and higher limit of quantification (HLOQ, 10 µg/ml). (PNG 102 KB)
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Supplementary file2 ESM_2: Photographs of dried AL-beads; Viscosity grades: High (A), Medium (B) and Low (C). (JPG 385 KB)
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Supplementary file4 ESM_4: DSC thermograms of pure GLZ, AL, GL, different blank AL-GL beads and GLZ loaded AL-GL beads. (JPG 1592 KB)
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Supplementary file5 ESM_5: FT-IR spectra of pure GLZ, AL, GL, different blank AL-GL beads and GLZ loaded AL-GL beads. (JPG 2594 KB)
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Elsayed, E.W., El-Ashmawy, A.A., Mahmoud, K.M. et al. Modulating Gliclazide Release and Bioavailability Utilizing Multiparticulate Drug Delivery Systems. J Pharm Innov 17, 674–689 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12247-021-09542-9
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