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ArticleDrug delivery and translational research2015

Lack of in vitro-in vivo correlation for a UC781-releasing vaginal ring in macaques.

Christopher McConville, James M Smith, Clare F McCoy, Priya Srinivasan, James Mitchell, Angela Holder, Ron A Otten, Salvatore Butera, Gustavo F Doncel, David R Friend and 1 more

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Article in Drug delivery and translational research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Christopher McConvilleSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University of Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK, C.Mcconville@wlv.ac.uk.
James M Smith
Clare F McCoy
Priya Srinivasan
James Mitchell
Angela Holder
Ron A Otten
Salvatore Butera
Gustavo F Doncel
David R Friend
R Karl Malcolm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · USQueen's University Belfast · GBContraception Research and Development · USEastern Virginia Medical School · USScripps Research Institute · USUniversity of Wolverhampton · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study describes the preclinical development of a matrix-type silicone elastomer vaginal ring device designed to provide controlled release of UC781, a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor. Testing of both human- and macaque-sized rings in a sink condition in vitro release model demonstrated continuous UC781 release in quantities considered sufficient to maintain vaginal fluid concentrations at levels 82-860-fold higher than the in vitro IC50 (2.0 to 10.4 nM) and therefore potentially protect against mucosal transmission of HIV. The 100-mg UC781 rings were well tolerated in pig-tailed macaques, did not induce local inflammation as determined by cytokine analysis and maintained median concentrations in vaginal fluids of UC781 in the range of 0.27 to 5.18 mM during the course of the 28-day study. Analysis of residual UC781 content in rings after completion of both the in vitro release and macaque pharmacokinetic studies revealed that 57 and 5 mg of UC781 was released, respectively. The pharmacokinetic analysis of a 100-mg UC781 vaginal ring in pig-tailed macaques showed poor in vivo-in vitro correlation, attributed to the very poor solubility of UC781 in vaginal fluid and resulting in a dissolution-controlled drug release mechanism rather than the expected diffusion-controlled mechanism.

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AnilidesContraceptive Devices, FemaleFuransReverse Transcriptase InhibitorsAnimalsCytokinesDrug LiberationFemaleMacacaSolubilityThioamidesVaginaAnilidesCytokinesFuransReverse Transcriptase InhibitorsThioamidesUC-781

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