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ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine2015

Nanoemulsions as novel oral carriers of stiripentol: insights into the protective effect and absorption enhancement.

Rong Lu, Shan Liu, Qilin Wang, Xia Li

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Article in International journal of nanomedicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rong LuSchool of Ocean, Shandong University, Weihai, People's Republic of China.
Shan LiuSchool of Ocean, Shandong University, Weihai, People's Republic of China.
Qilin WangSchool of Ocean, Shandong University, Weihai, People's Republic of China.
Xia LiSchool of Ocean, Shandong University, Weihai, People's Republic of China ; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
Shandong University · CNOcean University of China · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral administration remains a significant challenge in regards to drugs with serious solubility and stability issues. This article aimed to investigate the suitability of nanoemulsions as oral carriers of stiripentol (STP), an acid-labile drug, for enhancement of stability and bioavailability. STP-loaded nanoemulsions (STP-NEs) were prepared by using a solvent-diffusion/ultrasonication technique. STP-NEs were characterized in a variety of ways such as by particle size, entrapment efficiency, in vitro drug release, and transmission electron microscopy. A bioavailability study was performed in rats after oral administration of either STP-NEs, or commercial formulation (Diacomit). The resultant nanoemulsions were 146.6 nm in particle size with an entrapment efficiency of 99.47%. It was demonstrated that nanoemulsions significantly improved the biochemical stability and bioavailability of STP. The bioavailability of STP-NEs was up to 206.2% relative to Diacomit. Nanoemulsions fabricated from poly(ethylene glycol) monooleate/medium-chain triglycerides exhibited excellent performance in drug stabilization and absorption enhancement. The results suggest that STP-NEs are a promising means to solve the problems associated with stability and solubility of STP.

Indexed as

DioxolanesDrug CarriersEmulsionsAdministration, OralAnimalsBiological AvailabilityDrug StabilityNanoparticlesRatsDioxolanesDrug CarriersEmulsionsstiripentolbioavailabilityintestinal permeabilitynanoemulsionsstabilitystiripentol

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PMID26261418
PMCPMC4527565
OpenAlexW1947159941

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