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ArticleActa pharmaceutica Sinica. B2014

Combined use of phospholipid complexes and self-emulsifying microemulsions for improving the oral absorption of a BCS class IV compound, baicalin.

Huiyi Wu, Xiaoying Long, Fei Yuan, Li Chen, Sujing Pan, Yunjun Liu, Yoshiko Stowell, Xiaoling Li

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Article in Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 102 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Huiyi WuSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Xiaoying LongSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Fei YuanSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Li ChenSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Sujing PanSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Yunjun LiuSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Yoshiko StowellDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Thomas J Long School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, University of the Pacific, CA 95211, USA.
Xiaoling LiDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Thomas J Long School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, University of the Pacific, CA 95211, USA.
Guangdong Pharmaceutical University · CNUniversity of the Pacific · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to develop a formulation to improve the oral absorption of baicalin (BA) by combining a phospholipid complex (PC) and self-emulsifying microemulsion drug delivery system (SMEDDS), termed BA-PC-SMEDDS. BA-PC was prepared by a solvent evaporation method and evaluated by complexation percentage (CP). The physicochemical properties of BA-PC were determined. The synergistic effect of PC and SMEDDS on permeation of BA was studied in vitro with Caco-2 cells and in situ with a single pass intestinal perfusion model. The improved bioavailability of BA in BA-PC-SMEDDS was confirmed in an in vivo rat model. The CP of BA-PC reached 100% when the molar ratio of drug to phospholipid (PP) was ≥1:1. The solubility of BA-PC increased in both water and octanol, and the log P o/w of BA-PC was increased significantly. BA-PC-SMEDDS could be dispersed more evenly in water, compared to BA and BA-PC. Both the Caco-2 cell uptake and single-pass intestinal perfusion models illustrated that transport of BA in BA-PC was lower than that of free BA, while improved significantly in BA-PC-SMEDDS. The relative bioavailability of BA-PC(1:2)-SMEDDS was 220.37%. The combination system of PC and SMEDDS had a synergistic effect on improving the oral absorption of BA.

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BaicalinBioavailabilityCaco-2 cellPhospholipid complexSingle-pass intestinal perfusionSMEDDS

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PMID26579386
PMCPMC4629064
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