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ArticlePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Central Composite Design Implemented Azilsartan Medoxomil Loaded Nanoemulsion to Improve Its Aqueous Solubility and Intestinal Permeability: In Vitro and Ex Vivo Evaluation.

Girish Kumar, Tarun Virmani, Kamla Pathak, Omkulthom Al Kamaly, Asmaa Saleh

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Girish KumarSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MVN University, Haryana 121105, India.ORCID 0000-0002-2917-3277
Tarun VirmaniSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MVN University, Haryana 121105, India.ORCID 0000-0002-1615-5213
Kamla PathakFaculty of Pharmacy, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Etawah 206001, India.ORCID 0000-0001-9074-9792
Omkulthom Al KamalyDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4706-4311
Asmaa SalehDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.

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Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University PNURSP2022R141
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present research attempted to design and develop a nanoemulsion formulation of azilsartan medoxomil to improve its aqueous solubility and intestinal permeability. Based on the solubility profile, ethyl oleate, tween 80, and Transcutol P were selected as the oil phase, surfactant, and co-surfactant, respectively. Central composite design (CCD) suggested an optimized azilsartan medoxomil- nanoemulsion formulation (optimized AZL-NE formulation) with 1.25% oil, 15.73% Smix, and 90 s ultrasonication time; it was found to have the droplet size, percentage transmittance, and % cumulative drug release (%CDR) of 71.5 nm, 93.46 ± 1.13%, and 90.14 ± 0.94%, respectively. Furthermore, it exhibited a 0.141 polydispersity index, 34.05 mV zeta potential, a 1.413 ± 0.03 refractive index, 6.68 ± 0.22 pH, 28.17 ± 0.52 cps viscosity, and a 96.98 ± 0.94% percentage drug content. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) assessed the nano-sized spherical shape, and a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) assessed the solubilization of the drug in the optimized formulation. The %CDR was 1.71 times higher and the % cumulative drug permeation was 2.1 times higher for the optimized AZL-NE formulation than for the drug suspension through an intestinal segment of a rat, which was also supported by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) studies. Thus, the nanoemulsion formulation of azilsartan medoxomil ensured the enhancement of the drug availability in the body.

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aqueous solubilityazilsartan medoxomilbioavailabilitycentral composite designnanoemulsionoptimization

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PMCPMC9693424

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