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ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2022

Screening of Adapalene Microsponges Fabrication Parameters with Insight on the In vitro Biological Effectiveness.

Rania M Yehia, Dalia A Attia, Mohamed M Elmazar, Mohamed A El-Nabarawi, Mahmoud H Teaima

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Rania M YehiaDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt (BUE), Cairo, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-3939-3644
Dalia A AttiaDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt (BUE), Cairo, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-6352-582X
Mohamed M ElmazarDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt (BUE), Cairo, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-5076-9817
Mohamed A El-NabarawiDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mahmoud H TeaimaDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-7565-301X

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Abstract

Purpose: The objective of the present study was to scrutinize the microsponges (MS) as a carrier system using Adapalene (ADA) as a model drug. Methods: Data modelling was implemented using Plackett-Burman design to identify the main variables affecting the formulation of ADA-MS. The adopted method of preparation for MS was quasi-emulsion solvent diffusion method. The nominated independent variables were volume of organic phase, sonication time, stirring speed, drug percent, polymer type, emulsifier concentration, and method of organic phase addition. As for the dependent variables, they included entrapment efficiency (E.E.%), production yield (P.Y.%), particle size (P.S.) and morphology. Furthermore, selected ADA loaded microsponges (ADA-MS) were in vitro assayed for their biological activities via cytotoxicity, UVA irradiation and cell viability, and antimicrobial activity. Results: The study indicated that the drug percent, polymer type and surfactant concentration have the key significant effect on E.E.% and P.Y.%, while, the drug percent, stirring speed and volume of organic phase have had a significant effect on P.S. and their morphology. Furthermore, ADA-MS had a momentous cytotoxic effect on A431 and M10 cell-lines with exceptional enrichment when the polymer Eudragit RS100 was used. Also, the ADA-MS increased the cell viability after UVA irradiation on HFB-4 cell-line by 14% to 43%, especially when using Ethyl Cellulose as a polymer. Lastly, the antimicrobial activity of ADA against Conclusion: The Plackett-Burman design proved its impact in discerning preparation variables affecting the quality of ADA-MS formulation, with heightening of the in vitro biological activities of ADA. Thus, MS was presumed to be an auspicious carrier system for ADA.

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Anti-Infective AgentsDrug Delivery SystemsAdapaleneEmulsionsExcipientsPolymersAdapaleneAnti-Infective AgentsEmulsionsExcipientsPolymersantibacterialanticancerPlackett-BurmanUVA irradiation

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PMID36388080
PMCPMC9644220

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