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ArticlePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Fabrication of Nanocrystals for Enhanced Distribution of a Fatty Acid Synthase Inhibitor (Orlistat) as a Promising Method to Relieve Solid Ehrlich Carcinoma-Induced Hepatic Damage in Mice.

Jawaher Abdullah Alamoudi, Thanaa A El-Masry, Mohamed Nasr, Ismail T Ibrahim, Hanaa A Ibrahim, Hebatallah M Saad, Maysa M F El-Nagar, Samar Zuhair Alshawwa, Amal Alrashidi, Enas I El Zahaby

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Article in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. 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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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Jawaher Abdullah AlamoudiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1776-9249
Thanaa A El-MasryDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt.
Mohamed NasrDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamasa 35712, Egypt.
Ismail T IbrahimLabeled Compounds Department, Hot Laboratory Centre, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo 13759, Egypt.
Hanaa A IbrahimDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt.
Hebatallah M SaadDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Matrouh University, Cairo 51511, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-9555-7300
Maysa M F El-NagarDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-5807-1117
Samar Zuhair AlshawwaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9232-7956
Amal AlrashidiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7150-2153
Enas I El ZahabyDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamasa 35712, Egypt.
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University · SATanta University · EGDelta University for Science and Technology · EGEgypt Nanotechnology Center · EGHelwan University · EGUniversity of Anbar · IQ

Funding

Jawaher Abdullah Alamoudi PNURSP2023R340
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOrlistat (ORL) is an effective irreversible inhibitor of the lipase enzyme, and it possesses anticancer effects and limited aqueous solubility. This study was designed to improve the aqueous solubility, oral absorption, and tissue distribution of ORL via the formulation of nanocrystals (NCs).

methodsORL-NC was prepared using the liquid antisolvent precipitation method (bottom-up technology), and it demonstrated significantly improved solubility compared with that of the blank crystals (ORL-BCs) and untreated ORL powder. The biodistribution and relative bioavailability of ORL-NC were investigated via the radiolabeling technique using Technetium-99m (

resultsThe prepared NCs improved ORL's solubility, bioavailability, and tissue distribution, with evidence of 258.70% relative bioavailability. In the in vivo study, the ORL-NC treatment caused a reduction in all tested liver functions (total and direct bilirubin, AST, ALT, and ALP) and improved modifications in liver sections that were marked using hematoxylin and eosin staining (H&E) and immunohistochemical staining (Ki-67 and ER-α) compared with untreated SEC mice.

conclusionsThe developed ORL-NC could be considered a promising formulation approach to enhance the oral absorption tissue distribution of ORL and suppress the liver damage caused by SEC.

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bioavailabilitybiodistributionliver damagenanocrystalsorlistatradiolabelingsolid Ehrlich carcinoma

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