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ArticleDrug delivery and translational research2025

In Vitro and in vivo characterization of nasal pH-Responsive in-situ hydrogel of Candesartan-loaded invasomes as a potential stroke treatment.

Shaimaa El-Housiny, Amr Gamal Fouad, Rana El-Bakry, Randa Mohammed Zaki, Obaid Afzal, Fatma I Abo El-Ela, Maha M Ghalwash

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Shaimaa El-HousinyDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Drug Manufacturing, Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern University for Technology and Information (MTI), Cairo, Egypt.
Amr Gamal FouadDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt. Amr_g@pharm.bsu.edu.eg.ORCID 0000-0002-0082-4160
Rana El-BakryDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, EL Saleheya EL Gadida University, EL Saleheya El Gadida, Sharkia, Egypt.
Randa Mohammed ZakiDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 173, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Obaid AfzalDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 173, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Fatma I Abo El-ElaDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
Maha M GhalwashDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Drug Manufacturing, Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern University for Technology and Information, Cairo, Egypt.

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Candesartan (CDN) is a useful anti-stroke medication because it lowers blood pressure, inflammation, oxidative stress, angiogenesis and apoptosis. However, CDN has limited efficacy due to its low solubility and poor bioavailability. This study set out to develop nasal pH-responsive in situ hydrogel of CDN-loaded invasomes a (PRHCLI) for enhancing CDN's release, penetration, bioavailability, and effectiveness as a possible treatment for stroke. Based on the results of the pre-formulation investigation, the optimum CLI formulation for intravasomal delivery of CDN was determined to be 3% of phospholipid, 0.16% of cholesterol, 3% of ethanol, and 1% of cineole. The optimum formulation significantly enhanced CDN permeation and release by 2.06-fold and 59.06%, respectively. The CLI formulation was added to a mixture of chitosan (0.67%w/v) and glyceryl monooleate (0.27%v/v) to develop PRHCLI. The PRHCLI formulation enhanced the release and permeation of CDN relative to free CDN by 2.15 and 2.76 folds, respectively. An experimental rat stroke model was utilized for in vivo studies to evaluate the bioavailability, effectiveness, and toxicity of the PRHCLI formulation. The nasal PRHCLI drops increased the CDN's bioavailability by 3.20-fold compared to oral free CDN. Increased grip strength and decreased flexion, spontaneous motor activity, and Morris Water Maze scores in comparison to oral free CDN showed that nasal PRHCLI drops have better anti-stroke activity. The toxicity evaluation revealed the safety of nasal PRHCLI. Hence, nasal PRHCLI drops may represent a promising avenue as a stroke therapy.

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BenzimidazolesHydrogelsStrokeTetrazolesAdministration, IntranasalAnimalsBiological AvailabilityBiphenyl CompoundsDrug LiberationHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMaleNasal MucosaRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyBenzimidazolesBiphenyl CompoundscandesartanHydrogelsTetrazolesBioavailabilityCandesartanChitosanIn-situInvasomesStroke

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