Hydrogels of dextran containing nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as pendant agents |
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Authors: | Feeney Michelle Giannuzzo Maria Paolicelli Patrizia Casadei Maria Antonietta |
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Institution: | Dipartimento di Studi di Chimica e Tecnologia delle Sostanze Biologicamente Attive, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy. |
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Abstract: | The oral administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is often associated with upper gastrointestinal tract side effects. To reduce these effects and improve the therapeutic efficacy, NSAIDs are often formulated as controlled release systems. We have prepared a new formulation consisting of dextran hydrogels containing NSAIDs as pendant agents, through ultraviolet irradiation of solutions of dextran functionalized with methacrylic groups in the presence of the drug derivatized in the same way. Release studies of different drugs from this system, carried out in media simulating the gastrointestinal tract, have demonstrated that the amount of released drug is strictly related to the concentration of the polymer in the solution submitted to irradiation as well as to its derivatization degree. Our obtained data confirm that the system is able to realize a colon-specific drug delivery. |
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Keywords: | Colon Delivery Dextran Hydrogels Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Pendant Agents Photochemical Cross-Linking Reaction |
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