Oral delivery of capsaicin using MPEG-PCL nanoparticles |
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Authors: | Wei Peng Xin-yi Jiang Yuan Zhu E Omari-Siaw Wen-wen Deng Jiang-nan Yu Xi-ming Xu Wei-ming Zhang |
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Affiliation: | 1.Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China;2.Nanjing Institute for Comprehensive Utilization of Wild Plants, Nanjing 210042, China |
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Abstract: | Aim:To prepare a biodegradable polymeric carrier for oral delivery of a water-insoluble drug capsaicin (CAP) and evaluate its quality.Methods:CAP-loaded methoxy poly (ethylene glycol)-poly(ε-caprolactone) nanoparticles (CAP/NPs) were prepared using a modified emulsification solvent diffusion technique. The quality of CAP/NPs were evaluated using transmission electron microscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry and Fourier transform infrared techniques. A dialysis method was used to analyze the in vitro release profile of CAP from the CAP/NPs. Adult male rats were orally administered CAP/NPs (35 mg/kg), and the plasma concentrations of CAP were measured with a validated HPLC method. The morphology of rat gastric mucosa was studied with HE staining.Results:CAP/NPs had an average diameter of 82.54±0.51 nm, high drug-loading capacity of 14.0%±0.13% and high stability. CAP/NPs showed a biphasic release profile in vitro: the burst release was less than 25% of the loaded drug within 12 h followed by a more sustained release for 60 h. The pharmacokinetics study showed that the mean maximum plasma concentration was observed 4 h after oral administered of CAP/NPs, and approximately 90 ng/mL of CAP was detected in serum after 36 h. The area under the curve for the CAP/NPs group was approximately 6-fold higher than that for raw CAP suspension. Histological studies showed that CAP/NPs markedly reduced CAP-caused gastric mucosa irritation.Conclusion:CAP/NPs significantly enhance the bioavailability of CAP and markedly reduce gastric mucosa irritation in rats. |
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Keywords: | MPEG-PCL nanoparticles capsaicin pharmacokinetics gastric mucosa irritation |
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