Irinotecan-encapsulated double-reverse thermosensitive nanocarrier system for rectal administration

Drug Delivery

Sae Kwang Ku¹  Han-Gon Choi²  Dong Wuk Kim²  Dong Shik Kim²  Fakhar ud Din³  Omer Mustapha⁴  Kyung Taek Oh⁵  Ju Yeon Choi⁶  Chul Soon Yong⁶  Jong Oh Kim⁶  Raj Kumar Thapa⁶  Yu Seok Youn⁷ 

[1] College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Gyongsan, South Korea;College of Pharmacy & Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan, South Korea;College of Pharmacy & Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan, South Korea;Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan;College of Pharmacy & Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan, South Korea;International Center of Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan;College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Kore;College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyongsan, South Korea;School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea, an;

关键词: Irinotecan;    double reverse thermosensitive nanocarrier;    rectal administration;    burst effect;    toxicity;    anti-tumor efficacy;   

DOI  :  10.1080/10717544.2016.1272651

来源: Taylor & Francis

【 摘 要 】

Intravenously administered for the treatment of rectum cancer, irinotecan produces severe side effects due to very high plasma concentrations. A novel irinotecan-encapsulated double reverse thermosensitive nanocarrier system (DRTN) for rectal administration was developed as an alternative. The DRTN was fabricated by dispersing the thermosensitive irinotecan-encapsulated solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) in the thermosensitive poloxamer solution. Its gel properties, pharmacokinetics, morphology, anticancer activity and immunohistopathology were assessed after its rectal administration to rats and tumor-bearing mice. In the DRTN, the solid form of the SLN and the liquid form of the poloxamer solution persisted at 25 °C; the former melted to liquid, and the latter altered to gel at 36.5 °C. The DRTN was easily administered to the anus, gelling rapidly and strongly after rectal administration. Compared to the conventional hydrogel and intravenously administered solution, it retarded dissolution and initial plasma concentration. The DRTN gave sustained release and nearly constant plasma concentrations of irinotecan at 1–3 h in rats, resulting in improved anticancer activity. It induced no damage to the rat rectum and no body weight loss in tumor-bearing mice. Thus, this irinotecan-encapsulated DRTN associated with a reduced burst effect, lack of toxicity and excellent antitumor efficacy would be strongly recommended as a rectal pharmaceutical product alternative to commercial intravenous injection in the treatment of rectum and colon cancer.

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