Mechanisms of Drug Solubility Enhancement Induced by β-Lactoglobulin-Based Amorphous Solid Dispersions
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Protein-based amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) have emerged as a promising approach for enhancing solubility in comparison to crystalline drugs. The dissolution behavior of protein-based amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) was investigated in various pH media. ASDs of four poorly soluble model drugs with acidic (furosemide and indomethacin), basic (carvedilol), and neutral (celecoxib) properties were prepared by spray drying at 30 wt % drug loading with the protein β-lactoglobulin (BLG). The effect of spray-dried BLG (SD-BLG) solubility and protein binding ability with dissolved drugs in solution were investigated to retrieve the mechanisms governing the improvement of drug solubility from the BLG-based ASDs. Powder dissolution results showed that all ASDs obtained a higher maximum concentration (Cmax) compared to the respective pure crystalline drugs. It was found that the solubility increase of the drugs from the ASDs was to a large extent dependent on the solubility of the pure SD-BLG at the investigated pH values (low solubility at pH near the isoelectric point (pI) of BLG). Furthermore, drug-protein interactions in a solution were observed, in particular at pH values where the drugs were neutral. These drug-protein interactions also resulted, to some extent, in the stabilization of the drug in supersaturation.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Molecular Pharmaceutics |
Vol/bind | 20 |
Udgave nummer | 10 |
Sider (fra-til) | 5206–5213 |
ISSN | 1543-8384 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2023 |
Bibliografisk note
Funding Information:
The China Scholarship Council (CSC, No. 201908210313) is acknowledged for financial support for X.Z. VILLUM FONDEN by the Villum Young Investigator Grant “Protein Superstructure as Smart Biomaterials (ProSmart)” 2018–2023 (Project Number: 19175) and Novo Nordisk Foundation (Project NNF 0065260) are acknowledged for supporting the project. Arla Foods Ingredients Group P/S is thanked for providing the samples of Lacprodan BLG Pharma Grade.
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