Publication
Title
Development and characterization of a solid dispersion film for the vaginal application of the anti-HIV microbicide UAMC01398
Author
Abstract
The purpose of this work was to design and evaluate a vaginal film delivery system for UAMC01398, a novel non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor currently under investigation for use as an anti-HIV microbicide. UAMC01398 (1 mg) films consisting of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) and polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG400) in different ratios were prepared by solvent evaporation. Based on its flexibility, softness and translucent appearance, the 30% PEG400 and 70% HPMC containing film was selected for further assessment. The vaginal film formulation was fast-dissolving (<10 min in 1 mL of vaginal fluid simulant), stable up to at least one month and safe toward epithelial cells and lactobacilli. Furthermore, formulating UAMC01398 into the film dosage form did not influence its antiviral activity. Powder X-ray diffraction revealed the amorphous nature of the UAMC01398 film, resulting in enhanced compound permeation across the epithelial HEC-1A cell layer, presumably owing to the induction of supersaturation. The in vivo vaginal tissue uptake of UAMC01398 in rabbits, as measured by systemic concentrations, was increased compared to the previously established non-solubilizing gel (significant difference) and sulfobutyl ether-beta-cyclodextrin (5%) containing gel. To conclude, we identified a film formulation suitable for the vaginal delivery of UAMC01398. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Language
English
Source (journal)
International journal of pharmaceutics. - Amsterdam
Publication
Amsterdam : 2014
ISSN
0378-5173
DOI
10.1016/J.IJPHARM.2014.08.054
Volume/pages
475 :1-2 (2014) , p. 238-244
ISI
000345299500025
Pubmed ID
25175729
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
Combined highly active anti-retroviral microbicides (CHAARM).
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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