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Thompson SA, Gala U, Davis DA, Kucera S, Miller D, Williams RO. Can the Oral Bioavailability of the Discontinued Prostate Cancer Drug Galeterone Be Improved by Processing Method? KinetiSol® Outperforms Spray Drying in a Head-to-head Comparison. AAPS PharmSciTech 2023; 24:137. [PMID: 37344629 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-023-02597-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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Galeterone, a novel prostate cancer candidate treatment, was discontinued after a Phase III clinical trial due to lack of efficacy. Galeterone is weakly basic and exhibits low solubility in biorelevant media (i.e., ~ 2 µg/mL in fasted simulated intestinal fluid). It was formulated as a 50-50 (w/w) galeterone-hypromellose acetate succinate spray-dried dispersion to increase its bioavailability. Despite this increase, the bioavailability of this formulation may have been insufficient and contributed to its clinical failure. We hypothesized that reformulating galeterone as an amorphous solid dispersion by KinetiSol® compounding could increase its bioavailability. In this study, we examined the effects of composition and manufacturing technology (Kinetisol and spray drying) on the performance of galeterone amorphous solid dispersions. KinetiSol compounding was utilized to create galeterone amorphous solid dispersions containing the complexing agent hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin or hypromellose acetate succinate with lower drug loads that both achieved a ~ 6 × increase in dissolution performance versus the 50-50 spray-dried dispersion. When compared to a spray-dried dispersion with an equivalent drug load, the KinetiSol amorphous solid dispersions formulations exhibited ~ 2 × exposure in an in vivo rat study. Acid-base surface energy analysis showed that the equivalent composition of the KinetiSol amorphous solid dispersion formulation better protected the weakly basic galeterone from premature dissolution in acidic media and thereby reduced precipitation, inhibited recrystallization, and extended the extent of supersaturation during transit into neutral intestinal media.
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- Stephen A Thompson
- Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Division, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, 2409 W. University Ave. PHR 4.214, Austin, Texas, 78712, USA.
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- AustinPx, LLC. 111 W Cooperative Way, Suite 300, Georgetown, Texas, 78626, USA
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- AustinPx, LLC. 111 W Cooperative Way, Suite 300, Georgetown, Texas, 78626, USA
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- AustinPx, LLC. 111 W Cooperative Way, Suite 300, Georgetown, Texas, 78626, USA
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- AustinPx, LLC. 111 W Cooperative Way, Suite 300, Georgetown, Texas, 78626, USA
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- Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Division, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, 2409 W. University Ave. PHR 4.214, Austin, Texas, 78712, USA
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Oral Beta-Lactamase Protects the Canine Gut Microbiome from Oral Amoxicillin-Mediated Damage. Microorganisms 2019; 7:microorganisms7050150. [PMID: 31137766 PMCID: PMC6560916 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7050150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Antibiotics damage the gut microbiome, which can result in overgrowth of pathogenic microorganisms and emergence of antibiotic resistance. Inactivation of antibiotics in the small intestine represents a novel strategy to protect the colonic microbiota. SYN-004 (ribaxamase) is a beta-lactamase formulated for oral delivery intended to degrade intravenously administered beta-lactam antibiotics in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The enteric coating of ribaxamase protects the enzyme from stomach acid and mediates pH-dependent release in the upper small intestine, the site of antibiotic biliary excretion. Clinical benefit was established in animal and human studies in which ribaxamase was shown to degrade ceftriaxone in the GI tract, thereby preserving the gut microbiome, significantly reducing Clostridioides difficile disease, and attenuating antibiotic resistance. To expand ribaxamase utility to oral beta-lactams, delayed release formulations of ribaxamase, SYN-007, were engineered to allow enzyme release in the lower small intestine, distal to the site of oral antibiotic absorption. Based on in vitro dissolution profiles, three SYN-007 formulations were selected for evaluation in a canine model of antibiotic-mediated gut dysbiosis. Dogs received amoxicillin (40 mg/kg, PO, TID) +/- SYN-007 (10 mg, PO, TID) for five days. Serum amoxicillin levels were measured after the first and last antibiotic doses and gut microbiomes were evaluated using whole genome shotgun sequence metagenomics analyses of fecal DNA prior to and after antibiotic treatment. Serum amoxicillin levels did not significantly differ +/- SYN-007 after the first dose for all SYN-007 formulations, while only one SYN-007 formulation did not significantly reduce systemic antibiotic concentrations after the last dose. Gut microbiomes of animals receiving amoxicillin alone displayed significant loss of diversity and emergence of antibiotic resistance genes. In contrast, for animals receiving amoxicillin + SYN-007, microbiome diversities were not altered significantly and the presence of antibiotic resistance genes was reduced. These data demonstrate that SYN-007 diminishes amoxicillin-mediated microbiome disruption and mitigates emergence and propagation of antibiotic resistance genes without interfering with antibiotic systemic absorption. Thus, SYN-007 has the potential to protect the gut microbiome by inactivation of beta-lactam antibiotics when administered by both oral and parenteral routes and to reduce emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens.
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Lawson LD, Hunsaker SM. Allicin Bioavailability and Bioequivalence from Garlic Supplements and Garlic Foods. Nutrients 2018; 10:nu10070812. [PMID: 29937536 PMCID: PMC6073756 DOI: 10.3390/nu10070812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Allicin is considered responsible for most of the pharmacological activity of crushed raw garlic cloves. However, when garlic supplements and garlic foods are consumed, allicin bioavailability or bioequivalence (ABB) has been unknown and in question because allicin formation from alliin and garlic alliinase usually occurs after consumption, under enzyme-inhibiting gastrointestinal conditions. The ABB from 13 garlic supplements and 9 garlic foods was determined by bioassay for 13 subjects by comparing the area under the 32-h concentration curve of breath allyl methyl sulfide (AMS), the main breath metabolite of allicin, to the area found after consuming a control (100% ABB) of known allicin content: homogenized raw garlic. For enteric tablets, ABB varied from 36–104%, but it was reduced to 22–57% when consumed with a high-protein meal, due to slower gastric emptying. Independent of meal type, non-enteric tablets gave high ABB (80–111%), while garlic powder capsules gave 26–109%. Kwai garlic powder tablets, which have been used in a large number of clinical trials, gave 80% ABB, validating it as representing raw garlic in those trials. ABB did not vary with alliinase activity, indicating that only a minimum level of activity is required. Enteric tablets (high-protein meal) disintegrated slower in women than men. The ABB of supplements was compared to that predicted in vitro by the dissolution test in the United States Pharmacopeia (USP); only partial agreement was found. Cooked or acidified garlic foods, which have no alliinase activity, gave higher ABB than expected: boiled (16%), roasted (30%), pickled (19%), and acid-minced (66%). Black garlic gave 5%. The mechanism for the higher than expected ABB for alliinase-inhibited garlic was explored; the results for an alliin-free/allicin-free extract indicate a partial role for the enhanced metabolism of γ-glutamyl S-allylcysteine and S-allylcysteine to AMS. In conclusion, these largely unexpected results (lower ABB for enteric tablets and higher ABB for all other products) provide guidelines for the qualities of garlic products to be used in future clinical trials and new standards for manufacturers of garlic powder supplements. They also give the consumer an awareness of how garlic foods might compare to the garlic powder supplements used to establish any allicin-related health benefit of garlic.
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- Larry D Lawson
- Mérieux NutriSciences Corporate Office (Silliker, Inc.), 111 E. Wacker Dr. Ste. 2300, Chicago, IL 60601, USA.
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- Mérieux NutriSciences Corporate Office (Silliker, Inc.), 111 E. Wacker Dr. Ste. 2300, Chicago, IL 60601, USA.
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Davis SS, Stockwell AF, Taylor MJ, Hardy JG, Whalley DR, Wilson CG, Bechgaard H, Christensen FN. The effect of density on the gastric emptying of single- and multiple-unit dosage forms. Pharm Res 2013; 3:208-13. [PMID: 24271583 DOI: 10.1023/a:1016334629169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The gastric emptying of pellets and single units of different densities has been followed in healthy subjects using the technique of gamma scintigraphy. The gastric emptying of the light pellets was affected by their buoyancy in the upper part of the stomach. However, the mean gastric emptying rates of pellets and single units were not significantly affected by density. Floating or buoyant delivery systems may have little advantage over conventional systems. The presence of food in the stomach was found to be the major factor in determining the gastric emptying of single units.
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- S S Davis
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Thelen K, Coboeken K, Willmann S, Dressman JB, Lippert J. Evolution of a detailed physiological model to simulate the gastrointestinal transit and absorption process in humans, part II: extension to describe performance of solid dosage forms. J Pharm Sci 2011; 101:1267-80. [PMID: 22125236 DOI: 10.1002/jps.22825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2010] [Revised: 08/23/2011] [Accepted: 10/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The physiological absorption model presented in part I of this work is now extended to account for dosage-form-dependent gastrointestinal (GI) transit as well as disintegration and dissolution processes of various immediate-release and modified-release dosage forms. Empirical functions of the Weibull type were fitted to experimental in vitro dissolution profiles of solid dosage forms for eight test compounds (aciclovir, caffeine, cimetidine, diclofenac, furosemide, paracetamol, phenobarbital, and theophylline). The Weibull functions were then implemented into the model to predict mean plasma concentration-time profiles of the various dosage forms. On the basis of these dissolution functions, pharmacokinetics (PK) of six model drugs was predicted well. In the case of diclofenac, deviations between predicted and observed plasma concentrations were attributable to the large variability in gastric emptying time of the enteric-coated tablets. Likewise, oral PK of furosemide was found to be predominantly governed by the gastric emptying patterns. It is concluded that the revised model for GI transit and absorption was successfully integrated with dissolution functions of the Weibull type, enabling prediction of in vivo PK profiles from in vitro dissolution data. It facilitates a comparative analysis of the parameters contributing to oral drug absorption and is thus a powerful tool for formulation design.
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- Kirstin Thelen
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Locatelli I, Nagelj Kovačič N, Mrhar A, Bogataj M. Gastric emptying of non-disintegrating solid drug delivery systems in fasted state: relevance to drug dissolution. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2010; 7:967-76. [DOI: 10.1517/17425247.2010.495982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Martinez MN, Papich MG. Factors influencing the gastric residence of dosage forms in dogs. J Pharm Sci 2009; 98:844-60. [PMID: 18661535 DOI: 10.1002/jps.21499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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An appreciation of the variables influencing canine gastric transit time is of interest both because of the push to develop pharmaceutical products that meet the therapeutic needs of the veterinary patient and because of efforts to improve our understanding of the strengths and weaknesses associated with the use of the dog as a preclinical model to support human product development. The gastric transit time of monogastric species is influenced by many factors. Physiological variables include the time of dosing relative to the phase of the interdigestive migrating myoelectric current (IMMC), the sieving properties of the pylorus, the presence or absence of food, and the inherent crushing force of the stomach. Pharmacological factors include particle size, shape and density, drug solubility, and the hardness of the tablet. Despite the importance of understanding the factors influencing gastric residence time in dogs, an in-depth examination of currently available information on this topic has not as yet been published. Therefore, this review provides an examination of each of these factors and their potential impact on canine oral drug absorption characteristics.
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- Marilyn N Martinez
- US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation, 7500 Standish Place, Rockville, Maryland 20855, USA.
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Deshpande AA, Rhodes CT, Shah NH, Malick AW. Controlled-Release Drug Delivery Systems for Prolonged Gastric Residence: An Overview. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2008. [DOI: 10.3109/03639049609108355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Wilson CG, Washington N. Assessment of Disintegration and Dissolution of Dosage Forms In Vivo Using Gamma Scintigraphy. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2008. [DOI: 10.3109/03639048809151971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Rhee YS, Park S, Lee TW, Park CW, Nam TY, Oh TO, Jeon JW, Han SB, Lee DS, Park ES. In Vitro/in Vivo relationship of gabapentin from a sustained-release tablet formulation: A pharmacokinetic study in the beagle dog. Arch Pharm Res 2008; 31:911-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s12272-001-1246-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2007] [Revised: 03/20/2008] [Accepted: 07/03/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Various attempts have been made to develop gastroretentive delivery systems. For example, floating, swelling, mucoadhesive, and high-density systems have been developed to increase gastric retention time of the dosage forms. It is known that differences in gastric physiology, such as, gastric pH, and motility exhibit both intra- as well as inter-subject variability demonstrating significant impact on gastric retention time and drug delivery behavior. Nevertheless, some floating devices have shown promising results. In this paper, the gastric physiology and the reported intragastric delivery systems have briefly been presented.
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- R Talukder
- Temple University School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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Ofori-Kwakye K, Fell JT, Sharma HL, Smith AM. Gamma scintigraphic evaluation of film-coated tablets intended for colonic or biphasic release. Int J Pharm 2004; 270:307-13. [PMID: 14726145 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2003.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The gastrointestinal transit and in vivo drug release behaviour of a film-coated tablet formulation was investigated in five healthy human subjects using the technique of gamma scintigraphy. The film coating system consisted of a mixture of pectin, chitosan and HPMC in a ratio of 6:1:0.37 applied to 750 mg cores at a coat weight gain of 9%. The estimated mean values of the gastric emptying time (62+/-17 min), small intestinal transit time (219+/-53 min), ileocaecal junction lag time (79+/-30 min) and the colon arrival time (345+/-33 min), were similar to published values for the transit of similar sized tablets in humans. The amount of radioactive tracer released from the labelled tablets was minimal when the tablets were in the stomach and the small intestine. There was increased release of radioactivity when the tablets were in the colon due to increased degradation of the film coatings by pectinolytic enzymes resident in the colon. The pectin/chitosan/HPMC film coating system thus acts as a colonic delivery system.
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- Kwabena Ofori-Kwakye
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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Soppimath KS, Kulkarni AR, Rudzinski WE, Aminabhavi TM. Microspheres as floating drug-delivery systems to increase gastric retention of drugs. Drug Metab Rev 2001; 33:149-60. [PMID: 11495501 DOI: 10.1081/dmr-100104401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Gastric emptying is a complex process, which is highly variable and makes in vivo performance of the drug-delivery systems uncertain. In order to avoid this variability, efforts have been made to increase the retention time of the drug-delivery systems for more than 12 h. The floating or hydrodynamically controlled drug-delivery systems are useful in such applications. The present review addresses briefly the physiology of the gastric emptying process with respect to floating drug-delivery systems. In recent years, the multiparticulate drug-delivery systems are used in the oral delivery of drugs. One of the approaches toward this goal is to develop the floating microspheres so as to increase the gastric retention time. Such systems have more advantages over the single-unit dosage forms. The development of floating microspheres involves different solvent evaporation techniques to create the hollow inner core. The present review addresses the preparation and characterization of the floating microspheres for the peroral route of administration of the drug.
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- K S Soppimath
- Department of Chemistry, Karnatak University, Dharwad, India
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The gastrointestinal tract is usually the preferred site of absorption for most therapeutic agents, as seen from the standpoints of convenience of administration, patient compliance and cost. In recent years there has been a tendency to employ sophisticated systems that enable controlled or timed release of a drug, thereby providing a better dosing pattern and greater convenience to the patient. Although much about the performance of a system can be learned from in vitro release studies using conventional and modified dissolution methods, evaluation in vivo is essential in product development. The non-invasive technique of gamma-scintigraphy has been used to follow the gastrointestinal transit and release characteristics of a variety of pharmaceutical dosage forms. Such studies provide an insight into the fate of the delivery system and its integrity and enable the relationship between in vivo performance and resultant pharmacokinetics to be examined (pharmacoscintigraphy).
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- I R Wilding
- Pharmaceutical Profiles Ltd., Nottingham, UK.
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A programmable, controlled release drug delivery system has been developed. The device in the form of a non-digestible oral capsule (containing drug in a slowly eroding matrix for controlled release) was designed to utilize an automatically operated geometric obstruction that keeps the device floating in the stomach and prevents it from passing through the remainder of the GIT. Different viscosity grades of hydroxypropyl-methyl-cellulose were employed as model eroding matrices. The duration during which the device could maintain its geometric obstruction (caused by a built-in triggering ballooning system) was dependent on the erosion rates of the incorporated polymers (the capsule in-hosed core matrix). After complete core matrix erosion, the ballooning system is automatically flattened off so that the device retains its normal capsule size to be eliminated by passing through the GIT. In vitro long-term drug delivery from a prototype model was studied using levonorgestril as a model drug. Zero-order release could be maintained for periods ranging between 5 and 20 days before the geometric obstruction is triggered off. The rate of drug release was dependent on the nature, viscosity and ratios of polymer employed.
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- F M Sakr
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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Gupta PK, Robinson JR. Effect of volume and viscosity of coadministered fluid on gastrointestinal distribution of small particles. Int J Pharm 1995. [DOI: 10.1016/0378-5173(95)00111-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Adkin DA, Davis SS, Sparrow RA, Huckle PD, Phillips AJ, Wilding IR. The effects of pharmaceutical excipients on small intestinal transit. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1995; 39:381-7. [PMID: 7640144 PMCID: PMC1365125 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1995.tb04466.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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1. The effect of three iso-osmotic pharmaceutical excipient solutions on gastrointestinal transit were investigated in eight healthy male volunteers. Each subject received 200 ml radiolabelled purified water, or a 200 ml solution of sodium acid pyrophosphate ((SAPP) 1.1 g/200 ml), mannitol (2.264 g/200 ml) or sucrose (4.08 g/200 ml) in a four way cross over design. On each of the study days the volunteers also received five 6 mm diameter non-disintegrating tablets. Dual isotope gamma scintigraphy was used to assess the transit behaviour of the tablets and solutions. 2. There were no significant differences between the gastric emptying times of the four solution formulations. Rapid gastric emptying was observed in all cases (mean t 50% varied from 11-14 min). 3. Small intestinal transit (SIT) times for the SAPP and mannitol solutions were reduced by 39 and 34%, respectively, when compared with the control solution (purified water = 240 min; SAPP = 147 min; mannitol = 158 min). The 95% confidence limits for the mean differences in SIT time between the control and SAPP solutions was 39-94-149 min, and 40-82-124 min between the mannitol and the control. Intestinal transit for the sucrose solution was similar to that for the control solution (sucrose = 229 min). 4. There were no significant differences in the transit times of the non-disintegrating tablet preparations, when co-administered with each solution.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- D A Adkin
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park
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Kenyon C, Cole E, Wilding I. The effect of food on the in vivo behaviour of enteric coated starch capsules. Int J Pharm 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/0378-5173(94)90356-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Takahashi H, Ogata H, Nagai N, Sugito K, Shimamura H. Variability in absorption lag time of pyridoxal phosphate under fasting and pre- and post-meal conditions. Biopharm Drug Dispos 1994; 15:505-17. [PMID: 7993988 DOI: 10.1002/bdd.2510150608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Inter-individual variations in the absorption lag time of pyridoxal phosphate were determined after administration of an enteric-coated tablet (EC) or a plain capsule (PC) to 113 healthy volunteers under fasting, pre-meal, and post-meal conditions. The absorption lag time of pyridoxal phosphate was assessed from the urinary excretion of 4-pyridoxic acid after administration of EC and PC. Significantly larger lag times after administration of both formulations were observed under post-meal conditions than under pre-meal conditions (0.477 +/- 0.315 h versus 0.081 +/- 0.086 h for PC and 1.995 +/- 1.345 h versus 1.064 +/- 1.327 h for EC), indicating that the mean gastric emptying rates of both a solution and a tablet were delayed after food intake. The lag time for PC showed little inter-individual variation with (0-1.2 h) or without food (0-0.25 h), whereas that for EC showed markedly large inter-individual variation, from 0.25 to 2.63 h (median, 1.5 h) in the fasting condition, from 0.25 to > 5.5 h (median 0.25 h) under pre-meal conditions, and from 0.25 to > 5.5 h (median 1.25 h) under post-meal conditions. The effect of food on the gastric emptying rate of a solution appears to be almost uniform, whereas that for a tablet is so unpredictable that a reliable absorption rate for an enteric-coated tablet cannot be expected, particularly under pre- and post-meal conditions.
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- H Takahashi
- Department of Biopharmaceutics, Meiji College of Pharmacy, Tokyo, Japan
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Young WF, Bivins HG. Evaluation of gastric emptying using radionuclides: gastric lavage versus ipecac-induced emesis. Ann Emerg Med 1993; 22:1423-7. [PMID: 8103308 DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(05)81990-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVES To compare the efficacy of gastric lavage and ipecac-induced emesis by using a radionuclide marker in a simulated overdose and to determine the amount of material recoverable after lavage fluid appears clear. DESIGN Case-control, prospective cross-over study. SETTING Nuclear medicine department of Valley Medical Center, Fresno, California. TYPE OF PARTICIPANTS Fourteen male and five nonpregnant female adult volunteers with no pre-existing gastrointestinal disease and no medication use. INTERVENTIONS AND MEASUREMENTS In phase 1, each volunteer ingested 30 capsules labeled with a measured amount of Tc99m with 75 mL H2O followed in five minutes by ipecac-induced emesis. In phase 2, two to four weeks later, each subject was lavaged after ingesting 30 labeled capsules. After lavage appeared clear, a 1,000-mL supplemental lavage was done and analyzed separately. All emesis or gastric lavage fluid was collected and measured for tracer activity. RESULTS All subjects in the ipecac group vomited with an average time from ipecac to emesis of 19 minutes. Two subjects withdrew from the study, refusing to complete lavage due to discomfort. Based on retrieved material, ipecac-induced emesis returned significantly more tracer (mean +/- SD, 54.1 +/- 21.3%) than lavage until clear (mean +/- SD, 30.3 +/- 17.4%) (P = .0021). Supplemental lavage returned 12.9% of the total recovered marker (SD, 11.6%). The total of initial and supplemental returns from lavage was 35.5% (SD, 21.0%). This return was significantly less than that returned by ipecac-induced emesis (P = .016). CONCLUSION In this study, ipecac-induced emesis was significantly more effective than gastric lavage in emptying the stomach after simulated overdose. Significant amounts of ingested material are recoverable in gastric lavage return after it appears clear.
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- W F Young
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Valley Medical Center, Fresno, California
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Davis S, Wilding E, Wilding I. Gastrointestinal transit of a matrix tablet formulation: comparison of canine and human data. Int J Pharm 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/0378-5173(93)90029-f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Wilding IR, Hardy JG, Sparrow RA, Davis SS, Daly PB, English JR. In vivo evaluation of enteric-coated naproxen tablets using gamma scintigraphy. Pharm Res 1992; 9:1436-41. [PMID: 1475230 DOI: 10.1023/a:1015858829187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Seven healthy, male volunteers were entered into a randomized, open crossover study of the gastrointestinal transit of two enteric-coated 500-mg naproxen tablets. Two radiolabeled tablets were given to each volunteer on two occasions separated by 7 days, once in the fasted state and once after breakfast. Radiolabeling of tablets was achieved by the incorporation of samarium-152 oxide during manufacture, followed by neutron activation of the tablet to produce the gamma-emitting isotope samarium-153. No loss of tablet integrity was seen in the stomach and all tablets disintegrated in the small intestine. Onset of tablet disintegration was controlled predominantly by gastric emptying. Time in the small intestine prior to tablet disintegration was independent of food intake. Naproxen blood levels with time were consistent with the delayed release of naproxen from the tablets. Overall, transit, disintegration, and absorption were as expected from an enteric-coated tablet.
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- I R Wilding
- Pharmaceutical Profiles Ltd., Nottingham, England
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Wilding IR, Davis SS, Bakhshaee M, Stevens HN, Sparrow RA, Brennan J. Gastrointestinal transit and systemic absorption of captopril from a pulsed-release formulation. Pharm Res 1992; 9:654-7. [PMID: 1608898 DOI: 10.1023/a:1015806211556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Captopril has been administered to eight healthy male subjects by means of a pulsatile delivery system that was designed to release the drug in the colonic region of the intestine. The gastrointestinal transit and pulsatile release were followed using gamma scintigraphy. A pulsatile capsule system with release after a nominal 5-hr period was found to perform reproducibly in vitro and in vivo. In six of the eight subjects, the drug was delivered to the colon, and in the remaining two subjects, to the terminal ileum. Measurable blood levels of free captopril were found in three subjects. Variable instability of the drug in the distal intestine is suggested as a possible reason for the lack of absorption of the drug in the majority of subjects.
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- I R Wilding
- Pharmaceutical Profiles Limited, Nottingham, UK
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Shalaby WS, Blevins WE, Park K. In vitro and in vivo studies of enzyme-digestible hydrogels for oral drug delivery. J Control Release 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/0168-3659(92)90071-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Olivero JJ, Graham DY. Gastric adaptation to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in man. SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. SUPPLEMENT 1992; 193:53-8. [PMID: 1290058 DOI: 10.3109/00365529209096006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Adaptation describes the phenomenon in which visible gastric mucosal injury lessens or resolves completely despite continued administration of an injurious substance such as aspirin. Adaptation occurs in man although the mechanism remains unclear. Recent evidence suggests increased cell proliferation and correction of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug induced reduction in gastric blood flow as possibly being important. Gastric erosions and ulcers in chronic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug users represent failed adaptation. Gastric erosions and ulcers in chronic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug users represent failed adaptation. The factors responsible for failure of adaptation are unknown but one clue is that there appears to be a dose-response effect relating anti-inflammatory dose and effectiveness of adaptation (i.e., adaptation is delayed, or less effective, when higher anti-inflammatory doses are administered). Gastric adaptation can be enhanced by co-therapy with synthetic prostaglandins but not with sucralfate or H2-receptor antagonists.
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- J J Olivero
- Dept. of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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Walter-Sack I. What is "fasting" drug administration? On the role of gastric motility in drug absorption. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 1992; 42:11-3. [PMID: 1541307 DOI: 10.1007/bf00314912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- I Walter-Sack
- Abteilung Klinische Pharmakologie der Medizinischen Klinik, Universität Heidelberg, FRG
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Shalaby WS, Blevins WE, Park K. Use of ultrasound imaging and fluoroscopic imaging to study gastric retention of enzyme-digestible hydrogels. Biomaterials 1992; 13:289-96. [PMID: 1600031 DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(92)90052-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Ultrasound and fluoroscopic imaging techniques were used to monitor the gastric retention of enzyme-digestible hydrogels in the canine stomach. When water was present in the stomach, ultrasound imaging was very effective in monitoring the position of the hydrogel in the stomach, solvent penetration into the gel, and the gastric tissue-gel interactions during peristalsis. Rubbery or fully swollen hydrogels appeared as sonolucent objects with ultrasound imaging. Partially swollen hydrogels displayed a sonolucent outer layer due to solvent penetration and a centrally located bright echo resulting from the acoustic impedance mismatch at the glassy/rubbery interface. The degree of gastric tissue-gel interactions during peristalsis was inversely related to the extent of lumenal distention with water. The effectiveness of peristaltic contractions in driving the hydrogel toward the pyloric sphincter increased as the water was emptied from the stomach. In the absence of water, imaging of the gel with ultrasound became difficult. For this reason, gels were loaded with diatrizoate meglumine/sodium diatrizoate to visualize in real-time using fluoroscopic imaging. Fluoroscopic imaging allowed only indirect assessment of the hydrogel movement during peristalsis and the degree of hydrogel swelling. The gastric retention of the hydrogel under fasted conditions was influenced by the degree of gel deformation in response to peristaltic contractions. Hydrogels with a low degree of deformation during peristalsis showed long gastric retention times. The utilization of ultrasound imaging and fluoroscopic imaging for monitoring dynamic events in the stomach provided information on hydrogel properties which are important to gastric retention. The use of these imaging techniques in the development of long-term oral drug delivery systems is described.
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- W S Shalaby
- Purdue University, School of Pharmacy, School of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
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Vind S, Søondergaard I, Poulsen LK, Svendsen UG, Weeke B. Comparison of methods for intestinal histamine application: histamine in enterosoluble capsules or via a duodeno-jenunal tube. Influence of fast and histamine-restrictive diet. Allergy 1991; 46:191-5. [PMID: 2058814 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1991.tb00569.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The study was conducted to investigate whether introduction of histamine in enterosoluble capsules produced the same amount of urinary histamine metabolites as that found after application of histamine through a duodeno-jejunal tube. Secondly, to examine whether a histamine-restrictive or a fast diet affected the amount of urinary metabolites. Fifteen healthy subjects were challenged four times with 100 mg of histamine. Results were monitored by the urinary recovery of 1,4-methylimidazole acetic acid (MIAA) from 24 h before to 72 h after challenge. Urine was collected in 24-h samples except on the first day after challenge when separation into 0-2h-, 2-4 h- and 4-24 h-fractions was made. MIAA was measured by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The results showed that during the first 2 h after challenge the recovery of MIAA was higher with tubes than with capsules. Measurements from all other intervals did not differ significantly between the two challenge regimens. Fast (water only) and histamine-restrictive diet versus non-restrictive diet did not affect the urinary MIAA. MIAA was significantly higher overall during the first 24 h after challenge than in any other fraction. We conclude that oral administration of enterosoluble capsules is an easy and appropriate method for intestinal histamine challenge. Fast and histamine-restrictive diets are not necessary, but subjects should record unexpected responses in a food and symptom diary.
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- S Vind
- Medical Dept. TTA State University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ewe K, Press AG, Bollen S, Schuhn I. Gastric emptying of indigestible tablets in relation to composition and time of ingestion of meals studied by metal detector. Dig Dis Sci 1991; 36:146-52. [PMID: 1988257 DOI: 10.1007/bf01300748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Enteric-coated tablets leave the stomach mainly during the interdigestive phase. Composition as well as time of ingestion of meals may influence their gastric emptying considerably. In 12 normal volunteers gastric emptying of a plastic tablet with a metal core was followed by a metal detector in relation to different compositions and various times of ingestion of meals. With an empty stomach and after ingestion of 250 ml water, the mean time for gastric emptying of the tablet was 38 +/- 11 min (mean +/- SEM) and 38 +/- 8 min. Two hundred fifty milliliters of milk (652 kJ) and a formula diet (1000 kJ) delayed gastric emptying time to 128 +/- 14 and 152 +/- 6 min, respectively (P less than 0.05). Breakfast (2200 kJ) further retarded gastric emptying compared with both liquids to 249 +/- 24 min (P less than 0.05). There was a close correlation between nutritive density and gastric emptying of the tablet (r = 0.92; P less than 0.001). Main meals also delayed gastric emptying of tablets when compared to empty stomach (P less than 0.05). A snack after breakfast further delayed gastric emptying from 201 +/- 10 to 278 +/- 19 min (P less than 0.05). The largest delay was observed following ingestion of breakfast, lunch, dinner, and additional snacks (509 +/- 220 min). We conclude that the delay of gastric emptying of enteric-coated tablets by food is related to its nutritive density and eating habits. The gastric emptying of an enteric coated tablet that is ingested early in the morning may be delayed until late at night when several meals and snacks are ingested during the day, leading to unwanted alterations in bioavailability and to possible adverse effects.
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- K Ewe
- I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Mainz, Germany
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Albumin-cross-linked hydrogels were prepared by free radical polymerization using 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone as a monomer and functionalized albumin as a crosslinking agent. The degree of chemical cross-linking was controlled by varying the degree of albumin functionality and the concentration of albumin. With emphasis placed on the potential use of these hydrogels for long-term oral drug delivery, gel characterization studies examined both the swelling and the mechanical properties in the absence and presence of pepsin. In the absence of pepsin, the equilibrium swelling ratio in simulated gastric fluid ranged from 17 to 55, depending on the degree of albumin functionality and the albumin concentration. Swelling was pH dependent at pH's greater than 7. The uptake of solvent into the dried hydrogels was determined to be Fickian. The integrity of swelling gels was dependent on the concentration of the functionalized albumin as well as on the degree of albumin functionality. In the presence of pepsin, a predominance of either surface or bulk degradation was observed, depending on the functionality of the albumin used as a cross-linker. Gel integrity during pepsin degradation also showed a marked dependence on the albumin functionality.
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- W S Shalaby
- Purdue University, School of Pharmacy, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
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Graham DY, Smith JL, Bouvet AA. What happens to tablets and capsules in the stomach: endoscopic comparison of disintegration and dispersion characteristics of two microencapsulated potassium formulations. J Pharm Sci 1990; 79:420-4. [PMID: 2352162 DOI: 10.1002/jps.2600790512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Previously we investigated gastric emptying and distribution of a capsule formulation of microencapsulated KCl and found the drug was usually present in clumps of KCl crystals held in place by gastric mucus. We therefore investigated whether a tablet formulation of microencapsulated KCl would have improved dispersion. We characterized the intragastric disintegration of capsules and tablets of microencapsulated KCl in 12 subjects. The capsule formulation floated in the gastric pool; one end would adhere to the gastric mucosa and the motion of the tethered capsule would pull the end of the capsule off. The KCl crystals would then be deposited in a mass. In contrast, the tablet formulation sank to the anatomically most dependent portion of the stomach. The tablet rapidly became soft and fragile but, if allowed to remain in one place and minimally disturbed, required a median of 12 min to lose its shape. If allowed to reach the gastric antrum, the tablet was quickly ground by the antro-pyloric pump and widely dispersed. Once liberated in the stomach, the microencapsulated KCl crystals were bound into a more-or-less cohesive mass. The differences between KCl formulations, once the crystals were released, was minimal although the larger crystals from the tablet formulation appeared less adherent and cohesive; they dispersed more in a reticulated pattern when the stomach was distended. We conclude that formulation of a drug in a microencapsulated multiple-unit dosage form does not guarantee wide dispersion nor absence of high local concentration of drug.
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- D Y Graham
- Department of Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Houston, TX
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Mojaverian P, Chan K, Desai A, John V. Gastrointestinal transit of a solid indigestible capsule as measured by radiotelemetry and dual gamma scintigraphy. Pharm Res 1989; 6:719-24. [PMID: 2813265 DOI: 10.1023/a:1015998708560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The objectives of the present study were to evaluate gastric and small bowel transit times of an indigestible solid matrix and to characterize the specific changes in intraluminal pH as a function of transit time through the gastrointestinal tract. Particular attention was paid to the lag time at the ileocecal junction. A Heidelberg capsule (HC), labeled with 10 microCi Indium-111, was given orally to six healthy male subjects 15 min after oral ingestion of 100 microCi of 99mTc-sulfur colloid as a liquid fatty meal (4 ml/kg). Intraluminal pH was monitored continuously via the HC. Gastric and small bowel transit of the radionuclides was monitored via external scintigraphy at 0.5-hr intervals. Gastric residence times (GRT) of the HC ranged from 2.8 to 4.8 hr. with a mean (+/- SD) of 3.6 +/- 0.8 hr. These values were independent of the individual's weight, height, or body surface area. Small bowel transit times of the HC ranged from 2.8 to greater than 5.5 hr. which were consistent with the reported values of 3 to 5 hr. The lag times of the HC at ileocecal junction ranged from 0.8 to greater than 2.5 hr. The presence of the lag times at the ileocecal junction in all subjects confirmed that it acts as a valve or sphincter. Mouth-to-cecum transit times of the HC occurred within 9.0 hr in 50% of the subjects. In general, following a sharp rise upon pyloric passage of HC the pH dropped slightly but then increased linearly throughout the small intestine.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- P Mojaverian
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Rubinstein A, Li VH, Gruber P, Bass P, Robinson JR. Improved intestinal cannula for drug delivery studies in the dog. JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGICAL METHODS 1988; 19:213-7. [PMID: 3393004 DOI: 10.1016/0160-5402(88)90023-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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A modified light-weight intestinal cannula, based on the modified Thomas type (Thomas, 1941; Jones et al., 1971) was fabricated and tested. The design extends the useful life of the cannula and expands the versatility of the canine gastrointestinal (GI) system for pharmaceutical and physiological research. The cannula permits easy administration of pharmaceutical dosage forms directly into or access to ingested substances anywhere along the small intestine.
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- A Rubinstein
- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706
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Parr AF, Beihn RM, Franz RM, Szpunar GJ, Jay M. Correlation of ibuprofen bioavailability with gastrointestinal transit by scintigraphic monitoring of 171Er-labeled sustained-release tablets. Pharm Res 1987; 4:486-9. [PMID: 3508561 DOI: 10.1023/a:1016475421474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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External gamma scintigraphy was used to monitor the gastrointestinal (GI) transit of radiolabeled sustained-release tablets containing 800 mg ibuprofen in eight fasted healthy volunteers. Ibuprofen serum concentrations were determined from blood samples drawn sequentially over a 24-hr period. Serum concentrations and related parameters were correlated to the position of the dosage form in the GI tract from the scintiphotos. The sustained-release tablets were radiolabeled intact utilizing a neutron activation procedure, by incorporating 0.18% of 170Er2O3 (enriched to greater than 96% 170Er) into the bulk formulation. After manufacture of the final dosage forms, the tablets were irradiated in a neutron flux (4.4 x 10(13) n/cm2.sec) for 2 min, converting the stable 170Er to radioactive 171Er (t1/2 = 7.5 hr). Each tablet contained 50 microCi of 171Er at the time of administration. The scintigraphy studies suggested that the greatest proportion of ibuprofen was absorbed from this dosage form while the tablet was in the large bowel. The dosage forms eroded slowly in the small bowel and appeared to lose their integrity in the large bowel. In vitro studies showed only minimal effects of the neutron irradiation procedure on the dosage form performance.
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- A F Parr
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40536
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Walter-Sack I. The influence of nutrition on the systemic availability of drugs. Part I: Drug absorption. KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT 1987; 65:927-35. [PMID: 3323642 DOI: 10.1007/bf01745506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- I Walter-Sack
- Abteilung Klinische Pharmakologie, Universität Heidelberg
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Graham DY, Smith JL, Jones RD, Rakhit A, Tipnis V, Hurley ME. Gastroscopic localization of a microencapsulated KCl preparation in the human stomach. Gastrointest Endosc 1987; 33:220-3. [PMID: 3297914 DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(87)71562-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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A slow release polymer-coated preparation of potassium chloride granules (Micro-K Extencaps) was initially thought not to be associated with gastric mucosal damage. Recent studies have shown that acute gastric ulcers occur with approximately the same frequency as in patients taking wax matrix KCl formulations. The development of acute gastric ulcers was not consistent with the proposed dispersion characteristics of the microencapsulated KCl preparation. The authors therefore endoscopically evaluated the dispersion characteristics of microencapsulated KCl in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Subjects received four capsules of Micro-K or matching placebo and endoscopy was performed 30, 60, or 120 min after each drug ingestion. The material was identified with the Olympus HM (high magnification) endoscope and then quantitatively aspirated using the 3.5-mm biopsy channel of the Pentax 34JA endoscope. Microencapsulated KCl particles dispersed poorly and were found adhering to the mucosa and to one another, as a semisolid mass, most frequently in the gastric antrum. In contrast, the placebo (ethyl cellulose) was widely dispersed throughout the stomach. The authors concluded that gastric emptying must be considered in three phases: liquids, solids, and solids which adhere to the mucosa. No unique dispersion characteristics of Micro-K Extencaps were identified, and adherence of the KCl to the gastric mucosa may explain its ability to cause occasional acute gastric ulceration.
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Gruber P, Rubinstein A, Li VH, Bass P, Robinson JR. Gastric emptying of nondigestible solids in the fasted dog. J Pharm Sci 1987; 76:117-22. [PMID: 3572748 DOI: 10.1002/jps.2600760207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Gastric emptying of nondigestible solid particles was studied in the fasted dog. Particles of varying sizes (0.5-6.4 mm), density (0.5-2.9 gm/cm3), and surface characteristics were coadministered orally with 50 mL of saline and collected from a permanent duodenal cannula implanted approximately 15 cm from the gastroduodenal junction. The phase of the motility pattern was ascertained by the appearance of bile, which occurs during phase II, as well as by mucus discharge, which stops at the onset of phase I. A lag phase, due to the 'quiet' phase I, was observed in the gastric emptying of coadministered saline. This is in contrast with gastric processing of large volumes (i.e., greater than 200 mL) which can usually be approximated by first-order discharge. Most coadministered saline was discharged before the solid particles. The pH of the duodenal effluent was elevated approximately 1 pH unit during mucus discharge and its pH can be as high as 8.3. In the fasted dog, gastric emptying of nondigestible particles closely followed the gastric motility patterns. The onset of discharge of the particles correlated with the late phase II and the phase III activity. Except for a few cases, which took two migrating motor complexes (MMC), greater than 90% of administered particles was discharged from the stomach after one MMC. The discharged particles were entrapped within mucous plugs. In the fasted state, gastric emptying of nondigestible particles appeared to be independent of size, density, and surface characteristics. Mucus seems to play a significant role in the distribution and discharge of the administered particles.
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Nielsen OH, Gjørup T, Christensen FN. Gastric emptying rate and small bowel transit time in patients with irritable bowel syndrome determined with 99mTc-labeled pellets and scintigraphy. Dig Dis Sci 1986; 31:1287-91. [PMID: 3803129 DOI: 10.1007/bf01299804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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A new method employing 99mTc-labeled pellets for determination of the gastric emptying rate and small bowel transit time is described. The participants were six normal subjects and 16 patients with irritable bowel syndrome (eight with diarrhea and eight with obstipation as the primary complaint). The gastric emptying rate was the same in the three groups. The patients in the obstipation group had a significantly longer small bowel transit time than the normals (P less than 0.02) and the patients in the diarrhea group (P less than 0.01). There was no demonstrable difference between the small bowel transit time in the normals and in the patients in the diarrhea group.
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Chang TM, Passaro EP, Su DJ, Hwang CC, Law SL, Pai SH, Chen W. Technetium 99m-DTPA microcapsules: a new preparation for gastric emptying studies. Am J Surg 1986; 151:722-4. [PMID: 3521353 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9610(86)90051-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Technetium 99m-DTPA microcapsules have been developed to measure gastric emptying. Such capsules not only provide high labeling efficiency in vitro, but demonstrate limited dissociation in vivo, resulting in decreased error during measurement. In normal control subjects, the half-life ranged from 40 to 80 minutes under the aforementioned conditions.
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