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Hammid A, Honkakoski P. Ocular Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes: Focus on Esterases. Drug Metab Rev 2024:1-23. [PMID: 38888291 DOI: 10.1080/03602532.2024.2368247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Anam Hammid
- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonrinne3, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonrinne3, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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Balhara A, Basit A, Argikar UA, Dumouchel JL, Singh S, Prasad B. Comparative Proteomics Analysis of the Postmitochondrial Supernatant Fraction of Human Lens-Free Whole Eye and Liver. Drug Metab Dispos 2021; 49:592-600. [PMID: 33952609 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.120.000297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The increasing incidence of ocular diseases has accelerated research into therapeutic interventions needed for the eye. Ocular enzymes play important roles in the metabolism of drugs and endobiotics. Various ocular drugs are designed as prodrugs that are activated by ocular enzymes. Moreover, ocular enzymes have been implicated in the bioactivation of drugs to their toxic metabolites. The key purpose of this study was to compare global proteomes of the pooled samples of the eye (n = 11) and the liver (n = 50) with a detailed analysis of the abundance of enzymes involved in the metabolism of xenobiotics and endobiotics. We used the postmitochondrial supernatant fraction (S9 fraction) of the lens-free whole eye homogenate as a model to allow accurate comparison with the liver S9 fraction. A total of 269 proteins (including 23 metabolic enzymes) were detected exclusively in the pooled eye S9 against 648 proteins in the liver S9 (including 174 metabolic enzymes), whereas 424 proteins (including 94 metabolic enzymes) were detected in both the organs. The major hepatic cytochrome P450 and UDP-glucuronosyltransferases enzymes were not detected, but aldehyde dehydrogenases and glutathione transferases were the predominant proteins in the eye. The comparative qualitative and quantitative proteomics data in the eye versus liver is expected to help in explaining differential metabolic and physiologic activities in the eye. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Information on the enzymes involved in xenobiotic and endobiotic metabolism in the human eye in relation to the liver is scarcely available. The study employed global proteomic analysis to compare the proteomes of the lens-free whole eye and the liver with a detailed analysis of the enzymes involved in xenobiotic and endobiotic metabolism. These data will help in better understanding of the ocular metabolism and activation of drugs and endobiotics.
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- Ankit Balhara
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab, India (An.B., S.S.); Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington (Ab.B., B.P.); Biotransformation Group, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts (U.A.A.); and Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (J.L.D.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab, India (An.B., S.S.); Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington (Ab.B., B.P.); Biotransformation Group, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts (U.A.A.); and Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (J.L.D.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab, India (An.B., S.S.); Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington (Ab.B., B.P.); Biotransformation Group, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts (U.A.A.); and Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (J.L.D.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab, India (An.B., S.S.); Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington (Ab.B., B.P.); Biotransformation Group, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts (U.A.A.); and Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (J.L.D.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab, India (An.B., S.S.); Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington (Ab.B., B.P.); Biotransformation Group, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts (U.A.A.); and Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (J.L.D.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab, India (An.B., S.S.); Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington (Ab.B., B.P.); Biotransformation Group, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts (U.A.A.); and Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (J.L.D.)
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Kim HM, Han H, Hong HK, Park JH, Park KH, Kim H, Woo SJ. Permeability of the Retina and RPE-Choroid-Sclera to Three Ophthalmic Drugs and the Associated Factors. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:pharmaceutics13050655. [PMID: 34064405 PMCID: PMC8147773 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13050655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this study, Retina-RPE-Choroid-Sclera (RCS) and RPE-Choroid-Sclera (CS) were prepared by scraping them off neural retina, and using the Ussing chamber we measured the average time-concentration values in the acceptor chamber across five isolated rabbit tissues for each drug molecule. We determined the outward direction permeability of the RCS and CS and calculated the neural retina permeability. The permeability coefficients of RCS and CS were as follows: ganciclovir, 13.78 ± 5.82 and 23.22 ± 9.74; brimonidine, 15.34 ± 7.64 and 31.56 ± 12.46; bevacizumab, 0.0136 ± 0.0059 and 0.0612 ± 0.0264 (×10-6 cm/s). The calculated permeability coefficients of the neural retina were as follows: ganciclovir, 33.89 ± 12.64; brimonidine, 29.83 ± 11.58; bevacizumab, 0.0205 ± 0.0074 (×10-6 cm/s). Between brimonidine and ganciclovir, lipophilic brimonidine presented better RCS and CS permeability, whereas ganciclovir showed better calculated neural retinal permeability. The large molecular weight drug bevacizumab demonstrated a much lower permeability than brimonidine and ganciclovir. In conclusion, the ophthalmic drug permeability of RCS and CS is affected by the molecular weight and lipophilicity, and influences the intravitreal half-life.
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- Hyeong Min Kim
- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Korea; (H.M.K.); (H.K.H.); (J.H.P.); (K.H.P.)
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea;
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Korea; (H.M.K.); (H.K.H.); (J.H.P.); (K.H.P.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Korea; (H.M.K.); (H.K.H.); (J.H.P.); (K.H.P.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Korea; (H.M.K.); (H.K.H.); (J.H.P.); (K.H.P.)
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea;
- Correspondence: (H.K.); (S.J.W.); Tel.: +82-2-705-8922 (H.K.); +82-31-787-7377 (S.J.W.); Fax: +82-2-3273-0331 (H.K.); +82-31-787-4057 (S.J.W.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Korea; (H.M.K.); (H.K.H.); (J.H.P.); (K.H.P.)
- Correspondence: (H.K.); (S.J.W.); Tel.: +82-2-705-8922 (H.K.); +82-31-787-7377 (S.J.W.); Fax: +82-2-3273-0331 (H.K.); +82-31-787-4057 (S.J.W.)
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Hammid A, Fallon JK, Lassila T, Salluce G, Smith PC, Tolonen A, Sauer A, Urtti A, Honkakoski P. Carboxylesterase Activities and Protein Expression in Rabbit and Pig Ocular Tissues. Mol Pharm 2021; 18:1305-1316. [PMID: 33595329 PMCID: PMC8023712 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.0c01154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hydrolytic reactions constitute an important pathway of drug metabolism and a significant route of prodrug activation. Many ophthalmic drugs and prodrugs contain ester groups that greatly enhance their permeation across several hydrophobic barriers in the eye before the drugs are either metabolized or released, respectively, via hydrolysis. Thus, the development of ophthalmic drug therapy requires the thorough profiling of substrate specificities, activities, and expression levels of ocular esterases. However, such information is scant in the literature, especially for preclinical species often used in ophthalmology such as rabbits and pigs. Therefore, our aim was to generate systematic information on the activity and expression of carboxylesterases (CESs) and arylacetamide deacetylase (AADAC) in seven ocular tissue homogenates from these two species. The hydrolytic activities were measured using a generic esterase substrate (4-nitrophenyl acetate) and, in the absence of validated substrates for rabbit and pig enzymes, with selective substrates established for human CES1, CES2, and AADAC (d-luciferin methyl ester, fluorescein diacetate, procaine, and phenacetin). Kinetics and inhibition studies were conducted using these substrates and, again due to a lack of validated rabbit and pig CES inhibitors, with known inhibitors for the human enzymes. Protein expression levels were measured using quantitative targeted proteomics. Rabbit ocular tissues showed significant variability in the expression of CES1 (higher in cornea, lower in conjunctiva) and CES2 (higher in conjunctiva, lower in cornea) and a poor correlation of CES expression with hydrolytic activities. In contrast, pig tissues appear to express only CES1, and CES3 and AADAC seem to be either low or absent, respectively, in both species. The current study revealed remarkable species and tissue differences in ocular hydrolytic enzymes that can be taken into account in the design of esterase-dependent prodrugs and drug conjugates, the evaluation of ocular effects of systemic drugs, and in translational and toxicity studies.
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- Anam Hammid
- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1 C, 70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 7355, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7355, United States
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 7355, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7355, United States
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- Admescope Ltd, Typpitie 1, 90620 Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Drug Discovery Sciences, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, 88397 Biberach, Germany
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1 C, 70210 Kuopio, Finland.,Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskii pr. 26, 198584 Saint Petersburg, Russia.,Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 5 E, 00790 Helsinki, Finland
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1 C, 70210 Kuopio, Finland.,Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 7569, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7569, United States
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Ocular prodrugs: Attributes and challenges. Asian J Pharm Sci 2020; 16:175-191. [PMID: 33995612 PMCID: PMC8105420 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajps.2020.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Ocular drug delivery is one of the most attention-grabbing and challenging endeavors among the numerous existing drug delivery systems. From a drug delivery point of view, eye is an intricate organ to investigate and explore. In spite of many limitations, advancements have been made with the intention of improving the residence time or permeation of the drug in the ocular region. Poor bioavailability of topically administered drugs is the major issue pertaining to ocular drug delivery. Several efforts have been made towards improving precorneal residence time and corneal penetration, e.g. iontophoresis, prodrugs and ion-pairing, etc. Prodrug approach (chemical approach) has been explored by the formulation scientists to optimize the physicochemical and biochemical properties of drug molecules for improving ocular bioavailability. Formulation of ocular prodrugs is a challenging task as they should exhibit optimum chemical stability as well as enzymatic liability so that they are converted into parent drug after administration at the desired pace. This review will encompass the concept of derivatization and recent academic and industrial advancements in the field of ocular prodrugs. The progression in prodrug designing holds a potential future for ophthalmic drug delivery.
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Jiang B, Meng L, Zou N, Wang H, Li S, Huang L, Cheng X, Wang Z, Chen W, Wang C. Mechanism-based pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics studies of harmine and harmaline on neurotransmitters regulatory effects in healthy rats: Challenge on monoamine oxidase and acetylcholinesterase inhibition. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2019; 62:152967. [PMID: 31154274 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2019.152967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2018] [Revised: 04/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND β-Carboline alkaloid harmine (HAR) and harmaline (HAL) are monoamine oxidase (MAO) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors. However, whether HAR and HAL inhibit MAO or AChE selectively and competitively is unclear. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential competition inhibition of HAR and HAL on MAO and AChE in brain endothelial cells (RBE4) and in healthy rats to provide a basis for the application of the inhibitors in the treatment of patients with depression and with Parkinson's disease or Alzheimer's disease. STUDY DESIGN/METHODS The transport properties of HAR and HAL by using blood-brain barrier models constructed with RBE4 were systematically investigated. Then, the modulation effects of HAR and HAL on CNS neurotransmitters (NTs) in healthy rat brains were determined by a microdialysis method coupled with LC-MS/MS. The competition inhibition of HAR and HAL on MAO and AChE was evaluated through real time-PCR, Western blot analysis, and molecular docking experiments. RESULTS Results showed that HAL and HAR can be detected in the blood and striatum 300 min after intravenous injection (1 mg/kg). Choline (Ch), gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), glutamate (Glu), and phenylalanine (Phe) levels in the striatum decreased in a time-dependent manner after the HAL treatment, with average velocities of 1.41, 0.73, 3.86, and 1.10 (ng/ml)/min, respectively. The Ch and GABA levels in the striatum decreased after the HAR treatment, with average velocities of 1.16 and 0.22 ng/ml/min, respectively. The results of the cocktail experiment using the human liver enzyme indicated that the IC50 value of HAL on MAO-A was 0.10 ± 0.08 µm and that of HAR was 0.38 ± 0.21 µm. Their IC50 values on AChE were not obtained. These findings indicated that HAL and HAR selectively acted on MAO in vitro. However, RT-PCR and Western blot analysis results showed that the AChE mRNA and protein expression decreased in a time-dependent manner in RBE4 cells after the HAR and HAL treatments. CONCLUSION NT analysis results showed that HAL and HAR selectively affect AChE in vivo. HAL and HAR may be highly and suitably developed for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
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- Bo Jiang
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines and the SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines; Shanghai R&D Centre for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai 201203, China; Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200233, China
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- Department of Core Facility of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines and the SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines; Shanghai R&D Centre for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai TCM-integrated Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 230 Baoding Road, Shanghai 200082, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines and the SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines; Shanghai R&D Centre for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines and the SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines; Shanghai R&D Centre for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines and the SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines; Shanghai R&D Centre for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines and the SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines; Shanghai R&D Centre for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Kim H, Park K, Chung J, Woo S. A Prediction Model for the Intraocular Pharmacokinetics of Intravitreally Injected Drugs Based on Molecular Physicochemical Properties. Ophthalmic Res 2019; 63:41-49. [DOI: 10.1159/000499529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Wang Q, Sun C, Xu B, Tu J, Shen Y. Synthesis, physicochemical properties and ocular pharmacokinetics of thermosensitive in situ hydrogels for ganciclovir in cytomegalovirus retinitis treatment. Drug Deliv 2018; 25:59-69. [PMID: 29228826 PMCID: PMC6058567 DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2017.1413448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Ganciclovir (GCV) is one of the most widely used antiviral drugs for the treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis. In this context, the aim of this study was to design in situ thermosensitive hydrogels for GCV ocular delivery by intravitreal injection to achieve sustained drug release behavior and improved ocular bioavailability in the treatment of CMV retinitis. A thermosensitive poly-(β-butyrolactone-co-lactic acid)-polyethylene glycol-poly (β-butyrolactone-co-lactic acid) (PBLA-PEG-PBLA) triblock copolymer was synthesized by ring-opening polymerization and characterization. The GCV-loaded PBLA-PEG-PBLA in situ hydrogels (15%, w/w) were then prepared with drug concentration at 2 mg·mL-1 and the gelation temperatures, rheological properties, in vitro degradation and syringeability of in situ hydrogels for intravitreal injection were also investigated. Membraneless dissolution model was used to explore drug release behavior of PBLA-PEG-PBLA in situ hydrogel. The results indicated that more than 45 and 85% of GCV can be released within 24 and 96 h, respectively, which was verified by a non-Fickian diffusion mechanism. In vivo ocular pharmacokinetics study showed that area under drug-time curve (AUC) and half-life of PBLA-PEG-PBLA in situ hydrogel was higher (AUC was 61.80 μg·mL-1·h (p < .01) and t1/2 was 10.29 h in aqueous humor; AUC was 1008.66 μg·mL-1·h (p < .01) and t1/2 was 13.26 h (p < .01) in vitreous) than GCV injection with extended therapeutic activity. Based on obtained results, it was concluded that the thermosenstive PBLA-PEG-PBLA in situ hydrogel is a promising carrier of GCV for intravitreal injection.
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- Qiyue Wang
- a Center for Research Development and Evaluation of Pharmaceutical Excipients and Generic Drugs, Department of Pharmaceutics , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , China
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- a Center for Research Development and Evaluation of Pharmaceutical Excipients and Generic Drugs, Department of Pharmaceutics , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , China
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- b School of Pharmacy , Nantong University , Nantong , China
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- a Center for Research Development and Evaluation of Pharmaceutical Excipients and Generic Drugs, Department of Pharmaceutics , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , China
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- a Center for Research Development and Evaluation of Pharmaceutical Excipients and Generic Drugs, Department of Pharmaceutics , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , China
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Argikar UA, Dumouchel JL, Dunne CE, Bushee AJ. Ocular non-P450 oxidative, reductive, hydrolytic, and conjugative drug metabolizing enzymes. Drug Metab Rev 2017; 49:372-394. [PMID: 28438049 DOI: 10.1080/03602532.2017.1322609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Metabolism in the eye for any species, laboratory animals or human, is gaining rapid interest as pharmaceutical scientists aim to treat a wide range of so-called incurable ocular diseases. Over a period of decades, reports of metabolic activity toward various drugs and biochemical markers have emerged in select ocular tissues of animals and humans. Ocular cytochrome P450 (P450) enzymes and transporters have been recently reviewed. However, there is a dearth of collated information on non-P450 drug metabolizing enzymes in eyes of various preclinical species and humans in health and disease. In an effort to complement ocular P450s and transporters, which have been well reviewed in the literature, this review is aimed at presenting collective information on non-P450 oxidative, hydrolytic, and conjugative ocular drug metabolizing enzymes. Herein, we also present a list of xenobiotics or drugs that have been reported to be metabolized in the eye.
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- Upendra A Argikar
- a Analytical Sciences and Imaging , Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc , Cambridge , MA , USA
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- a Analytical Sciences and Imaging , Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc , Cambridge , MA , USA
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- b Department of Chemistry , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , CO , USA
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Yang X, Sheng Y, Ray A, Shah SJ, Trinh HM, Pal D, Mitra AK. Uptake and bioconversion of stereoisomeric dipeptide prodrugs of ganciclovir by nanoparticulate carriers in corneal epithelial cells. Drug Deliv 2016; 23:2532-2540. [PMID: 25775276 DOI: 10.3109/10717544.2015.1023384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The objective of this study is to investigate cellular uptake of prodrug-loaded nanoparticle (NP). Another objective is to study bioconversion of stereoisomeric dipeptide prodrugs of ganciclovir (GCV) including L-Val-L-Val-GCV (LLGCV), L-Val-D-Val-GCV (LDGCV) and d-Val-l-Val-GCV (DLGCV) in human corneal epithelial cell (HCEC) model. METHODS Poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) NP encapsulating prodrugs of GCV were formulated under a double emulsion method. Fluorescein isothiocyanate isomer-PLGA conjugates were synthesized to fabricate biocompatible fluorescent PLGA NP. Intracellular uptake of FITC-labeled NP was visualized by a fluorescent microscope in HCEC cells. RESULTS Fluorescent PLGA NP and non-fluorescent NP display similar hydrodynamic diameter in the range of 115-145 nm with a narrow particle size distribution and zeta potentials around -13 mV. Both NP types showed identical intracellular accumulation in HCEC cells. Maximum uptake (around 60%) was noted at 3 h for NP. Cellular uptake and intracellular accumulation of prodrugs are significantly different among three stereoisomeric dipeptide prodrugs. The microscopic images show that NPs are avidly internalized by HCEC cells and distributed throughout the cytoplasm instead of being localized on the cell surface. Following cellular uptake, prodrugs released from NP gradually bioreversed into parent drug GCV. LLGCV showed the highest degradation rate, followed by LDGCV and DLGCV. CONCLUSION LLGCV, LDGCV and DLGCV released from NP exhibited superior uptake and bioreversion in corneal cells.
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- Xiaoyan Yang
- a Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences , School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City , Kansas City , MO , USA
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- a Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences , School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City , Kansas City , MO , USA
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- a Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences , School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City , Kansas City , MO , USA
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- a Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences , School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City , Kansas City , MO , USA
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- a Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences , School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City , Kansas City , MO , USA
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- a Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences , School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City , Kansas City , MO , USA
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- a Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences , School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City , Kansas City , MO , USA
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Trabeculectomy ab interno (trabectome): yet another possibility in the treatment of uncontrolled glaucomatocyclitic crisis under systemic valganciclovir therapy? Eye (Lond) 2015; 29:1335-9. [PMID: 26139050 DOI: 10.1038/eye.2015.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 05/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To assess the outcome of trabectome surgery in the treatment of glaucomatocyclitic crisis (Posner-Schlossman syndrome) in patients with uncontrolled intraocular pressure (IOP). PATIENTS/METHODS Trabectome surgery was performed in seven patients with diagnosed glaucomatocyclitic crisis and uncontrolled IOP where cytomegalovirus DNA was verified by polymerase chain reaction in aqueous humour samples. All patients were treated with oral valganciclovir. After surgery the patients were followed-up for 12 months. RESULTS Mean IOP before trabectome surgery was 40±10 mm Hg (range 33-58 mm Hg). The mean number of antiglaucoma medication prior to surgery was 3.1±0.4. By the end of the 12 months, IOP in all patients was reduced to normal level (13±1 mm Hg) and their antiglaucoma medication was decreased to 0.8±1.1. No recurring attack of glaucomatocyclitic crisis occurred. DISCUSSION In addition to oral valganciclovir therapy, trabectome surgery seems to be a reliable and effective tool for the management of glaucomatocyclitic crisis with uncontrolled IOP.
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Daull P, Lallemand F, Garrigue JS. Benefits of cetalkonium chloride cationic oil-in-water nanoemulsions for topical ophthalmic drug delivery. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 66:531-41. [PMID: 24001405 PMCID: PMC4283994 DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2013] [Accepted: 04/07/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Objectives Topical ocular administration is the most convenient route of administration of drugs for the treatment of eye diseases. However, the bioavailability of drugs following eye instillations of eye drops is very low. Over the past 20 years, extensive efforts have been put into research to improve drug bioavailability without compromising treatment compliance and patients' quality of life. Key findings One of the most efficient ways to improve drug bioavailability is to increase the precorneal residence time of the eye drop formulations. As a result, new eye drops, with bioadhesive properties, have been developed based on the cationic oil-in-water (o/w) nanoemulsion technology. These low viscosity eye drop nanoemulsions have improved precorneal residence time through the electrostatic interactions between the positively charged oil nanodroplets and the negatively charged ocular surface epithelium. Summary This review is the first to present the benefits of this new strategy used to improve ocular drug bioavailability. The roles of the cationic agent in the stabilization of a safe cationic o/w nanoemulsion have been discussed, as well as the unexpected benefits of the cationic o/w nanoemulsion for the protection and restoration of a healthy tear film and corneal epithelium.
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Sobolewska B, Deuter C, Doycheva D, Zierhut M. Long-term oral therapy with valganciclovir in patients with Posner-Schlossman syndrome. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2013; 252:117-24. [DOI: 10.1007/s00417-013-2535-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2013] [Revised: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 11/18/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Haghjou N, Abdekhodaie MJ, Cheng YL. Retina-choroid-sclera permeability for ophthalmic drugs in the vitreous to blood direction: quantitative assessment. Pharm Res 2012; 30:41-59. [PMID: 23054085 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-012-0847-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2011] [Accepted: 07/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the outward permeability of retina-choroid-sclera (RCS) layer for different ophthalmic drugs and to develop correlations between drug physicochemical properties and RCS permeability. METHODS A finite volume model was developed to simulate pharmacokinetics in the eye following drug administration by intravitreal injection. The RCS permeability was determined for 32 compounds by best fitting the drug concentration-time profile obtained by simulation with previously reported experimental data. Multiple linear regression was then used to develop correlations between best fit RCS permeability and drugs physicochemical properties. RESULTS The RCS drug permeabilities had values that ranged over 3 × 10(-6) m/s. Regression analysis for hydrophilic compounds showed that more than 92% of the variation in permeability values can be explained by correlative models of drug properties that include logarithm of the octanol-water partition coefficient (LogP), protein binding (PB), number of hydrogen bond acceptors (HBA), hydrogen bond donors (HBD), polar surface area (PSA) and dissociation constant (pKa) as independent variables. Regression analysis for lipophilic compounds showed that no significant correlation can be found between just physicochemical properties and RCS permeability. CONCLUSION Using the RCS permeability obtained from this study for different drugs, one can predict pharmacokinetics of intravitreal drug delivery systems such as solid implants or colloidal systems. Furthermore, the developed correlations between RCS permeability and physicochemical properties of drugs are useful in early drug development by predicting RCS permeability and drug concentration in the vitreous without experimental data.
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- Nahid Haghjou
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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Prediction of the Vitreal Half-Life of Small Molecular Drug-Like Compounds. Pharm Res 2012; 29:3302-11. [DOI: 10.1007/s11095-012-0822-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2012] [Accepted: 06/22/2012] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Ocular microdialysis: a continuous sampling technique to study pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in the eye. Bioanalysis 2011; 2:487-507. [PMID: 21083257 DOI: 10.4155/bio.10.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The unique anatomy and physiology of the eye present many challenges to the successful development and delivery of ophthalmic drugs. Any therapeutic strategy developed to control the progression of anterior and posterior segment diseases requires continuous monitoring of effective drug concentrations in the relevant ocular tissues and fluids. Ocular microdialysis has gained popularity in recent years due to its ability to continuously monitor drug concentrations and substantially reduce the number of animals needed. The intrusive nature of ocular microdialysis experimentation has restricted these studies to animal models. This review article intends to highlight various aspects of ocular microdialysis and its relevance in examining the disposition of drugs in the anterior and posterior segments.
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Majumdar S, Macha S, Pal D, Mitra AK. Mechanism of ganciclovir uptake by rabbit retina and human retinal pigmented epithelium cell line ARPE-19. Curr Eye Res 2009; 29:127-36. [PMID: 15512959 DOI: 10.1080/02713680490504678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PURPOSE The objective of this study was to elucidate the mechanism of ganciclovir uptake by the rabbit retina and the human retinal pigmented epithelium cell line ARPE-19. MATERIALS AND METHODS [(3)H]Adenine, [(3)H]adenosine, [(3)H]thymidine, and [(3)H]ganciclovir were used to elucidate the mechanism of ganciclovir uptake by the ARPE-19 cell line and the isolated rabbit retinal tissue. Uptake studies using ARPE-19 cell line and isolated rabbit retina were carried out at 37 degrees C and 25 degrees C, respectively, for 5 min. RESULTS Uptake of [(3)H]adenine by ARPE-19 cells decreased by 95% in the presence of unlabeled adenine. Other nucleobases such as guanine, thymine, and uracil and the nucleosides adenosine, guanosine, thymidine, uridine, and inosine also reduced uptake of [(3)H]adenine by the ARPE-19 cells. Although [(3)H]adenosine and [(3)H]thymidine uptake was inhibited by nucleosides, nucleobases did not demonstrate any inhibitory effect, indicating that nucleosides can only bind to the nucleobase transporter but are not translocated by it. Uptake of the nucleosides and nucleobases by the ARPE-19 cells was sodium and pH independent. [(3)H]adenosine and [(3)H]thymidine uptake by the ARPE-19 cells was inhibited by nanomolar quantities of nitrobenzylthioinosine. Uptake of [(3)H]adenine by the isolated rabbit retina was drastically reduced in the presence of unlabeled adenine. Unlabeled thymidine and guanosine, and removal of sodium from the uptake medium, inhibited uptake of [(3)H]thymidine by the rabbit retina. Nucleosides, nucleobases, and unlabeled ganciclovir did not exhibit any inhibitory effect on [(3)H]ganciclovir uptake by the isolated rabbit retina or ARPE-19 cells. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that although the rabbit retina and the ARPE-19 cell line express nucleoside and nucleobase transporters, translocation of ganciclovir does not involve any carrier-mediated transport process. Rather, ganciclovir uptake by the rabbit retina and ARPE-19 cells is governed primarily by passive diffusion.
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- Soumyajit Majumdar
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499, USA
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Majumdar S, Hippalgaonkar K, Srirangam R. Vitreal kinetics of quinidine in rabbits in the presence of topically coadministered P-glycoprotein substrates/modulators. Drug Metab Dispos 2009; 37:1718-25. [PMID: 19406953 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.108.026450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to investigate whether topically administered P-glycoprotein (P-gp) substrates/modulators can alter vitreal kinetics of intravitreally administered quinidine. Male New Zealand rabbits were used under anesthesia. Vitreal kinetics of intravitreally administered quinidine (0.75-microg dose) was determined alone and in the presence of verapamil (coadministered topically/intravitreally) or prednisolone hemisuccinate sodium (PHS) (coadministered topically). In the presence of topically instilled verapamil (1% w/v), elimination half-life (t(1/2)) (176 +/- 7 min), apparent elimination rate constant (lambda(z)) (0.0039 +/- 0.0001 min(-1)), and mean retention time (MRT) (143 +/- 30 min) of intravitreally administered quinidine were significantly different from those of the control (105 +/- 11 min, 0.0066 +/- 0.0007 min(-1), and 83 +/- 13 min, respectively). A 2-fold increase in the t(1/2) with a corresponding decrease in lambda(z) and a 1.5-fold increase in the MRT of quinidine were observed in the presence of topically coadministered 2% w/v PHS. Intravitreal coadministration of quinidine and verapamil resulted in a significant increase in t(1/2) (159 +/- 9 min) and a decrease in lambda(z) (0.0043 +/- 0.0002 min(-1)) of quinidine. The vitreal pharmacokinetic parameters of sodium fluorescein, alone or in the presence of topically instilled verapamil, did not show any statistically significant difference, indicating that ocular barrier integrity was not affected by topical verapamil administration. Results from this study suggest that topically applied P-gp substrates/modulators can alter vitreal pharmacokinetics of intravitreally administered P-gp substrates, possibly through the inhibition of P-gp expressed on the basolateral membrane of the retinal pigmented epithelium.
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- Soumyajit Majumdar
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA.
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Janoria KG, Boddu SHS, Wang Z, Paturi DK, Samanta S, Pal D, Mitra AK. Vitreal pharmacokinetics of biotinylated ganciclovir: role of sodium-dependent multivitamin transporter expressed on retina. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2009; 25:39-49. [PMID: 19232011 DOI: 10.1089/jop.2008.0040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The objective of this study was to investigate the role of sodium-dependent multiple vitamin transporter (SMVT) on Biotin-Ganciclovir (biotin-GCV) uptake on both human retinal pigmented epithelium cell line (ARPE-19) and rabbit retina. Study also aims to delineate the vitreal pharmacokinetics of biotin-GCV. METHOD ARPE-19 was employed to study the in vitro uptake experiments. New Zealand white albino rabbits were used to study in vivo retinal uptake and vitreal pharmacokinetics following intravitreal administration of biotin-GCV. In vitro uptake kinetics of [3H] biotin was determined at various initial concentrations. Competitive inhibition studies were conducted in the presence of unlabelled biotin, desthiobiotin, pantothenic acid, and lipoic acid. Various other uptake studies were performed to functionally characterize the transporter. To provide the molecular evidence of this transporter, Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) studies were also conducted. In vivo retinal/choroidal uptake studies were carried out with New Zealand albino rabbits. Unconscious animal ocular microdialysis studies were performed in order to evaluate intravitreal pharmacokinetics of GCV and Biotin-GCV. RESULTS Uptake of [3H] biotin into ARPE-19 was linear over 7 min, and found to be saturable with K(m) of 138.25 muM and Vmax of 38.85 pmol/min/mg protein. Both pantothenic acid and lipoic acid decreased significantly in uptake of biotin in the concentration-dependent manner. Uptake of biotin into ARPE-19 was found to be temperature, energy, and Na+ dependent but Cl(-)independent. Further, RT-PCR studies identified a band exhibiting presence of hSMVT on ARPE-19. Biotin-GCV is recognized by SMVT system present on the ARPE-19 and rabbit retina. Vitreal Pharmacokinetics profile reveals that most of the parameters were not significantly different for GCV and Biotin-GCV. However, use of Biotin-GCV may result in sustain levels of regenerated GCV in vitreous. CONCLUSIONS SMVT was identified and functionally characterized on ARPE-19 cells. Further, Biotin-GCV shares this transport system. Vitreal pharmacokinetics of the conjugate was determined in unconscious rabbit model.
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- Kumar G Janoria
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri 64110-2499, USA
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Proksch JW, Ward KW. Cassette dosing pharmacokinetic studies for evaluation of ophthalmic drugs for posterior ocular diseases. J Pharm Sci 2008; 97:3411-21. [PMID: 17948915 DOI: 10.1002/jps.21188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the utility of cassette dosing as a means for increasing throughput and decreasing animal usage for intravitreal ocular pharmacokinetic studies. Pigmented rabbits received a single intravitreal injection of test article containing either a single compound or a mixture of up to five compounds. Samples of vitreous, choroid and retina were collected at predetermined intervals through 7 or 28 days after dosing. Concentrations of each compound were determined by LC/MS/MS, with subsequent pharmacokinetic data analysis. The ocular pharmacokinetic properties of four test compounds administered as a cassette were in agreement with the ocular pharmacokinetics of each compound when administered as a single entity. Cassette dosing was subsequently used to screen an additional 15 compounds, with injection of 5 compounds per study. Based on the results from these cassette-dosing studies, some compounds demonstrated favorable ocular pharmacokinetics, with sustained concentrations above 300 ng/g in retina for at least 1 week after dosing while other compounds showed either considerably less penetration into retina or a shorter residence time in the retina. These findings suggest that the cassette dosing approach can be used in evaluating the intravitreal ocular pharmacokinetic properties of compounds intended for ocular use.
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- Joel W Proksch
- Global Preclinical Development, Bausch & Lomb, 1400 N. Goodman Street, Rochester, New York 14609, USA.
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Durairaj C, Shah JC, Senapati S, Kompella UB. Prediction of Vitreal Half-Life Based on Drug Physicochemical Properties: Quantitative Structure–Pharmacokinetic Relationships (QSPKR). Pharm Res 2008; 26:1236-60. [DOI: 10.1007/s11095-008-9728-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2008] [Accepted: 09/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Duvvuri S, Janoria KG, Pal D, Mitra AK. Controlled delivery of ganciclovir to the retina with drug-loaded Poly(d,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) microspheres dispersed in PLGA-PEG-PLGA Gel: a novel intravitreal delivery system for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2007; 23:264-74. [PMID: 17593010 DOI: 10.1089/jop.2006.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to develop a formulation for intravitreal delivery by dispersing ganciclovir (GCV)-loaded Poly(d,L-lactide-co-glycolide (PLGA) microspheres in thermogelling PLGA-PEG-PLGA gel and to study the mechanism of drug-release characteristics both in vitro and in vivo. METHODS PLGA microspheres of GCV were prepared by the solvent evaporation method from Resomer RG 502H (D,L-lactide:glycolide::50:50; Mw, 8000 Da) and a 1:3 polymer blend of Resomer RG 502H and PLGA 6535 (D,L-lactide:glycolide::65:35; Mw, 45,000-75,000 Da). The prepared microspheres were dispersed uniformly and as a mixture (1:1) in 23% w/w of PLGA-PEG-PLGA aqueous gel solutions. GCV release in the aqueous medium was studied in vitro. A conscious rabbit microdialysis model with permanently implanted probes was selected as the method for investigating the vitreous GCV levels following an intravitreal administration of the formulation. RESULTS The formulation prepared, by a physical mixture of microspheres, was prepared from Resomer RG 502H, and the polymer blend exhibited fairly constant in vitro GCV release profiles. The amounts of GCV entrapped in the microspheres were sufficient to administer therapeutically relevant doses in 60 microL of the formulation. The vitreal elimination half-life of GCV in the conscious rabbit microdialysis model was 6.45 +/- 0.83 h, with an apparent volume of distribution (V(z)) of 1.18 +/- 0.61 mL. A direct vitreous injection of GCV resulted in the maintenance of concentrations in the vitreous for only 54 h, whereas the gel formulation produced steady-state GCV levels in the vitreous for at least 14 days. CONCLUSIONS PLGA microspheres containing GCV were prepared by two kinds of PLGA polymers and their blend (1:3). A formulation suitable for in vivo administration was prepared by dispersing GCV-loaded microspheres in a thermogelling PLGA-PEG-PLGA solution. An ideal in vitro release of encapsulated GCV was obtained by physically mixing microspheres prepared from different polymer blends prior to its dispersion in the thermogelling polymer. The formulation maintained mean vitreal concentrations of GCV at approximately 0.8 microg/mL for 14 days, whereas direct injections could maintain drug levels above 0.8 microg/mL for 54 h only.
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Janoria KG, Mitra AK. Effect of lactide/glycolide ratio on the in vitro release of ganciclovir and its lipophilic prodrug (GCV-monobutyrate) from PLGA microspheres. Int J Pharm 2007; 338:133-41. [PMID: 17363204 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2007.01.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2006] [Revised: 01/02/2007] [Accepted: 01/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study is to investigate the roles of the lactide/glycolide ratio and prodrug derivatization on the in vitro release of ganciclovir and its lipophilic prodrug (GCV-monobutyrate) from PLGA microspheres for the treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis. METHOD Two grades of PLGA, a higher lactide content PLGA 6535 [d,l-lactide:glycolide=65:35, MW 45,000-75,000Da] and lower lactide content PLGA 5050 [d,l-lactide:glycolide=50:50, MW 45,000-75,000Da] were employed to prepare GCV loaded microspheres. The effect of lipophilic prodrug derivatization was investigated by converting GCV to GCV-monobutyrate (GCVMB). Microspheres were prepared by the oil-in-oil (O/O) solvent evaporation method and characterized in vitro, by studying their surface/internal morphology, entrapment efficiency, particle size, drug release, true density and glass transition temperature. In vitro release data were analyzed by a model equation to estimate various parameters of the drug release curves. RESULTS The O/O solvent evaporation method generated a high drug payload of up to 91%. Higher entrapment efficiencies were observed in the case of hydrophilic drug (GCV) relative to the lipophilic prodrug (GCVMB). Loosely bound or surface adsorbed drug/prodrug molecules may have resulted in the very short period (about 6h) of the initial burst phase in all types of microspheres. GCV loaded microspheres utilized more time to release 50% (T(50) value) of entrapped drug than GCVMB microspheres. T(50) values estimated for GCVMB were shorter than those for GCV from microspheres with similar lactide/glycolide ratios. Lactide content in PLGA did not significantly alter GCVMB release relative to GCV release. The proposed model equation effectively estimated the drug release parameters (R(2)>0.98) with all drug/prodrug-PLGA combinations. SEM pictures have revealed that although both GCV and GCVMB microspheres were spherical but internal morphology was different, with former having uniform and dense whereas later have porous structures. Corroborating with internal morphologies, results revealed that true densities of GCV microspheres were relatively greater than corresponding GCVMB microspheres. CONCLUSION The proposed method of preparation yields higher efficiency of drug entrapment for the hydrophilic drug. Prodrug entrapment into microspheres could result in longer residence time at the site of administration due to multiple processes involved in drug release at infected tissue. These processes include release from microspheres and enzymatic conversion of the prodrug to parent drug.
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- Kumar G Janoria
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5005 Rockhill Road, KPB, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499, USA
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Majumdar S, Kansara V, Mitra AK. Vitreal pharmacokinetics of dipeptide monoester prodrugs of ganciclovir. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2006; 22:231-41. [PMID: 16910863 DOI: 10.1089/jop.2006.22.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine vitreal pharmacokinetics of a series of dipeptide monoester ganciclovir (GCV) prodrugs and to study their interaction with the retinal peptide transporter. METHODS New Zealand albino male rabbits were selected as the animal model. Ocular microdialysis technique was employed to delineate the pharmacokinetics of GCV, L-valine-GCV and dipeptide monoester GCV prodrugs (L-valine-L-valine, L-tyrosine-L-valine, and L-glycine- L-valine) following intravitreal administration. RESULTS Val-GCV and Val-Val-GCV inhibited retinal uptake of [3H]Gly-Sar by 43% and 37%, respectively, suggesting that these prodrugs may be substrates of the retinal peptide transport system. Val-GCV and Gly-Val-GCV were observed to be the most stable GCV prodrugs in vitreous humor. All GCV prodrugs were rapidly converted to GCV in retinal homogenates. Vitreal pharmacokinetic studies suggest that Val-GCV and Val-Val-GCV are rapidly eliminated from the vitreous chamber, compared to GCV, whereas Gly-Val-GCV is eliminated at a much slower rate. Retinal GCV concentrations generated from all three prodrugs, at the end of 5 h, were almost equivalent and were almost twice that following intravitreal administration of GCV. Gly-Pro, however, did not demonstrate any effect on retinal uptake of Val-GCV or Gly-Val-GCV. CONCLUSIONS Considering retinal GCV concentrations generated and vitreal pharmacokinetic profiles, Gly-Val-GCV appears to be a lead candidate for further in vivo evaluation against human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) retinitis.
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- Soumyajit Majumdar
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, USA
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Anand BS, Atluri H, Mitra AK. Validation of an ocular microdialysis technique in rabbits with permanently implanted vitreous probes: systemic and intravitreal pharmacokinetics of fluorescein. Int J Pharm 2005; 281:79-88. [PMID: 15288345 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2004.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2004] [Revised: 05/11/2004] [Accepted: 05/24/2004] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The purpose of this work is to validate a novel ocular microdialysis sampling technique in rabbits with permanently implanted vitreous probes. This objective is achieved by studying the vitreous pharmacokinetics of fluorescein following systemic and intravitreal administration. The rabbits were divided into two groups (groups I and II) based on whether or not they were allowed a recovery period following surgical implantation of probes. The integrity of the blood-retinal barrier was determined by the vitreal protein concentrations and the fluorescein permeability index. Vitreal protein concentrations returned to baseline 48 h after probe implantation and therefore experiments were conducted 72 h post-implantation of probes in rabbits where recovery period was allowed. The permeability indices for fluorescein after systemic administration in group I (without recovery period) and group II (with recovery period) indicated that the integrity of the blood-retinal barrier was maintained and were found out to be 0.55 +/- 0.27 and 0.71 +/- 0.38%, respectively, for the vitreous chamber. Following microdialysis probe implantation in the group II rabbits, the blood-retinal barrier integrity was not compromised. A novel microdialysis technique in rabbits with permanently implanted probes for studying the pharmacokinetics of posterior segment has been developed and characterized.
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- Banmeet S Anand
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5005 Rockhill Road, 64110-2499, USA
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Plock N, Kloft C. Microdialysis—theoretical background and recent implementation in applied life-sciences. Eur J Pharm Sci 2005; 25:1-24. [PMID: 15854796 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2005.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2004] [Revised: 01/20/2005] [Accepted: 01/21/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In the past decade microdialysis has become a method of choice in the study of unbound tissue concentrations of both endogenous and exogenous substances. Microdialysis has been shown to offer information about substances directly at the site of action while being well tolerable and safe. The large variety of its field of application has been demonstrated. However, a few challenges have to be met to make this method generally applicable in routine applications. This review will provide an overview over theoretical aspects that have to be considered during the implementation of microdialysis. Moreover, a comparison between microdialysis and other tissue sampling techniques will demonstrate advantages and limitations of the methods mentioned. Subsequently, it will present a critical synopsis of a variety of scientific/biomedical applications of this method with emphasis on the most recent literature, focussing on target tissues while giving examples of substances examined. It is concluded that microdialysis will be of great value in future investigations of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and in monitoring of disease status and progression.
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- Nele Plock
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Kelchstr. 31, D-12169 Berlin, Germany
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Macha S, Duvvuri S, Mitra AK. Ocular disposition of novel lipophilic diester prodrugs of ganciclovir following intravitreal administration using microdialysis. Curr Eye Res 2004; 28:77-84. [PMID: 14972713 DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.28.2.77.26233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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PURPOSE The objective of the present study was to explore acyl diester prodrugs (acetate, propionate, and butyrate) of ganciclovir (GCV) to achieve sustained therapeutic concentrations of GCV in the vitreous over a prolonged period of time following intravitreal administration. METHODS Male New Zealand albino rabbits (2-2.5 kg) were used for these studies. Animals were kept under anesthesia throughout the course of an experiment using ketamine HCl and xylazine. A concentric microdialysis probe was implanted into the vitreous chamber with a 21-gauge needle and a linear microdialysis probe was inserted into the anterior chamber across the cornea using a 25-gauge needle. The probes were perfused with isotonic phosphate buffer saline (pH 7.4) at a flow rate of 2 microl/min. GCV prodrugs (33.2 microg of diacetate, 35.9 microg dipropionate prodrugs, and 9.87 microg of dibutyrate prodrug) or GCV (50, 25, and 12.5 microg) were administered intravitreally and the microdialysis samples were collected every 20 minutes over a period of 10 hours. RESULTS Vitreal terminal elimination half-life of GCV was found to be similar with all three doses and ranged from 325 to 401 min. Elimination rate constant (lambda z) and vitreal clearance of diesters increased with the ester chain length. Vitreal elimination half-lives of GCV diacetate, dipropionate, and dibutyrate esters were found to be 112 +/- 37, 41.9 +/- 13.1, and 33.5 +/- 6.5 min, respectively. Mean residence time (MRT) of regenerated GCV (356 +/- 16 min, 341 +/- 11 min and 324 +/- 19 min from GCV diacetate, dipropionate and dibutyrate, respectively) increased by 2-fold following prodrug administration as compared to direct GCV administration (185 +/- 28 min). CONCLUSIONS GCV showed linear kinetics in the dose range studied. Acyl diester prodrugs of GCV generated therapeutic concentrations of GCV in vivo. Moreover, these studies have shown that MRT of GCV could be enhanced about 2-fold through prodrug modification.
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- Sreeraj Macha
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA
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Tirucherai GS, Mitra AK. Effect of hydroxypropyl beta cyclodextrin complexation on aqueous solubility, stability, and corneal permeation of acyl ester prodrugs of ganciclovir. AAPS PharmSciTech 2004; 4:E45. [PMID: 14621977 PMCID: PMC2750638 DOI: 10.1208/pt040345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of hydroxypropyl beta cyclodextrin (HPbetaCD) on aqueous solubility, stability, and in vitro corneal permeation of acyl ester prodrugs of ganciclovir (GCV). Aqueous solubility and stability of acyl ester prodrugs of Ganciclovir (GCV) were evaluated in pH 7.4 isotonic phosphate buffer solution (IPBS) in the presence and absence of HPbetaCD. Butyryl cholinesterase-mediated enzymatic hydrolysis of the GCV prodrugs was studied using various percentage w/v HPbetaCD. In vitro corneal permeation of GCV and its prodrugs (with and without 5% HPbetaCD) across isolated rabbit cornea was studied using side-by-side diffusion cells. HPbetaCD-prodrug complexation was of the A(L) type with values for complexation constants ranging between 12 and 108 M(-1). Considerable improvement in chemical and enzymatic stability of the GCV prodrugs was observed in the presence of HPbetaCD. The stabilizing effect of HPbetaCD was found to depend on the degree of complexation and the degradation rate of prodrug within the complex. Five percent w/v HPbetaCD was found to enhance the corneal permeation of only the most lipophilic prodrug GCV dibutyrate (2.5-fold compared with 0% HPbetaCD). All other prodrugs showed little or no difference in transport in the presence of 5% w/v HPbetaCD. Agitation in the donor chamber largely influenced the transport kinetics of GCV dibutyrate across cornea. Results indicate the presence of an unstirred aqueous diffusion layer at the corneal surface that restricts the transport of the highly lipophilic GCV dibutyrate prodrug. HPbetaCD improves corneal permeation by solubilizing the hydrophobic prodrug and delivering it across the mucin layer at the corneal surface.
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- Giridhar S. Tirucherai
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5005 Rockhill Road, 64110 Kansas City, MO
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Quintiles Inc, 10245 Hickman Mills Drive, 64137 Kansas City, MO
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5005 Rockhill Road, 64110 Kansas City, MO
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Retinal drug delivery is a challenging area in the field of ophthalmic drug delivery. An ideal drug delivery system for the retina and vitreous humor has not yet been found, despite extensive research. Drug delivery to retinal tissue and vitreous via systemic administration is constrained due to the presence of a blood-retinal barrier (BRB) which regulates permeation of substances from blood to the retina. Although intravitreal administration overcomes this barrier, it is associated with several other problems. In recent years, transporter targeted drug delivery has become a clinically significant drug delivery approach for enhancing the bioavailabilities of drug molecules with poor membrane permeability characteristics. Various nutrient transporters, which include peptide, amino acid, folate, monocarboxylic acid transporters and so on, have been reported to be expressed on the retina and BRB. Prodrug derivatisation of drug molecules which target these transporters could result in enhanced ocular bioavailability. Highlighted in this review are various strategies currently employed for drug delivery to the posterior chamber, and novel opportunities that can be exploited to enhance ocular bioavailability of drugs.
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- Sridhar Duvvuri
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5005 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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