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- Title
Bio‐evaluation of poly(lactic‐co‐glycolic) acid nanoparticles loaded with radiolabelled rifampicin.
- Authors
Rather, Imran; Shafiq, Nusrat; Shukla, Jaya; Kaur, Gurvinder; Pandey, Somit; Bhandari, Ritika Kondel; Pandey, Avaneesh Kumar; Mittal, B. R.; Khuller, G. K.; Sharma, Navneet; Malhotra, Samir
- Abstract
Aims: The poly(lactic‐co‐glycolic) acid (PLGA) nanoparticles of tubercular drugs have been demonstrated to have a sustained release profile over 7 days. There is no information on the location or mode of release of these nanoparticles in living systems. Therefore, we have planned the study to explore the pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of PLGA rifampicin nanoparticles in healthy human volunteers. We aim to study the distribution pattern of PLGA‐loaded nano‐formulation of radiolabelled rifampicin in humans. Methods: Rifampicin was labelled with 99mTc by indirect method and nanoparticles were prepared by a single emulsion evaporation method. To investigate the pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of nanoparticles, a single dose of 450 mg of rifampicin was administered orally to healthy human volunteers divided into two different groups. Results: Following a single oral dosage of the rifampicin nanoformulation, the pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters were significantly different between the nanoparticle and conventional groups: area under the concentration–time curve (AUC = 113.8 vs. 58.6; P <.001), mean residence time (MRT = 16.2 vs. 5.8; P <.01) and elimination rate constant (Ke = 0.04 vs. 0.10; P <.05). Also, Single‐photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) images revealed biodistribution of nanoparticles in the distal portions of the intestine, which is consistent with our dosimetry analysis. Conclusions: Significant difference in PK parameters and biodistribution of nanoparticles in spleen and lymph nodes with maximum deposition were observed in the large intestine. The nanoparticle distribution pattern may be advantageous for the treatment of intestinal or lymph node tuberculosis (TB) and has the potential to result in a lower dose of rifampicin nanoformulation for the treatment of pulmonary TB.
- Subjects
RIFAMPIN; GLYCOLIC acid; SINGLE-photon emission computed tomography; NANOPARTICLES; LARGE intestine
- Publication
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2023, Vol 89, Issue 12, p3702
- ISSN
0306-5251
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/bcp.15875