Solid lipid nanoparticles as promising tool for intraocular tobramycin delivery: Pharmacokinetic studies on rabbits

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• 作者：Patrizia Chetoni^a ; Susi Burgalassi^a ; Daniela Monti^a ; Silvia Tampucci^a ; Vivian Tullio^b ; Anna Maria Cuffini^b ; Elisabetta Muntoni^c ; Rita Spagnolo^c ; Gian Paolo Zara^c ; Roberta Cavalli^c ; ^{roberta.cavalli@unito.it}
• 关键词：Solid lipid nanoparticles ; Ocular pharmacokinetic ; Tobramycin ; DSC ; Antimicrobial ; Rabbits
• 刊名：European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：109
• 期：Complete
• 页码：214-223
• 全文大小：1127 K
• 卷排序：109

文摘

Eye drops are widely accepted as formulations for targeting the anterior segment notwithstanding their limitations in terms of bioavailability. The unique structure of the eye requires specially-designed formulations able to favor the pharmacokinetic profile of administered drugs, mainly minimizing the influence of ocular barriers. Nanotechnology-based delivery systems lead to significant technological and therapeutical advantages in ophthalmic therapy.The aim of the present study was to determine whether tobramycin as ion-pair incorporated in mucoadhesive Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (SLN) reaches the inner parts of the eye favoring drug activity.After technological characterization of the tobramycin entrapped SLN formulation (Tobra-SLN), a pharmacokinetic study in rabbits after topical instillation and intravenous administration of the formulation has been carried out. In addition, the intracellular activity of Tobra-SLN formulation against phagocytosed Pseudomonas aeruginosa was investigated.The SLN were spherical in shape, and showed a hydrodynamic diameter of about 80 nm, a negative zeta potential (−25.7 mV) with a polydispersity index of 0.15, representative of a colloidal dispersion with high quality, characterized by an unimodal relatively narrow size distribution. As demonstrated by FTIR and DSC, tobramycin ion-pair could be concentrated into lipid inner core of SLN, without interaction with the stearic acid, thus promoting a slow and constant drug release profile in the dissolution medium.Surprisingly, the drug concentration was significantly higher in all ocular tissues after ocular and intravenous administration of Tobra-SLN formulation with respect to reference formulations and only Tobra-SLN allowed the penetration of drug into retina. Furthermore, the use of Tobra-SLN resulted in both higher intraphagocytic antibiotic concentrations in polymorphonuclear granulocytes and greater bactericidal activity against intracellular Pseudomonas aeruginosa, probably due to the ability of Tobra-SLN to penetrate either into phagocytic cells, or alternatively to cross bacterial barrier.The present study broadens the knowledge on the use of SLN as carriers for ocular drug delivery to the posterior chamber and might open new avenues for treatment of ocular infections, representing a strategy to overcome the microbial resistance.