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Preparation and Characterization of Lipophilic Doxorubicin Pro-drug Micelles
Published on: August 2, 2016
Pharmacokinetics of a liposomal formulation of doxorubicin in rats
Zongyu Liu1, Ye Bi2, Yating Sun2
1Department of Clinical Medicine, Jilin University Bethune School of Medicine, Changchun 130021, China.
Abstract:
Background: Measuring free drug concentration following systemic administration of a liposomal drug is a crucial aspect of the assessment of its in vivo behavior. Therefore we require an efficient method to separate free drug in the plasma from encapsulated drug. Objectives: To study the pharmacokinetics of free doxorubicin (DOX) released from liposomal doxorubicin (L-DOX) in rats. Methods: L-DOX was prepared with encapsulation efficiency of 90% and was injected intravenously into rats. A solid-phase extraction (SPE) method coupled with UPLC-MS/MS was used to measure the concentration of F-DOX in rat plasma without disrupting the integrity of L-DOX. Results: This method exhibited a linear range of F-DOX from 0.2 to 200 ng/mL. Recovery, precision, linearity and accuracy of this technique appear satisfactory for pharmacokinetic study. The constituents of F-DOX ranged from 5.35% to 14.09% of total DOX in plasma at each time point measured after L-DOX administration. Conclusion: SPE method was suitable for studying the pharmacokinetics of F-DOX in rats receiving L-DOX.
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