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Published on: July 4, 2017
Development of fast-dissolving dosage forms of curcuminoids by electrospinning for potential tumor therapy
Krisztina Kiss1, Kristóf Hegedüs2, Panna Vass3
1Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), H-1111 Budapest, Hungary; ELKH-ELTE Research Group of Peptide Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary; Tavanta Therapeutics Hungary Zrt., H-1138 Budapest, Hungary.
Abstract:
Curcuminoids (CUs) of antitumor and various other potential biological activities have extremely low water solubility therefore special formulation was elaborated. New fast dissolving reconstitution dosage forms of four CUs were prepared as fibrous form of 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextin (HP-β-CD). In the electrospinning process HP-β-CD could act both as solubilizer and fiber-forming agent. The solubilization efficiency of the CU-HP-β-CD systems was determined with phase-solubility measurements. The electrospun CUs were amorphous and uniformly distributed in the fibers according to XRD analysis and Raman mappings. The fibrous final products had fast (<5 min) and complete dissolution. In typical iv. infusion reconstitution volume (20 mL) fibers containing 40-80 mg of CU could be dissolved, which is similar to the currently proposed dose (<120 mg/m2). The in vitro cytostatic effect data showed that the antitumor activity of the CU-HP-β-CD complexes was similar or better compared to the free APIs.
